Jacky Leung Nok Hang (; born 14 November 1994 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

) is a

professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club Zhejiang Pro. He is the brother of current

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player

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Club career

In 2010, Leung Nok Hang won a Dreams Come True scholarship which allowed him to complete his high school studies in Britain at the Brooke House College Football Academy with all costs covered. Leung Nok Hang joined

YFCMD Metro Gallery Football Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division. History The team began as Fourway Athletics (), it joined Hong Kong First Division in 2008–09 season as a competition member ...

in 2013. Leung Nok Hang joined

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in 2015. Leung Nok Hang joined one of the big clubs,

South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

, in 2016. On 11 June 2017, Pegasus chairperson

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revealed that Leung along with three other South China players would be jumping ship to Pegasus. On 13 August 2018, Leung officially signed with R&F. On 1 May 2020, R&F agreed to a swap Leung for

Meizhou Hakka Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

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. On 7 January 2021, Leung was sold to

Zhejiang Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CF ...

for a fee of up to RMB $20 million (US$3 million), which is a record for a Hong Kong player. In his first season he quickly established himself as a vital member of the team as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.

International career

On 16 October 2018, Leung made his debut for

, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Pegasus *

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: 2015–16 *

Hong Kong Sapling Cup Hong Kong Football Association Sapling Cup (), more commonly known as Sapling Cup (), is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by all the teams in the Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup is to provide more playing opp ...

: 2015–16

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* * 1994 births Living people Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong international footballers Hong Kong people Hong Kong Premier League players Association football defenders TSW Pegasus FC players South China AA players Metro Gallery FC players Lee Man FC players R&F (Hong Kong) players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players China League One players Chinese Super League players Hong Kong expatriate footballers Hong Kong expatriates in China Expatriate footballers in China Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players {{HongKong-sport-bio-stub