Chak Ting Fung

Chak Ting Fung (Chinese: 翟廷峯; pinyin: Zhái Tíngfēng; Cantonese Yale: Jaahk Tìngfūng; born 27 November 1989) is a Hong Kong professional football player playing for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. His position is right-back and left-back.

Chak Ting Fung
Personal information
Full name Chak Ting Fung
Date of birth (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back, Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Eastern
Number 6
Youth career
200x–2005 Rangers (HKG)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Rangers (HKG) 18 (0)
2008–2012 Metro Gallery 65 (3)
2012–2013 Rangers (HKG) 9 (1)
2013–2017 South China 40 (0)
2017–2019 Tai Po 31 (0)
2019– Eastern 8 (0)
National team‡
2007– Hong Kong U-23
2010– Hong Kong 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2013
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chak.

Club career

Hong Kong Rangers

Chak Ting Fung gave up his studies after completing form 4 and took up professional football when he was only 16.[1]

2009–10 season

On 22 May 2010, after a 0:3 loss to TSW Pegasus FC, Chak Ting Fung was taken by team boss Philip Li to the stands to meet South China AA convener Steven Lo, sparking rumours in the press that he would join the Caroliners.[2] But in the end he stayed with the club.

2010–11 season

For the 2010–11 season, due to the cut on foreigners quota, Chak Ting Fung was named by Philip Li as an important prospect for the club, along with teammate Lam Hok Hei.[3]

But in January 2011, Chak Ting Fung was highly criticised by Rangers boss Philip Lee, for "sleepwalking" on the pitch after the club lost a league game to Pegasus. Philip added that he had no choice but to put him on sale.[4] Later in June, Chak Ting Fung confirmed he would stay with Rangers.[5]

South China

He joined South China in January 2013.

Tai Po

After South China's decision to self-relegate in June 2017, Chak left the club. He later joined his former South China teammates Tsang Man Fai and Leung Kwun Chung at Tai Po.[6]

Eastern

On 17 July 2019, Eastern announced that they had signed Chak.[7]

International career

Hong Kong

Chak Ting Fung's first game for Hong Kong national football team was at home against Yemen in an 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match in March 2010. Chak said he would treasure every second if he got on the pitch.[8]

He was named in the 25 men squad to face Malaysia on 3 June 2011.[9]

Hong Kong U23

Chak Ting Fung was named in the initial 23 men squad for the 2009 East Asian Games. But on the eve of the tournament, he quit after suffering an injury.[10] Chak was disappointed that he missed out on the gold medal.[8]

In the 2010 Asian Games, he suffered a broken nose in the match against Bangladesh and went through surgery in the hospital after the game.[11] His nose was bandaged and although doctor ordered him not to play, he appeared at the second round match against Oman with a face mask and was prepared to play. In the end he was an unused substitute.[12]

Career statistics
Club Season No. League League Cup Senior Shield FA Cup Reserve Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulova Rangers 2007–08 1612 (1)010201016016(1)0
Total
Career Total

Hong Kong
Updated 18 August 2012
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Competition
1 3 March 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Yemen 0–0 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 9 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Philippines 4–2 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
3 10 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Macau 4–0 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
4 12 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Chinese Taipei 1–1 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
5 23 July 2011 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Saudi Arabia 0–3 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Philippines 3–3 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
7 2 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Macau 5–1 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
8 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Chinese Taipei 6–0 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
9 29 February 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 5–1 0 Friendly
10 1 June 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Singapore 1–0 0 Friendly
11 10 June 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Vietnam 1–2 0 Friendly
12 15 August 2012 Jurong West Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 0–2 0 Friendly

Honours

Club
Eastern
Tai Po

Personal life

Chak married his girlfriend of two years, Ceci, on 4 November 2019.[13]

References
  1. (in Chinese)30歲退休 翟廷峰 Sportsoho.
  2. (in Chinese)流浪0:3不敵飛馬　小將翟廷峯上山 Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sing Pao. 23 May 2010.
  3. (in Chinese)點將錄 4大小將爭上位 Apple Daily. 2 September 2010.
  4. (in Chinese)陳偉豪離隊 流浪中門大開 Wen Wei Po. 10 January 2011.
  5. (in Chinese)陳耀麟羅志焜離流浪 Archived 2 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 13 June 2011.
  6. Kwong, Andrew. "Tai Po "hungry for more" as squad for next season is finalized". offside.hk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. Yuen, Chi Ho. "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅　16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  8. (in Chinese)翟廷峰: 珍惜落場每1分1秒 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 3 March 2010.
  9. (in Chinese)港足集訓名單公布 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 25 May 2011.
  10. (in Chinese)陳文輝 翟廷峰因傷退選 Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wen Wei Po. 28 November 2009.
  11. (in Chinese)炒孟加拉次名晉級 港隊 16強撼阿曼 Apple Daily. 12 November 2010.
  12. (in Chinese)翟廷峯變身蝙蝠俠 Oriental Daily. 16 November 2010.
  13. "翟廷峯大個仔娶老婆啦！". on.cc. Retrieved 28 September 2019. (in Chinese)
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