Mark Tan Chun Lok (Chinese: 陳俊樂; born 15 January 1996) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Hong Kong national team.
 Tan playing for Hong Kong at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Tan Chun Lok | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuen Mun, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Eastern | ||
| 2009 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2009–2011 | Peterborough United | ||
| 2011–2013 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 23 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Pegasus | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Tai Po | 32 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Guangzhou City | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → R&F (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2023– | Kitchee | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Hong Kong U-19 | ||
| 2016 | Hong Kong U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Hong Kong | 50 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024 | |||
Early career
editHe graduated from Diocesan Boys' School and Hong Kong Baptist University.
In 2009, Tan won a Dreams Come True scholarship which allowed him to complete his high school studies in Britain at the Brooke House College Football Academy with all costs covered.[2] Tan signed a professional contract with Peterborough United in January 2010 after a six-week trial.[3]
Club career
editIn 2013, Tan returned to Hong Kong and signed with Yokohama FC Hong Kong.
In 2015, Tan joined Pegasus.
Stating Tan was not ready to move to a big club yet, hejoined Tai Po in 2016. He earned the Best Young Player award for the second consecutive year during the 2016-17 season.
Following two years at Tai Po, Tan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 13 July 2018.[4]
On 26 October 2019, Tan made his debut for Guangzhou R&F in Chinese Super League after substituting Zou Zheng in the 87th minute during the game against Hebei China Fortune. He became a regular first team member in the 2021 season in which he was deployed as an attacking midfielder in several occasions.
On 21 April 2023, Tan returned to Hong Kong and joined Kitchee. He signed a two-year contract until 2025.[5]
International career
editTan is a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team that plays in the 2014 Asian Games. He broke his leg in the match against Bangladesh and has to return to Hong Kong for treatment, missing the last 16 clash against hosts South Korea.[6]
He made his full international debut in an friendly against Thailand on 9 October 2015.[7]
On 13 July 2018, Tan's club Guangzhou R&F confirmed that they would release him to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.[8]
On 26 December 2023, Tan was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[9]
Personal life
editMark's elder brother Tan Ka Lok was also a professional footballer. He played for First Division clubs Eastern District and Sun Hei.
Career statistics
editClub
editStatistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| YFCMD | 2013–14 | Hong Kong First Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Pegasus | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tai Po | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7[c] | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7[d] | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 4 | ||
| Guangzhou City | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| R&F (loan) | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4[e] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 163 | 9 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the 2014–15 Hong Kong season play-off
- ^ One appearance in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Five appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup & One appearance in the 2015–16 Hong Kong season play-off
- ^ Three appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Four appearances and two goals in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Six appearances and one goal in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ^ Two appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Two appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
International
edit- As of 8 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | 10 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 5 September 2019 | 23 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 11 September 2023 | 37 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | 2–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editClub
edit- Pegasus
- Tai Po
- Kitchee
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kevin Kung (8 October 2012). "Can he kick it? Yes he can". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Posh capture 14-year-old Mark Chan Chun-lok". goal.com. 15 January 2010.
- ^ Gao, Si Kei (13 July 2018). "陳俊樂與廣州富力簽約至2021 首半季將外借港超R&F富力". HK01. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "傑志完季前再增兵 港足中場陳俊樂返港落班簽約兩年". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 April 2023. (in Chinese)
- ^ Chan Kin-wa (23 September 2014). "Hong Kong's Tan Chun-lok breaks leg in Bangladesh clash". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Fearless Stalwart Excelled in Senior International Debut for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "陳俊樂轉投中超廣州富力 簽約3年半 會方放行下月為港戰亞運". Ming Pao. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "CHUN LOK TAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Tan, Chun Lok". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
edit- Tan Chun Lok at Soccerway
- Tan Chun Lok on Instagram