Place of birth Hong Kong Name Cheng Hin Date joined 2004 Years Team Weight 78 kg | Number 31 Height 1.80 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name English: Cheng Lai Hin Michael
Traditional Chinese: 鄭禮騫 Date of birth (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 29) Current teams Hong Kong national football team (Forward), South China AA (#31 / Forward) | ||
South China vs TSW Pegasus - Cheng Lai Hin Goal 40th minute
Cheng Lai Hin Michael (born (1986-03-31)31 March 1986), commonly known as Cheng Lai Hin (Chinese: 鄭禮騫; Cantonese Yale: Jehng Láihhīn), is a former Hong Kong footballer who played as a striker.
Contents
- South China vs TSW Pegasus Cheng Lai Hin Goal 40th minute
- Kitchee
- South China
- Hong Kong Pegasus
- International
- Honours
- Club career
- International career
- References
Cheng is currently under suspension by the HKFA after he was arrested by the ICAC on match fixing charges.
Kitchee
Cheng Lai Hin signed for Kitchee when he was only 18.
Cheng Lai Hin was one of the torch bearers for Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic torch relay in the SAR.
On 29 November 2008, in the 2008-09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield semi-final, Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute and scored Kitchee's second goal, but Kitchee still lost to Sun Hei SC.
On 31 May 2010, in the 2010 Singapore Cup, Cheng Lai Hin scored at the 111-minute, from a Lo Kwan Yee corner against Beijing Guoan Talent. His goal helped Kitchee win the match 2:1 and proceed to the quarter finals.
South China
On 8 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin signed for South China in 2010, following the footsteps of Chan Siu Ki. He left Kitchee because coach Josep Gombau did not think he fitted Kitchee's 4–3–3 formation. He joined South China expecting to be only a reserve to replace the departing Chao Pengfei. South China's Steven Lo compared Cheng favourably to Jong Tae Se of North Korea but Cheng himself played down the expectations.
In the 2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield semi-final against Tai Po FC, Cheng Lai Hin scored twice to help South China win 3:0 and advance to the final.
In the 2011 Asian Challenge Cup, Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute against Ulsan Hyundai in the third place play-off and scored South China's second goal. But South China lost the match 2:4 to finish last.
In the 2011 AFC Cup away game to East Bengal FC, Cheng Lai Hin scored the second goal for South China, his first goal in the competition, at the 87-minute. The match ended 3:3.
In the crucial away leg to Persipura Jayapura, a 2011 AFC Cup game, Chan Siu Ki was suspended and Cheng Lai Hin was required to partner Mateja Kezman up front. Kezman claimed he was confident of the partnership with Cheng. But in the end South China lost the match 2:4 and any chance to qualify for the second phase.
In his first season at South China, Cheng Lai Hin finished as the top scorer of the club by scoring a total of 7 goals in all local competitions, despite being not a regular starting member, 1 more than Mateja Kezman and 2 more than regular starter Chan Siu Ki.
Hong Kong Pegasus
Cheng joined Pegasus in the summer of 2015.
On 6 October 2016, Cheng was one of six current and former Pegasus players to be taken in for questioning by the ICAC on allegations of match fixing. He was formally charged on 28 June 2017 for conspiracy to defraud and offering an advantage to an agent.
International
On 20 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin scored a hat-trick for Hong Kong national football team in the 2010 Hong Kong–Macau Interport. His goals helped Hong Kong win the match 5–1 and claimed the Interport Trophy. On 30 September 2011, Cheng Lai-Hin scored the second goal in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.
Honours
With Hong Kong:
Club career
As of 6 December 2006