Tan Chun Lok

Not to be confused with Tan Cheng Lock.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Mark Tan and the Chinese-style name is Tan Chun Lok.
Tan Chun Lok
陳俊樂
Tan playing for Hong Kong at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mark Tan Chun Lok
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee
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 Yokohama FC Hong Kong 23 (2)
2015–2016 Pegasus 13 (0)
2016–2018 Tai Po 32 (1)
2018–2022 Guangzhou City 36 (1)
2018–2019 → R&F (loan) 17 (2)
2023– Kitchee 10 (2)
International career‡
2013–2015 Hong Kong U-19
2016 Hong Kong U-21 2 (0)
2014–2019 Hong Kong U-23 4 (0)
2015– Hong Kong 50 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Mark Tan Chun Lok (Chinese: 陳俊樂; born 15 January 1996) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Hong Kong national team.

Early career

He graduated from Diocesan Boys' School and Hong Kong Baptist University.

In 2009, Tan 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.[2] Tan signed a professional contract with Peterborough United in January 2010 after a six-week trial.[3]

Club career

Tan playing for Yokohama FC Hong Kong in 2013

In 2013, Tan returned to Hong Kong and signed with Yokohama FC Hong Kong.

In 2015, Tan joined Pegasus.

Stating Tan was not ready to move to a big club yet, hejoined 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.[4]

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.

On 21 April 2023, Tan returned to Hong Kong and joined Kitchee. He signed a two-year contract until 2025.[5]

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.[6]

He made his full international debut in an friendly against Thailand on 9 October 2015.[7]

On 13 July 2018, Tan's club Guangzhou R&F confirmed that they would release him to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.[8]

On 26 December 2023, Tan was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[9]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[10]

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 15 0 1 0 – – – 16 0
2022 13 1 0 0 – – – 13 1
Total 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
R&F (loan) 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 17 2 1 0 – – 4[e] 0 22 2
Career total 121 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 27 3 163 9
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 8 September 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2015 3 0
2016 3 0
2017 10 1
2018 5 0
2019 9 1
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 3 0
2023 8 1
2024 9 0
Total 50 3

International goals

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[11]
No Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2017 10 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  North Korea 1–0 1–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 5 September 2019 23 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 11 September 2023 37 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Brunei 2–0 10–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Pegasus
Tai Po
Kitchee

Individual

References

  1. ^ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 14 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Kevin Kung (8 October 2012). "Can he kick it? Yes he can". South China Morning Post.
  3. ^ "Posh capture 14-year-old Mark Chan Chun-lok". goal.com. 15 January 2010.
  4. ^ Gao, Si Kei (13 July 2018). "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)
  5. ^ "傑志完季前再增兵 港足中場陳俊樂返港落班簽約兩年". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 April 2023. (in Chinese)
  6. ^ Chan Kin-wa (23 September 2014). "Hong Kong's Tan Chun-lok breaks leg in Bangladesh clash". South China Morning Post.
  7. ^ "Fearless Stalwart Excelled in Senior International Debut for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ "CHUN LOK TAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Tan, Chun Lok". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2017.