Dell Li Hon Ho (; born 14 July 1986) is a former

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professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On 30 May 2010, Li joined

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's replacement. In June 2011, Li returned to

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. Following Tai Po's relegation to the Second Division, Li joined newly promoted First Division side

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on 2 June 2013. On 19 July 2019, Li moved to Lee Man. On 2 June 2020, Li was named on a list of departures from the club. On 16 August 2020, Li revealed that he had retired from football upon the end of his contract with Lee Man. He is now an insurance broker. In May 2023, Li announced his retirement from professional football once again.

International career

Since Li's performance was well in the club, head coaches of

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and

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, decided to pick him up into the main team squad. He played against

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on 19 November 2008 in his one and only appearance for Hong Kong.

Career statistics

International

As of 19 November 2008

Honours

Club

;Sun Hei *

Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...

: 2004–05 *

Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. Th ...

: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

Hong Kong League Cup Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league (currently Hong Kong Premier League). The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being ...

: 2004–05 ;Tai Po *

Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...

: 2018–19 *

Hong Kong First Division The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...

: 2015–16 *

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: 2008–09 *

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 ...

: 2016–17 ;Eastern *

: 2014–15 *

: 2013–14

International

East Asian Games The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic C ...

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Individual

* Best Young Player: 2009

References

External links

* * 1986 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers Tai Po FC players Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Lee Man FC players Hong Kong men's international footballers {{HongKong-footy-bio-stub