Chan Siu Ki

He was ranked 63rd in IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year by International Federation of Football History & Statistics alongside Eduardo da Silva, Mario Gómez and Fernando Torres.

Chan Siu Ki (born 14 July 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District.

He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national team with 40 goals.

Chan was spotted by the management of Tai Po when he was playing amateur football.

At that time, he was working in a store operated by his family.

He was responsible for stock delivery and eventually developed a strong physique.

He played for Tai Po in the Hong Kong Third Division.

He was spotted by Rangers and joined them.

However, he was almost immediately loaned and then sold to Kitchee and thus never played for Rangers.

At Kitchee, Chan developed into a strong and pacy striker as the club employed a 4–3–3 system.

As he continued to impress, he was called up to the Hong Kong team in 2005.

However, he was later involved in several disciplinary incidents at Kitchee and was suspended from playing duties by the club management.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, he joined arch-rivals South China for HKD$800,000, breaking the former transfer fee record of $500,000, paid by South China for Chan Wai Ho.

In South China, Chan inherited the no. 7 shirt vacated by Au Wai Lun.

In the 2008–2009 season, he primarily played on the right wing because the centre forward position was often occupied by Detinho or Cacá.

In the 2009–10 season, with the signing of right winger Lee Wai Lim, Chan competed with new signing Leandro Carrijó for his preferred centre forward position after Cacá's return to Brazil.

On 1 August 2009, at the Panasonic Invitation Cup, Chan scored the first goal in South China's 2–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur with a dipping half-volley from 30 yards.

Subsequently, after the two clubs forged a partnership, he joined the Spurs for a ten-day trial at some point during December 2009.

His trial was terminated prematurely as he was recalled by the Hong Kong U-23s progressed into the final of the 2009 East Asian Games.

In the 2009 AFC Cup, Chan was red-carded at the end of the quarter-final first leg against Neftchi Farg'ona and was suspended for two games.

He returned in the semi-final second leg to a packed Hong Kong Stadium, but was unable to help South China overturn a 1–2 deficit to Kuwait SC.

The club eventually lost 1–3 and went out of the tournament.

On 15 December 2009, Chan scored a hat-trick for South China against Shatin.

On 30 January, Chan scored a goal to help South China overturn a 0–2 deficit to win the 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, 4–2.

Chan was the tournament's top scorer with 4 goals and he was also named the Best Player.

On 5 May, he was diagnosed with an osteophyte.

On 24 January 2010, Chan scored 4 goals against Happy Valley as South China won 6–2.

This was the first time he had scored 4 goals in a local league match.

But he still played in the second half of the game against Al Riffa in the 2010 AFC Cup.

South China in the end lost the game 1–3.

In the 2010–11 season, Chan scored against Sun Hei but was then involved with a collision with teammate Kwok Kin Pong, which resulted in a left knee ligament injury that sidelined him for a month.

He returned from injuries in November to score two goals for South China against Kitchee, but could not prevent Kitchee from winning 4–3.

On 2 February 2011, he scored two goals against Sun Hei SC to help South China win 3–2 and move back to the top of the league table.

In the 2011 AFC Cup, Chan scored the equalising goal from a Mateja Kezman cross for South China at home against Persipura Jayapura.

In the away game to East Bengal, he was sent off after two bookable offences.

In May, after teammate Kwok Kin Pong scored with a diving header in a Hong Kong FA Cup match between South China and Sun Hei SC, Chan rushed in to celebrate with Kwok, but his slide did not stop in time and caught Kwok in the face.

The video was posted on the internet and picked up by Yahoo!'s Dirty Tackle.

On 20 November 2011, Chan was involved in a scuffle in a match away to Pegasus.

In the confusion, he was seen on television slapping Karl Dodd.

Dodd retaliated and punched Chan in the face, resulting in him rolling on the ground.