Chak Ting Fung


Chak Ting Fung is a Hong Kong professional football player playing for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. His position is right-back and left-back.

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.

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. 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.
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. Later in June, Chak Ting Fung confirmed he would stay with Rangers.

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.

Eastern

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

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

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. Chak was disappointed that he missed out on the gold medal.
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. 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.

Career statistics

Hong Kong

#DateVenueOpponentResultScoredCompetition
13 March 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong0–002011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29 October 2010Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung4–202010 Long Teng Cup
310 October 2010Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung4–002010 Long Teng Cup
412 October 2010Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung1–102010 Long Teng Cup
523 July 2011Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam0–302014 FIFA World Cup qualification
630 September 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung3–302011 Long Teng Cup
72 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung5–102011 Long Teng Cup
84 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung6–002011 Long Teng Cup
929 February 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong5–10Friendly
101 June 2012Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong1–00Friendly
1110 June 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong1–20Friendly
1215 August 2012Jurong West Stadium, Singapore0–20Friendly

Honours

Club

;Tai Po
Chak married his girlfriend of two years, Ceci, on 4 November 2019.