Jack Sealy

Jack Sealy

Sealy playing for South China against Yokohama FC Hong Kong on 2 September 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Jack Sealy
Date of birth	(1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	HKFC
Number	18
Youth career
1999–2005	HKFC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2011	HKFC	32	(2)
2011–2012	Sun Hei	15	(0)
2012–2015	South China	41	(1)
2016–2017	Changchun Yatai	9	(0)
2018	Tai Po	8	(0)
2018–2019	Pegasus	17	(0)
2019–2022	Southern	29	(0)
2022–	HKFC	15	(0)
International career
2013–2017	Hong Kong	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023

Jonathan Jack Sealy (born 4 May 1987) is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a right back for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.

Early years

Sealy is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and Eastern player Tony Sealy. Jack is of Barbadian descent through his paternal grandfather. ^[2] He was born in England and but later became a naturalised Hong Konger. ^[3] From an early age he represented the Hong Kong Football Club and by the age of 12 was playing football in adult social leagues, the Yau Yee League, before making the step up to the Hong Kong Second Division at the age of 16. ^[4]

Club career

HKFC

Sealy played for HKFC from 1999 (promoted to the first team in 2005), with his father Tony Sealy as his coach. He scored an own goal in the 0–6 loss to Kitchee on 23 September 2010. ^[5] He missed a scoring chance and then scored an own goal in the 2–4 defeat to Fourway Rangers on 17 December 2010. ^[6]

Sun Hei

Sealy signed for Sun Hei in June 2011. ^[3] He made his debut for Sun Hei on 3 September 2011 in the league match against Kitchee.

South China

Sealy moved to South China in July 2012 to further his career. On 29 September 2012, Dhiego Martins scored in stoppage time from an inch-perfect cross from Sealy, helping the club beat rivals Kitchee 1–0. Sealy scored his first league goal for South China against Yokohama FC Hong Kong on 15 February 2014.

Changchun Yatai

On 27 December 2015, South China announced that Sealy had signed with Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai on a five-year contract. He left for his new club in January 2016. ^[7]

Tai Po

On 19 January 2018, Tai Po announced that Sealy had signed with the club, returning to Hong Kong after two years abroad. ^[8]

Pegasus

On 22 July 2018, it was reported that Sealy had left Tai Po for fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus. ^[9]

Southern

On 2 July 2019, Sealy moved back to the island, signing a contract with Southern. ^[10]

On 17 July 2022, Sealy left the club.

HKFC

On 7 August 2022, it was reported that Sealy would return to HKFC after 11 years. ^[11]

International career

On 6 December 2011, Sealy trained with the Hong Kong national football team for the first time, to prepare for the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. He claims that he and his father both have special feelings for Hong Kong football and his father is very supportive of him joining the Hong Kong national team. He is willing to apply for a HKSAR passport to play for Hong Kong. ^[12] He made his debut with Hong Kong on 28 December 2011 against Guangdong. In the match, he made a long pass from which Cheng Siu Wai scored the equalising goal. The match ended 2–2. ^[13]

Sealy obtained Hong Kong passport in March 2013 and he became eligible to represent Hong Kong in international "A" matches. He made his debut for Hong Kong on 6 September 2013 against Myanmar, however, the match was not recognised as an international 'A' match by FIFA, as Myanmar made more than 6 substitutions. His first international 'A' match for Hong Kong should be on 10 September 2013 against Singapore ^[14]

Honours

Club

HKFC

• Hong Kong Second Division: 2005–06, 2009–10

Sun Hei

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2011–12

International

Hong Kong

• Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2012, 2013

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 May 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong			League		FA Cup & Shield		League Cup		Asia		Total
2005–06	HKFC	Hong Kong Second Division	3	1	2	1	—		—		5	2
2006–07		Hong Kong First Division	4	0	1	0	0	0	—		5	0
2007–08		Hong Kong Second Division	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
2008–09			3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
2009–10			1	0	—		—		—		1	0
2010–11		Hong Kong First Division	18	1	2	0	2	0	—		22	1
Total	HKFC		32	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	39	3
2011–12	Sun Hei	Hong Kong First Division	15	0	4	0	0	0	—		19	0
Total	Sun Hei		15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
2012–13	South China	Hong Kong First Division	12	0	9	0	0	0	—		21	0
Total	South China		12	0	9	0	0	0	—		21	0
Career total			59	2	18	1	2	0	0	0	79	3

International

As of 5 September 2017

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2013	1	0
	2014	5	0
	2015	6	0
	2016	5	0
	2017	6	0
Total		23	0

References

1. Sealy, Jonathan Jack HKFA
2. "Tony Sealy". 14 June 1998.
3. (in Chinese) 晨曦簽港會中場J施利 Oriental Daily. 13 June 2011.
4. Jack Sealy Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Soccer Adventure.com.hk. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
5. (in Chinese) bma甲組足球聯賽 傑志贏 6粒賠兩將 24 September 2010.
6. (in Chinese) 流浪故技重施作客4：2反勝港會 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}Ta Kung Pao. 18 December 2010.
7. (in Chinese) "積施利「落山」簽中超長春5年". Oriental Daily News . 28 December 2015.
8. "告別中超 積施利加盟大埔". Apple Daily.(in Chinese)
9. "飛馬四前球員被控收賄操控賽果脫罪 法官：領先十球郭建邦要求黃威不進攻合理". Upower. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.(in Chinese)
10. "冠忠南區簽埋積施利". on.cc. Retrieved 2 July 2019.(in Chinese)
11. 港超聯 港會友賽輸波 組軍工作未完成 on.cc 14 August 2022
12. (in Chinese) 5入籍兵團省港隊招牌 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}Oriental Daily. 7 December 2011.
13. (in Chinese) 鄭少偉高梵各入一球 港隊和波唔抵！ Apple Daily. 29 December 2011.
14. 國際足球友誼賽 – 緬甸 0:0 香港. HKFA (in Chinese). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

External links

• Jack Sealy at Soccerway
• Jack Sealy on Instagram