Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Chi Ho Luk | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/ Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hoi King | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
2003–2004 | North York Hearts-Azzurri | ||
2006–2007 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
2008–2009 | Winthrop Eagles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Newark Ironbound Express | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Toronto Lynx | 13 | (1) |
2010 | Portugal FC | 2 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Sun Hei | 32 | (7) |
2012–2014 | South China | 23 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Eastern | 6 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Southern | 58 | (9) |
2019–2020 | Tai Po | 8 | (1) |
2020– | Hoi King | 0 | (0) |
Total | 105 | (20) | |
International career‡ | |||
2003 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
2012– | Hong Kong | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2012 |
Michael Luk | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陸志豪 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陆志豪 | ||||||||||
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Michael Chi Ho Luk (born 22 August 1986) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Hoi King.
He also holds a Canadian passport in addition to his Hong Kong passport.
Luk was born on 22 August 1986 in Hong Kong to parents Joe Luk and Susan Choi. [1] Michael Luk lived in Scarborough,Ontario after his family left Hong Kong when he was aged 5. [2] [3]
Luk started his football career in Ontario Football club Woodbridge Strikers in 2002 and he moved to North York Hearts-Azzurri in 2003. His performance attracted national team coach and played for Canada U-17 in this season. [1]
Between 2005 and 2008,Luk played for St. John's Red Storm. He mostly played as defender in the team but he also played games as midfielder. [1] He studied in Winthrop University after his high school education,and he continued his career in Winthrop Eagles soccer team. [4] [5]
Luk played for Premier Development League club Newark Ironbound Express in 2008 and Toronto Lynx in 2009. Toronto Lynx set him as one of main players and he was given the number 10 shirt upon his arrival Toronto. He scored his first goal of formal competition in the league match against Fort Wayne Fever in Edelweiss Park on 11 July 2009. [6] In 2010,he signed with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League,making his debut for the club on May 28,2010 in a match against Montreal Impact Academy. [7] Shortly after Nanchang Bayi offered Luk a trial for the first team in June 2010 and since he was born in Hong Kong the Chinese Football Association counted him as a local player. [8] However,Nanchang Hengyuan abandoned Luk after Asqar Jadigerov joined the team. [9]
Michael Luk came back to Hong Kong and had a trial in Sun Hei in South Central China in August 2010. [10] He passed the trial and moved to the first team for 2010–11 season. On 7 September 2010,Luk made his professional career debut,as a substitute for Chao Pengfei in a 3–0 victory at home to Tai Chung. [11] [12]
Luk scored his first goal of his professional career by a long-range volley shoot on the 2nd-minute of the league match against Citizen on 17 October 2010. [13] He also finished his first hat-trick of his senior career by another two goals on the 56th-minute by direct free kick and the 64th-minute by penalty. [14] At the end,it is theatrical that Sun Hei lost the game by 4–5. [13] [14]
After a year flawless performance,Luk was handed number 10 shirt,last worn by captain Chan Yiu Lun,and was planned as leading player in 2011–12 season. [15] Luk was start player in opening match of 100th First Division League season drew defending Kitchee on 3 September 2011. [16]
On 1 July 2019,it was announced that Luk would leave Southern after four seasons. [17] A month later,Luk was confirmed as Tai Po player on 6 August 2019. [18]
On 7 November 2020,Luk joined Hong Kong First Division club Hoi King. [19]
Michael Luk was selected by Canada men's national under-17 soccer team for friendlies against United States and Jamaica in 2003. He played 5 matches in this year with one start-up chance but had no score. Canada did not win these 5 matches. [2]
Michael Luk made his international debut for the Hong Kong national football team on 14 November 2012 against Malaysia. He replaced Huang Yang on the 90th minute.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
2008 | Ironbound | PDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2009 | Toronto Lynx | PDL | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Canada | League | Givova Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
2010 | Portugal FC | CSL | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup &Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2010–11 | Sun Hei | First Division | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
2011–12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | South China | First Division | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Total | USA | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Hong Kong | 44 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 10 | ||
Career total | 60 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 |
Canada U17 appearances and goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
1 | 19 February 2003 | Arnett Park,Kingston,Jamaica | Jamaica | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
2 | 21 February 2003 | Prison Oval,Spanish Town,Jamaica | Jamaica | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
3 | 23 February 2003 | Railway Oval,Kingston,Jamaica | Jamaica | 0–0 | 0 | Friendly |
4 | 11 July 2003 | Macalester College,Bloomington,Minnesota,United States | United States | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
5 | 13 July 2003 | National Sports Center,Blaine,Minnesota,United States | United States | 1–3 | 0 | Friendly |
Hong Kong appearances and goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
1 | 14 November 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium,Shah Alam,Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
2 | 1 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium,Mong Kok,Hong Kong | Guam | 2–1 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
3 | 7 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium,So Kon Po,Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
4 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium,So Kon Po,Hong Kong | North Korea | 0–4 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
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