Tan Chun Lok

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Tan Chun Lok
陳俊樂
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Personal information
Full name Mark Tan Chun Lok
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou City
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2009 Eastern
2009 Brooke House College
2009–2011 Peterborough United
2011–2013 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 YFCMD 23 (2)
2015–2016 Pegasus 13 (0)
2016–2018 Tai Po 32 (1)
2018– Guangzhou City 18 (0)
2018–2019 → R&F (loan) 17 (2)
National team‡
2013–2015 Hong Kong U-19
2016 Hong Kong U-21 2 (0)
2014–2019 Hong Kong U-23 4 (0)
2015– Hong Kong 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2019

Mark Tan Chun Lok (Chinese: 陳俊樂; born 15 January 1996) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City.

Early career[]

In 2009, Mark won a Dreams Come True scholarship which allowed him to complete his high school studies in Britain at the Brooke House College Football Academy with all costs covered.[1] Mark Tan signed a professional contract with Peterborough United in January 2010 after a six-week trial.[2]

Club career[]

In 2013, he returned to Hong Kong and signed with YFCMD.

In 2015, he joined Pegasus.

Stating he was not ready to move to a big club yet, Tan joined Tai Po in 2016. He earned the Best Young Player award for the second consecutive year during the 2016-17 season.

Following two years at Tai Po, Tan signed a three and a half year contract with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 13 July 2018.[3]

On 26 October 2019, Tan made his debut for Guangzhou R&F in Chinese Super League after substituting Zou Zheng in the 87th minute during the game against Hebei China Fortune. He became a regular first team member in the 2021 season in which he was deployed as an attacking midfielder in several occasions.

International career[]

Tan is a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team that plays in the 2014 Asian Games. He broke his leg in the match against Bangladesh and has to return to Hong Kong for treatment, missing the last 16 clash against hosts South Korea.[4]

He made his full international debut in an friendly against Thailand on 9 October 2015.[5]

On 13 July 2018, Tan's club Guangzhou R&F confirmed that they would release him to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 October 2021.[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
YFCMD 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division 15 0 1 0 – – 0 0 16 0
2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 8 2 3 0 0 0 – 2[a] 0 13 2
Total 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 2
Pegasus 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 13 0 3 0 2 0 – 7[b] 0 25 0
Tai Po 2016–17 15 0 1 0 – – 7[c] 2 23 2
2017–18 17 1 3 0 – – 7[d] 1 27 2
Total 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 50 4
Guangzhou City 2018 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
2019 3 0 0 0 – – – 3 0
2020 5 0 0 0 – – – 5 0
2021 10 0 1 0 – – – 11 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
R&F (loan) 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 17 2 1 0 – – 4[e] 0 22 2
Career total 103 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 27 3 144 8
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Season Play-off
  2. ^ One appearance in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Five appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup & One appearance in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off
  3. ^ Three appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Four appearances and two goals in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Six appearances and one goal in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield & Two appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup

International[]

As of matches played 18 December 2019.
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2015 3 0
2016 3 0
2017 10 1
2018 5 0
2019 9 1
Total 30 2

International goals[]

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong  North Korea 1–0 1–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 5 September 2019 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Pegasus
Tai Po
  • Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2016–17

Individual[]

  • Best Young Player: 2015–16, 2016–17

Personal life[]

Mark's elder brother Tan Ka Lok was also a professional footballer. He played for First Division clubs Eastern and Sun Hei.

References[]

  1. ^ Kevin Kung (8 October 2012). "Can he kick it? Yes he can". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ "Posh capture 14-year-old Mark Chan Chun-lok". goal.com. 15 Jan 2010.
  3. ^ Gao, Si Kei. "陳俊樂與廣州富力簽約至2021　首半季將外借港超R&F富力". HK01. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  4. ^ Chan Kin-wa (23 September 2014). "Hong Kong's Tan Chun-lok breaks leg in Bangladesh clash". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ "Fearless Stalwart Excelled in Senior International Debut for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. 13 Nov 2015.
  6. ^ "陳俊樂轉投中超廣州富力 簽約3年半 會方放行下月為港戰亞運". Ming Pao. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. ^ "CHUN LOK TAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  8. ^ "Tan, Chun Lok". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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