Chan Wai Ho

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Chan Wai Ho 陳偉豪
Personal information
Full name	Chan Wai Ho
Date of birth	April 24, 1982 (1982-04-24) (age 26)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	South China
Number	15
Youth clubs
?-?	Rangers
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? - 1999 1999-00 2000-07 2007-	Rangers Orient & Yee Hope Union Rangers South China	? (?)  ? (?)  ? (?) 15 (1)
National team2
2000-	Hong Kong	30 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.

Chan Wai Ho (Chinese:陳偉豪 born 24 April 1982) is a centre back for Hong Kong First Division League team South China and the Hong Kong International.

It was rumoured that he has had a trial with English Premiership Club Reading and would played at the Madejski Stadium in the English Premiership next season.

On 19 April 2007, it was released on HKFA webpage that Chan transferred to South China from Rangers. ^[1] His registration was just in time for him to respresent the team to compete in Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07. Chan was described by South China convenor Steven Lo to be the best Chinese centre back in Hong Kong.^[2] He made his debut for South China on 20 April 2007 in the Hong Kong FA Cup First Round match against Wofoo Tai Po.

Chan Wai Ho's transfer fee to South China from Rangers is HKD$400,000, which has broken the record of highest local transfer fee and highest transfer fee in Hong Kong First Division League. The highest local transfer fee record was kept by Tam Ar Fuk when he moved to Ernest Borel from Happy Valley by HKD$140,000 in 1992. The highest overall transfer fee was originally kept by Cheng Siu Chung Ricky when he moved from Alajuela in Costa Rica to South China in 1994-95 season by a fee of USD$30,000 (about HKD$234,000). ^[3]

[edit] Career Statistics

As of 14 May 2008

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South China	2006-07	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	NA	NA	4 (0)	0
	2007-08	14 (1)	1	1 (0)	0	3 (1)	0	1 (0)	1	5 (0)	0	24 (2)	2
	All	14 (1)	1	1 (0)	0	3 (1)	0	5 (0)	1	5 (0)	0	28 (2)	2

[edit] External links

• The Hong Kong Football Association

[edit] References

1. ^ HKFA Website First Division - Newly Registered Player
2. ^ SCAA Official Blog 歡迎陳偉豪加盟南華 (in Chinese)
3. ^ 二零零七年四月二十一日 香港足球新聞, GoalGoalGoal球迷大聯盟, 2007/04/21

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