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and

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heritage who last played for

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. His position is a striker. He has a younger brother, Sean Tse, who also plays for Hong Kong club South China.

Early life

Tse was born in

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, to a Hong Kongese father and an

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mother with

heritage in 1990. Two years later, his younger brother Sean Tse was born.

Club career

Non-league clubs in Manchester

Unlike his brother Sean, Adam did not join any professional clubs' youth academy. Instead, he played for non-league teams in Manchester. He played for Clifton F.C. and Lighoaks Villa F.C.

South China

His brother Sean was released by

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in May 2012 and joined

side

in August 2012. Following his brother, Adam joined South China in January 2013 after a successful 2-week trial. On 2 February 2013, he made his debut for South China as a 69-minute substitute against

Sun Pegasus Hong Kong Pegasus FC () are a Hong Kong football club based in Yuen Long. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division. History TSW Pegasus was established in June 2008, and they had their first season in 2008� ...

. During the stoppage time, Adam fouled on Sun Pegasus' goalkeeper when the goalkeeper came out from the goalie and claimed the ball but referee insisted game playing on. This led to Dhiego Martins goal as well as a 1–1 draw.

International career

Similar to Sean, Adam is eligible for

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through his maternal grand-parentage. On the other hand, Adam is also eligible for

Hong Kong national football team The Hong Kong national football team () represents Hong Kong in international association football, football and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body for football in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was the first in Asia ...

if he successfully applied the HKSAR passport. His brother, Sean Tse, has joined the

and captained the team in the

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Career stats

Club

:''As of 4 May 2013''

Honors

Club

;

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tse, Adam 1990 births Living people People from Salford English footballers English people of Hong Kong descent English people of Irish descent Hong Kong First Division League players South China AA players Association football forwards