Hong Kong, China Representative Team will participate in the Defining Education Challenge Cup on 30 May 2025 in Hong Kong. The team will participate in an International Friendly Match and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Finals Round, during the period from 2 to 10 June 2025. The preliminary squad with 37 players is as follows:
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Goalkeepers |
Shliakotin OLEKSII (BC Rangers), YAPP Hung Fai (Eastern), NG Wai Him (Kwoon Chung Southern), CHAN Ka Ho (Lee Man), PONG Cheuk Hei (North District), TSE Ka Wing (Tai Po) |
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Defenders |
Christian Alexander JOJO (Eastern), Oliver Benjamin GERBIG (Henan F.C.), GONCALVES Helio Jose De Souza, Leon JONES (Kitchee), Luis Eduardo CHEBEL KLEIN NUNES (Lee Man), YUE Tze Nam (Meizhou Hakka), CHAN Shinichi (Shanghai Shenhua), SUN Ming Him (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger), TSUI Wang Kit (Yunnan Yukun), LILLEY NUNEZ Vasudeva Das |
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Midfielders |
NG Yu Hei (Chongqing Tonglianglong), Clement Sami Nicolas BENHADDOUCHE (Eastern), Fernando Augusto AZEVEDO PEDREIRA, NGAN Cheuk Pan, POON Pui Hin, TAN Chun Lok (Kitchee), Awal MAHAMA, Sohgo ICHIKAWA (Kwoon Chung Southern), Everton CAMARGO (Lee Man), Raphael Ayrton Lee MERKIES (Shandong Taishan), YU Jesse Joy Yin (Shijiazhuang Gongfu), Nicholas BENAVIDES MEDEIROS (Tai Po) |
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Forwards |
LAU Chi Lok (BC Rangers), Manuel BLEDA RODRIGUEZ (Eastern), SOARES BELITARDO JUNIOR Walter (Kitchee), Stefan FIGUEIREDO PEREIRA (Kwoon Chung Southern), WONG Wai (Lee Man), WONG Ho Chun Anson (Qingdao Hainiu), ORR Matthew Elliot Wing Kai (Shenzhen Peng City F.C.), CHAN Siu Kwan Philip (Tai Po), Michael Chibuikem UDEBULUZOR (VfR Mannheim) |
Team schedule is as follow –
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Date |
Itinerary |
Venue |
Time |
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May 28 – 29 |
Training |
TBC |
TBC |
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May 30 (Fri) |
Defining Education Challenge Cup Hong Kong, China vs Manchester United |
Hong Kong Stadium |
Kick-off: 2000 |
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May 31 – June 4 |
Training |
TBC |
TBC |
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June 5 (Thu) |
International Friendly Hong Kong, China vs Nepal |
Hong Kong Stadium |
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June 6 – 9 |
Training |
TBC |
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June 10 (Tue) |
AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Finals Round Hong Kong, China vs India |
Kai Tak Stadium |