Full name Chan Yiu Lun Years Team Position Midfielder Number TBC Height 1.73 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Hong Kong Name Chan Lun Current team Sun Hei SC | |
Date of birth (1982-07-20) July 20, 1982 (age 33) | ||
Chan Yiu Lun (Chinese: 陳耀麟; Cantonese Yale: Chàn Yiuhlèun; born July 20, 1982 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a winger for Sun Hei. Chan is good at managing the free-kick and long pass. In the East Asia Football Championship held in Taipei in 2005, the Taiwanese named him as the "Hong Kong Beckham" because his free kick skill is very good.
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Club career
Chan Yiu Lun started his football career at Sing Tao FC. He saw Wei Kwan Lung as his idol because his pace and shooting abilities impressed him greatly. Wei Kwan Lung was later banned from football for match-fixing, but he still encouraged Chan to play and not follow in his footsteps.
Sun Hei SC
Chan Yiu Lun scored in the extra time of the 2008-09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield semi-final against Fourways Rangers to win the match 1:0 and take Sun Hei SC to the final.
Rangers FC
Chan Yiu Lun left Ranger FC on 12 June 2011 after a season in which he was not a regular starter.
Pontic FC and Double Flower FC
Chan Yiu Lun has reached an understanding to join Pontic FC for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season, but in the end Pontic gave up its promotion due to funding issues and Chan Yiu Lun is left with no club to play for. He played for Double Flower FC in the second division and waited to see if any opportunities come up in the 2011–12 season.
Sun Hei SC
On 11 January 2012, Chan Yiu Lun returned to his former club Sun Hei. Because coach Ricardo is in need of more players due to the suspension of Kilama and Milovanovic following the match against TSW Pegasus FC, when both were sent off and therefore suspended.
Honours
With Convoy Sun Hei
International career
As of 22 December 2009