Tim Chow

Not to be confused with Timothy Chow.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chow.
Tim Chow
Personal information
Full name Timothy Alexander Chow[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chengdu Rongcheng
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2012 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Wigan Athletic 16 (1)
2016–2018 Ross County 44 (2)
2018–2019 Spartak Subotica 6 (0)
2019–2021 Henan Songshan Longmen 56 (2)
2022– Chengdu Rongcheng 58 (7)
International career‡
2017 Chinese Taipei 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Timothy Alexander Chow, also known as Chou Tingyang (Chinese: 周定洋; pinyin: Zhōu Dìngyáng; born 18 January 1994), is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng. Born in England, he has represented Chinese Taipei at international level.

He has previously played for Wigan Athletic and Ross County.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Born in Wigan, Greater Manchester to a father of Chinese descent and an English mother, Chow started his career with his hometown club Wigan Athletic, joining the club at the age of nine after being spotted by a Wigan scout whilst playing for Blackbrook JFC.[3] He progressed through the youth system at the club and signed his first professional contract in 2012, signing a two-year deal.[3]

On 12 August 2014 he was called up for a matchday squad for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as Wigan lost 1–2 away to League Two club Burton Albion in the first round of the League Cup at the Pirelli Stadium.[4] His next call-up was on 3 January 2015 in the third round of the FA Cup away to rivals Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium, again remaining unused as they lost 0–1.[5]

He made his debut for the club on his first league call-up on 14 April 2015, appearing as a substitute for Jermaine Pennant for the last nine minutes of a Championship game away to Millwall, a 0–2 defeat at The New Den.[6] Four days later, he made his first start on his first appearance at the DW Stadium, against Brighton & Hove Albion. In the 26th minute, he scored his first professional goal, opening a 2–1 win by heading in Pennant's cross.[7]

Earlier in April, Chow had been told by Wigan manager Malky Mackay that he would be released at the end of the season. However, new manager Gary Caldwell gave him a new contract. Chow reflected to BBC Radio Manchester that "I had a few other options and I was basically looking at a new club for the summer, but it's a funny old game, isn't it?"[8]

Ross County

On 25 August 2016, Chow signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County on a two-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the Dingwall-based team two days later, replacing Christopher Routis in the 59th minute of a 1–0 loss at Hamilton Academical.[10] On 15 October, he was sent off after 21 minutes of a 4–0 loss at Aberdeen for a foul on Jonny Hayes.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 6–2 win against Dundee United in the Scottish Cup on 21 January 2017.[12]

Spartak Subotica

In summer 2018, Chow was on trials at Serbian side FK Spartak Subotica. After successful trials, he asked to delay his signing because of the possibility to sign with Spanish La Liga side Deportivo Alavés. When Spartak Subotica passed to the third round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League after beating AC Sparta Prague and Alavés move was still unclear, Chow decided to sign with Spartak becoming, by early August, their latest reinforcement along Ukrainian youth international Serhiy Kulynych.[13]

Henan Jianye

In 2019, Tim Chow completed his first season for Chinese club Henan Jianye, scoring 2 goals.

Chengdu Rongcheng

On 25 April 2022, Tim Chow joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[14]

International career

After obtaining the Republic of China passport on 30 October 2017, he was called up to the national squad for the 14 November 2017 game against Turkmenistan. Though he started the game, but could not prevent a 2–1 loss which saw Chinese Taipei fail to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life

Chow is of three quarters English ancestry, and one quarter Chinese ancestry from his grandfather who was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and moved to Taiwan after World War II before moving again to the United Kingdom. It was proved that Chow has Taiwanese nationality after he went to Ningbo to look for his grandfather's birth certificate.[15] Chow has stated that he would be interested in representing Chinese Taipei at international level, which he later did.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 2014–15[17] Championship 4 1 0 0 0 0 — 4 1
2015–16[18] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2016–17[19] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 16 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 19 1
Ross County 2016–17[19] Scottish Premiership 30 1 2 1 0 0 — 32 2
2017–18[20] 14 1 1 0 5 0 — 20 1
Total 44 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 52 3
Spartak Subotica 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 6 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 9 0
Henan Jianye 2019 Chinese Super League 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
2020 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2021 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Total 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 2
Chengdu Rongcheng 2022 Chinese Super League 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
2023 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Total 39 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 4
Career total 161 9 4 1 6 0 4 0 175 10
  1. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

References

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  2. ^ a b "Tim Chow". 11v11. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "It's Time For Chow". Vital Latics. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Burton 2–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Bolton 1–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Millwall 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Wigan 2–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Tim Chow: Wigan midfielder scores after being told of release". BBC Sport. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ^ Dowden, Martin (24 August 2016). "Tim Chow: Ross County sign Wigan Athletic midfielder". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Ross County slip to defeat at Hamilton as Imrie hits the winner". Highland News. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  11. ^ Briggs, Nial (15 October 2016). "Scottish roundup: Hayes sets up 4–0 win for Aberdeen over Ross County". The Observer. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Ross County 6–2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  13. ^ Spartak dovodi Engleza Čaua i Ukrajinca Kuliniča ("Spartak brings Englishman Chaw and Ukrainian Kulynych") Archived 29 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Sportski žurnal, 3-8-2018 (in Serbian)
  14. ^ "周定洋加盟成都蓉城足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  15. ^ "午後漫步，我與「英倫情人」周定洋 | 足球 | 運動視界". 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ^ Joseph Yeh (26 June 2014). "Ethnic Chinese UK soccer pro wants to join Taiwanese team". China Post. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tim Chow in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Tim Chow in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Tim Chow in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tim Chow in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.