Jonathan Jack Sealy (born 4 May 1987), commonly known as Jack Sealy (), is an

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-born

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professional

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who currently plays for

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club

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Early years

Jack Sealy is the son of former

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and

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player

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. Jack is of Barbadian descent through his paternal grandfather. He was born in England and but later became a naturalised Hong Konger.晨曦簽港會中場J施利
''Oriental Daily''. 13 June 2011. From an early age he represented the Hong Kong Football Club and by the age of 12 was playing football in adult social leagues, the Yau Yee League, before making the step up to the Hong Kong Second Division at the age of 16.

Club career

HKFC

Jack Sealy played for

from 1999 (promoted to the first team in 2005), with his father

as his coach. He scored an own goal in the 0–6 loss to

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on 23 September 2010.bma甲組足球聯賽傑志贏 6粒賠兩將
24 September 2010. He missed a scoring chance and then scored an own goal in the 2–4 defeat to Fourway Rangers on 17 December 2010.流浪故技重施作客4：2反勝港會
''Ta Kung Pao''. 18 December 2010.

Sun Hei

Jack Sealy signed for

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in June 2011. He made his debut for Sun Hei on 3 September 2011 in the league match against

South China

Jack Sealy moved to

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in July 2012 to further his career. On 29 September 2012, Dhiego Martins scored in stoppage time from an inch-perfect cross from Sealy, helping the club beat rivals

1–0. Sealy scored his first league goal for South China against

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on 15 February 2014.

Changchun Yatai

On 27 December 2015, South China announced that Jack Sealy had signed with

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club

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on a five-year contract. He left for his new club in January 2016.

Tai Po

On 19 January 2018,

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announced that Sealy had signed with the club, returning to Hong Kong after two years abroad.

Pegasus

On 22 July 2018, it was reported that Sealy had left Tai Po for fellow

club

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Southern

On 2 July 2019, Sealy moved back to the island, signing a contract with

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. On 17 July 2022, Sealy left the club.

HKFC

On 7 August 2022, it was reported that Sealy would return to

after 11 years.

International career

On 6 December 2011, Sealy trained with the

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for the first time, to prepare for the

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. He claims that he and his father both have special feelings for Hong Kong football and his father is very supportive of him joining the Hong Kong national team. He is willing to apply for a

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to play for Hong Kong. He made his debut with Hong Kong on 28 December 2011 against Guangdong. In the match, he made a long pass from which

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scored the equalising goal. The match ended 2–2. He obtained Hong Kong passport in March 2013 and he became eligible to represent

in international "A" matches. He made his debut for

on 6 September 2013 against

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, however, the match was not recognised as an international 'A' match by FIFA, as Myanmar made more than 6 substitutions. His first international 'A' match for Hong Kong should be on 10 September 2013 against

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Honours

Club

;HKFC * Hong Kong Second Division: 2005–06, 2009–10 ;Sun Hei *

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: 2011–12

International

;Hong Kong * Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup:

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Career statistics

Club

:''As of 12 May 2013''

International

References

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