Hinson Leung Cheuk Hin (; born 25 November 1987) is a former

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professional

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player who played as a

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Club career

South China

Leung was promoted from the youth team of

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in the 2008–09 season.

International career

Leung was included in Kim Pan-Gon's squad for the

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qualifiers, which began in

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

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, on Sunday 23 August 2009, when Leung was only 21 years old and only played a top class football match once. Leung admitted he was included in the squad only because he was a South China player. "It is a great honour for me to represent Hong Kong,' he said. 'But I know this would not have happened if I was not playing for South China." Leung was graduated from St. Joseph's College, one of the most prestigious secondary school in Hong Kong, with a tremendous result of 4A2B in The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE). He was admitted by The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006, and was graduated in 2010.

Honour

;Hong Kong *

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...

Football Event: Gold

Career statistics

Club

''As of 16 June 2011''

International

Hong Kong

:''As of 7 January 2010''

Hong Kong U-23

:''As of 10 December 2009''

References

External links

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Hinson Leung
at HKFA
Player Information on southchinafc.com
1987 births Living people Hong Kong footballers South China AA players TSW Pegasus FC players Tai Chung FC players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong international footballers Association football midfielders {{HongKong-footy-bio-stub