Emmet Wan (, born 26 March 1992) is an

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-born

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professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Kitchee

Wan joined

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in 2013. Soon he raised the interest of Kim Pan-gon to pick him for the

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as he holds a

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Southern

After three loan spells in five years, Wan left Kitchee for a permanent move to fellow Hong Kong side

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HKFC

On 16 August 2022, it was reported Emmet would return to

to play in the

International career

In the summer of 2014, Wan was selected by

coach Kim Pan Gon to play in the 2014 Asian Games football tournament. He took part in the warm-up match against

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under-21 team. He played in the last 16 match against

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Emmet Wan
at HKFA *
Emmet Wan
at Goal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Wan, Emmet Living people 1992 births Hong Kong men's footballers Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Kitchee SC players Southern District FC players Lee Man FC players Citizen AA players Hong Kong FC (football) players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Hong Kong people of Irish descent Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong First Division League players Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Association footballers from Cork (city)