So Loi Keung (; born 27 October 1982 in Hong Kong) is a former professional

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player and current player-coach for Hong Kong First Division club

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. He played as a left midfielder and a left back.

Career

He previously played for

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, Rangers and

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Tai Po

During his Tai Po career, he helped the team beat

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4:2 to win the 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup, thus Tai Po earned the right to play in the

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Kitchee

On 26 May 2010, Kitchee announced that So Loi Keung has joined the team for the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League. He wore no. 8 at Kitchee and scored 3 goals for the club.

Citizen

On 16 June 2011,

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announced that they have signed So Loi Keung for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season and the

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. He cited a lack of playing time at Kitchee as the reason for the move. He hopes to share his AFC Cup experience with the team. He will continue to wear the no. 8 shirt at his new club. So Loi Keung is reunited with former teammate

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at Citizen and both have been recruited to be coaches at the Hong Kong Arsenal Soccer School.

International career

So Loi Keung was selected to represent Hong Kong in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match away to

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. Hong Kong lost 4:0. He started and finished the match. On 16 June 2011, So Loi Keung was named as one of the 25-men Hong Kong squad to face

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in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match. On 30 September 2011, So Loi Keung was sent off in the 3:3 draw with

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in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.龍騰盃港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差
''Apple Daily''. 1 October 2011.

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So Loi Keung
at HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:So, Loi Keung 1982 births Living people Association football midfielders Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong Rangers FC players Tai Po FC players Kitchee SC players Citizen AA players Yuen Long FC players Hong Kong Sapling players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong international footballers