Cheung Wai Ki (born 22 November 1990) is a Hong Kong football player who played as a midfielder for Citizen in the Hong Kong Women League and for Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League. She also represents Hong Kong internationally in football and in futsal.

Cheung Wai Ki
張煒琪
Personal information
Full name Cheung Wai Ki
Date of birth (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hong Kong Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Citizen ? (31)
2017–2018 Brisbane Roar 10 (0)
International career
2009– Hong Kong 31 (14)
2013– Hong Kong (futsal) 10 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023

Club career edit

Citizen edit

After being in the Hong Kong Rangers youth system, Cheung helped Citizen win their 3rd Hong Kong Women League title in the 2014–15 season,[1] and was the league's top scorer with 31 goals.[2]

Brisbane Roar edit

In September 2017, Cheung signed a one-year deal with Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League season.[3][4] She made her debut in the first round, playing the full match in a 3–1 victory over Sydney FC and providing the cross for Brisbane Roar's second goal of the match.[5][6] In her second match, on 5 November 2017, she was involved in Brisbane Roar's only goal in a 4–1 loss to Perth Glory, but in the end the goal was officially credited to Clare Polkinghorne who headed it after it came off Cheung's back.[7][8] At the end her contract, after playing 10 matches, Cheung was not re-signed by Brisbane Roar and left the club.[9]

International career edit

Football edit

In August 2009, Cheung played for Hong Kong in the Semi-Final competition of the 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship. She started in the 8–1 loss to Chinese Taipei[10] and the 10–0 victory over Northern Mariana Islands, scoring a brace against the latter.[11] She was then brought on as a substitute in the 7–0 loss to South Korea[12] and started in the 1–0 victory over Guam.[13]

In July 2012, Cheung played for Hong Kong in the 1st preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in the 11–0 victory over Northern Mariana Islands[14] and in the 4–3 victory over Guam, scoring the first goal of the match against the latter.[15] At the conclusion of the round she won the Most Valuable Player award for the round.[16] Four months later, she played for Hong Kong in the 2nd preliminary round of the tournament in the 6–0, 4–0, and 2–1 losses to China,[17] Australia,[18] and Chinese Taipei,[19] respectively.

In May 2013, Cheung played in Hong Kong's squad for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification tournament. She scored both goals in Hong Kong's 2–1 victory over Kyrgyzstan and was named player of the match.[20] She also scored a goal in the 3–1 victory over Bahrain[21] and scored an own goal in the 4–0 loss to Vietnam.[22]

In November 2014, Cheung played for Hong Kong in the 2nd preliminary round of the 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup, starting all 3 matches which Hong Kong lost 2–0 to Chinese Taipei,[23] 9–0 to South Korea[24] and beat Guam 3–0.[25]

Cheung was in Hong Kong's squad to compete in the football at the 2014 Asian Games.[26]

In November 2016, Cheung was selected for Hong Kong's squad in the 2nd preliminary round of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[27] She played in the 5–0 loss to Chinese Taipei[28] and in the 14–0 loss to South Korea, scoring an own goal against the latter.[29] She also played and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Guam.[30]

In April 2017, Cheung played in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification tournament. She scored the only goal for Hong Kong in the group, in the 2–1 loss to Uzbekistan.[31] She also started for Hong Kong in the 5–0 loss to North Korea,[32] in the 6–0 loss to South Korea,[33] and in the 2–0 loss to India.[34]

In November 2018, Cheung represented Hong Kong in the first round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. She scored Hong Kong's first goal in the 4–0 victory over Lebanon[35] and started in the 1–1 draw with Iran.[36] In both matches she was the player of the match.

In December 2018, Cheung was selected for Hong Kong's squad in the 2nd preliminary round of the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[37] She started in the 2–0 loss to Chinese Taipei,[38] in the 6–0 loss to China,[39] and in the 3–0 victory over Mongolia,[40] in which she scored the last goal which was considered one of the nicest of the tournament.[41]

In April 2019, Cheung represented Hong Kong in the second round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. She started for Hong Kong in the 0–0 draw with Jordan,[42] in the 2–1 loss to Vietnam,[43] and in the 5–1 loss to Uzbekistan scoring Hong Kong's only goal in the match.[44]

In February 2020, Cheung was called up for Hong Kong's squad for the 2020 Turkish Women's Cup.[45] She played in the 4–1 loss to Romania.[46]

Futsal edit

In June 2013, Cheung represented Hong Kong in futsal at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. She scored Hong Kong's only goal in the 2–1 loss to Vietnam[47] and a brace in the 6–4 victory over Malaysia.[48] She also played in the 5–1 loss to Thailand[49] and the 6–0 loss to Iran.[50]

In September 2017, Cheung represented Hong Kong in futsal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. She played in the 6–1 victory over Turkmenistan,[51] scored both goals in the 3–2 loss to Japan,[52] and played in the 5–1 loss to China.[53]

In May 2018, Cheung represented Hong Kong at the 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship and was named one of the five star players to look out for prior to the beginning of the tournament.[54][55] She played in the 2–0 loss to Indonesia,[56] scored 2 goals in the 7–0 victory over Macau,[57] and played in the 8–0 loss to Thailand.[58]

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cheung goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 August 2009 Tainan County Stadium, Tainan, Taiwan   Northern Mariana Islands 3–0 10–0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship [11]
2 5–0
3 21 July 2012 Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam   Guam 1–0 4–3 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup [15]
4 22 May 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Kyrgyzstan 1–0 2–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification [20]
5 2–1
6 24 May 2013   Bahrain 1–1 3–1 [21]
7 14 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong   Guam 1–0 1–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship [30]
8 3 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea   Uzbekistan 1–1 1–2 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification [31]
9 11 November 2018 IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi, Thailand   Lebanon 1–0 4–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [35]
10 5 December 2018 GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam   Mongolia 3–0 3–0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship [40]
11 21 January 2019 Hong Kong   India 1–1 2–5 Friendly
12 9 April 2019 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 1–3 1–5 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [44]
13 15 September 2019 Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong   Philippines 1–0 1–1 Friendly
14 22 September 2023 Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou, China   Philippines 1–1 1–3 2022 Asian Games Group E
15. 2 December 2023 Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China   Northern Mariana Islands 3–0 6–1 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
16. 5–1
17. 4 December 2023 Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 1, Zhuhai, China   Mongolia 1–0 6–0
18. 5–0
19. 6 December 2023 Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China   Guam 1–1 1–1 (4–2 p)

See also edit

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