Tse Tak Him

Tse Tak Him

Personal information
Full name	Tse Tak Him
Date of birth	(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	South China
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Hong Kong 08	0	(0)
2004–2014	Citizen	141	(0)
2014–2015	Pegasus	6	(0)
2015–2023	Southern	92	(0)
2023–	Konger FC	0	(0)
International career^‡
2007	Hong Kong U-23	1	(0)
2004–2019	Hong Kong	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2019

Tse Tak Him
Traditional Chinese	謝德謙
Simplified Chinese	谢德谦
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiè Déqiān Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ze3 Dak1him1

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tse.

Tse Tak Him (Chinese: 謝德謙; Jyutping: ze⁶ dak¹ him¹; born 10 February 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Citizen

Tse playing for Citizen in 2012

During the 2010–11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield final against defending champions South China, Tse saved a penalty by Chan Siu Ki in the match, another one by Li Haiqiang in the penalty shoot-out, and helped the team win the match by 7:5 on penalties.^[1]

In 2014 Lunar New Year Cup, Tse led Citizen Cuenca United to defeat Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov in the semi-finals. He saved a penalty and won the match by 4–2. Citizen Cuenca United finally became the champions.

Southern

Tse joined Southern in 2015 on 9 July. His contract was renewed in July 2017.^[2]

In May 2023, Tse announced his retirement from professional football.

Konger

In 2023, Tse joined English 14th Division side Konger FC.

Honours

Club

Citizen

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2010–11

Individual

• Hong Kong First Division League Best Youth Player: 2004–05, 2005–06

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2021^[3]

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Citizen	2009–10	16	0	-		-		-		-		16	0
	2010–11	13	0	-		-		1	0	-		14	0
	2011–12	14	0	-		2	0	1	0	6	0	23	0
	2012–13	18	0	6	0	-		1	0	-		15	0
	2013–14	20	0	1	0	-		2	0	-		23	0
Pegasus	2014–15	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-		8	0
Southern	2015–16	14	0	4	0	2	0	3	0	-		23	0
	2016–17	20	0	2	0	-		2	0	-		24	0
	2017–18	15	0	2	0	-		2	0	-		19	0
	2018–19	14	0	1	0	-		2	0	-		17	0
	2019–20	14	0	1	0	-		0	0	-		15	0
	2020–21	12	0	-		-		-		-		12	0
	Total	176	0	17	0	5	0	15	0	6	0	209	0

International

Hong Kong

As of 14 December 2019

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goals	Competition
1	2 December 2004	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Myanmar	2–2	0	Friendly
2	5 March 2005	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Mongolia	6–0	0	2005 EAFF Championship Preliminary
3	7 March 2005	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Guam	15–0	0	2005 EAFF Championship Preliminary
4	11 March 2005	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	5–0	0	2005 EAFF Championship Preliminary
5	19 November 2008	Macau UST Stadium, Macau	Macau	9–1	0	Friendly
6	6 January 2010	National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain	Bahrain	0–4	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	17 November 2010	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Paraguay	0–7	0	Friendly
8	2 October 2011	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Macau	5–1	0	2011 Long Teng Cup
9	14 December 2019	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea	Japan	0–5	0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Hong Kong U-23

As of 28 September 2010

#	Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Goals	Competition
1	28 March 2007	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Malaysia	0–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
2	28 September 2010	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground, Hong Kong	Australia	2–2	0	Friendly

References

1. (in Chinese)公民戲劇性首奪銀牌錦標 Wen Wei Po. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
2. "Majority of backbone players to stay with KC Southern". Facebook. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
3. "Hong Kong - Tse Tak Him - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

External links

• Tse Tak Him at Soccerway
• Tse Tak Him at HKFA
• Tse Tak Him on Instagram