Jaimes Anthony McKee (; born 14 April 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a

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or winger. He was the top scorer of the

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in the 2006–07 season and the top scorer of the Hong Kong First Division in the 2012–13 season. Born in England, he was raised mainly in Hong Kong and was selected 53 times for the

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between 2012 and 2019. He is the grandson of former

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Early life

McKee was born on 14 July 1987 in

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, England. He moved to

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with his family when he was 2 years old.知識啓發力量麥基誓圓父夢

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, 25 April 2009 McKee's family then moved to

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in 1997 where he began playing football. McKee studied at King George V School in Hong Kong and played in the inter-school football competition of the

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Club career

HKFC

McKee started his senior career with the

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. He scored his first senior goal for the club against

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in the 80th minute on 16 October 2005. Even though during his first season he wasn't a regular first team

, he scored an impressive 19 goals in 18 games in the second division league.Match Results: 2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division League

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, 14 May 2006Top Scorer - 2005-06 2nd Division League

, 14 May 2006 McKee scored two

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s during his first season, once against KorchinaMatch Results: 2nd Division HKFC 5:0 Korchina 2005-11-13

, 13 November 2005 on 13 November 2005 and another against

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on 12 February 2006.Match Results: 2nd Division Kwok Keung 1:6 HKFC 2006-02-12

, 12 February 2006 During the 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League season, McKee scored two goals for the Hong Kong Football Club against league winners

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.Match Results: 1st Division HKFC 3:2 South China 2006-11-17

, 17 November 2006 業餘球員極速殺入港聯麥基「賀歲」創先河, Hong Kong Sun Daily, 15 February 2007 McKee was selected by

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for

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after this incredible performance. He is the youngest player ever and the first Hong Kong FC player to be called up for the selection team. However, McKee was injured before the

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, and

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replaced him. Along with Hong Kong Football Club's relegation, McKee was pursued by

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. However, he joined

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in 2007, saying it might be difficult to start in such a large club.

Kitchee

McKee made his Kitchee debut on 16 September 2007 in a 2–2

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draw with

. He came off the bench on the 71st-minute for

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. McKee's first goal for Kitchee in the league match was against the

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at the

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on 14 October 2007. He was predominantly a substitute player for Kitchee during this time. However, in the league game against

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on 12 April 2008, he made a comeback by scoring two goals. McKee got off to a great start of the season by scoring in the 12th minute against a new club TSW Pegasus on 7 September 2008.Match Results: 1st Division TSW Pegasus 0:1 Kitchee 2008-09-07

, 7 September 2008 He established himself as a regular first team player before the game against

on 7 October 2008.Match Results: 2008-09 Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League

, 10 May 2009 However, he was not the main player for Kitchee during his studies at

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, 13 December 2007 even he scored two goals surprisingly as a substitute player and led Kitchee 3–2 defeat Happy Valley on 15 March 2008.

Back to HKFC

McKee returned to the

in 2010-11 season as the club was promoted to first division. As a result, the team became semi-professional. He did not make an appearance in the opening game of the Hong Kong FC, but his name appeared on the players list of the Hong Kong FC in the match against TSW Pegasus on 10 September 2010. He scored his first goal after returning to the Hong Kong FC in the league match against

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on 23 October 2010, but Hong Kong FC could not defeat Citizen. The Hong Kong Football Club was relegated to the lowest position in 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League, but TSW Pegasus admired McKee's performance and invited him to join the team. In early June 2011, McKee's former club

and last season's

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champions, made an agreement with McKee, However they decided instead to contract a foreign player. McKee finally appeared on the team member list of TSW Pegasus.

Pegasus

McKee played as start-up player for TSW Pegasus in the team's first league game of the 2011-12 season. He scored his first goal of the season in the match against

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as a substitute for Leandro Carrijo in the 15th minute. In the first round of the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield against his former club

, McKee scored twice and led TSW Pegasus to a 2–1 win. On 23 October 2011, McKee scored in a 2–3 loss against Kitchee at the

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, meaning he has scored in every match against his old club. On 25 February 2012, McKee responded with a spectacular brace in the

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of the quarter-final match against

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. McKee scored a

and TSW Pegasus won the game. In the quarter-final match on 11 March, McKee scored twice against

and his team won 4–1. On the final day of the 2012-13 Hong Kong First Division League season, McKee scored five goals against

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to take his tally to 16 goals and top of the scoring chart.

Eastern

On 6 July 2016, McKee signed a two-year contract with

. He appeared in 16 league games in his first season, scoring 4 goals. He announcement his retirement from football on 16 July 2019.

International career

McKee held a

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but his permanent residency in Hong Kong has now allowed him to become a Hong Kong passport holder. He is able to represent the

. On 2 December 2011, McKee was called up by caretaker Hong Kong coach

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for the Hong Kong national football team to play against Guangdong in the

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. McKee played as start-up

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in the second leg of the Cup on 1 January 2012 and Hong Kong team won the

through

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. On 14 November 2012, Mckee made his international debut against Malaysia in which Hong Kong drew by 1:1. On 1 January 2014, Mckee scored his first goal for the Hong Kong national football team in the second leg of Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. On 13 November 2014, McKee scored his first international goal against North Korea in which Hong Kong lost by 1:2. McKee scored a brace for

against

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on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In June 2016, since the absence of captain

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, vice-captain

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and

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, McKee have served as Hong Kong captain during

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, 6 June 2016 On 11 June 2019, McKee made his last international appearance for Hong Kong in a friendly against Chinese Taipei.

Career statistics

Club

:''As of 19 May 2019''

International

International goals

:''As of match played 10 October 2017. Hong score listed first, score column indicates score after each McKee goal.''

Honours

HKFC * Hong Kong Second Division: 2005–06 Pegasus *

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: 2015–16 Individual * Hong Kong First Division Golden Boot:

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* Hong Kong Second Division Golden Boot: 2005–06

References

External links

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