Michael Cheng Lai Hin (Chinese: 鄭禮騫; Cantonese Yale: Jehng Láihhīn; born 31 March 1986) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| Full name | Michael Cheng Lai Hin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Kitchee | 37 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | → Xiangxue Pharmaceutical (loan) | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → Hong Kong 08 (loan) | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → HKFC (loan) | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | South China | 42 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pegasus | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Double Flower | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Happy Valley | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Double Flower | 24 | (9) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Hong Kong U-23 | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Hong Kong | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Cheng was arrested by the ICAC on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared.
Club career
editKitchee
editCheng Lai Hin signed for Kitchee when he was only 18.
Cheng Lai Hin was one of the torch bearers for Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic torch relay in the SAR.[1][2]
On 29 November 2008, in the 2008-09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield semi-final, Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute and scored Kitchee's second goal, but Kitchee still lost to Sun Hei SC.[3]
On 31 May 2010, in the 2010 Singapore Cup, Cheng Lai Hin scored at the 111-minute, from a Lo Kwan Yee corner against Beijing Guoan Talent. His goal helped Kitchee win the match 2:1 and proceed to the quarter finals.[4]
South China
editOn 8 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin signed for South China in 2010, following the footsteps of Chan Siu Ki. He left Kitchee because coach Josep Gombau did not think he fitted Kitchee's 4–3–3 formation. He joined South China expecting to be only a reserve to replace the departing Chao Pengfei. South China's Steven Lo compared Cheng favourably to Jong Tae Se of North Korea but Cheng himself played down the expectations.[5]
In the 2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield semi-final against Tai Po FC, Cheng Lai Hin scored twice to help South China win 3:0 and advance to the final.[6]
In the 2011 Asian Challenge Cup, Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute against Ulsan Hyundai in the third place play-off and scored South China's second goal. But South China lost the match 2:4 to finish last.[7]
In the 2011 AFC Cup away game to East Bengal FC, Cheng Lai Hin scored the second goal for South China, his first goal in the competition, at the 87-minute. The match ended 3:3.
In the crucial away leg to Persipura Jayapura, a 2011 AFC Cup game, Chan Siu Ki was suspended and Cheng Lai Hin was required to partner Mateja Kezman up front. Kezman claimed he was confident of the partnership with Cheng.[8] But in the end South China lost the match 2:4 and any chance to qualify for the second phase.
In his first season at South China, Cheng Lai Hin finished as the top scorer of the club by scoring a total of 7 goals in all local competitions, despite being not a regular starting member, 1 more than Mateja Kezman and 2 more than regular starter Chan Siu Ki.[9]
Pegasus
editCheng joined Pegasus in the summer of 2015.
International career
editOn 20 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin scored a hat-trick for Hong Kong national football team in the 2010 Hong Kong–Macau Interport. His goals helped Hong Kong win the match 5–1 and claimed the Interport Trophy.[10] On 30 September 2011, Cheng Lai-Hin scored the second goal in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.[11]
Match Fixing Scandal
editOn 6 October 2016, Cheng was one of six current and former Pegasus players to be taken in for questioning by the ICAC on allegations of match fixing.[12] He was formally charged on 28 June 2017 for conspiracy to defraud and offering an advantage to an agent.[13][14]
On 19 April 2018, Cheng was found not guilty of both charges after the judge ruled that he could not convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.[15]
Honours
editClub
edit- Happy Valley
International
edit- Hong Kong
- 2009 East Asian Games Football Event: Gold
Career statistics
editClub
editAs of 6 December 2006
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kitchee | 2003–04 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Total | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Xiangxue Pharmaceutical (loan) | 2003–04 | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Total | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Hong Kong 08 (loan) | 2005–06 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ? | ? |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| HKFC (loan) | 2006–07 | 6(4) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(5) | 3 |
| Total | — | — | |||||||||||
| Career Total | — | — | |||||||||||
International
edit- As of 5 October 2011
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 January 2010 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |  Bahrain
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0–4 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo |  China
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0–2 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 3 | 3 March 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Yemen
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0–0 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Paraguay
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0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
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0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 30 September 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung |  Philippines
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3–3 | 1 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
| 7 | 2 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung |  Macau
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5–1 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
| 8 | 4 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung |  Chinese Taipei
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6–0 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
References
edit- ^ Torch Bearer no. 62 Cheng Lai Hin 北京2008奧運會 火炬接力
- ^ 鄭禮騫交棒溫健儀 接力傳火炬 Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine RTHK.gov.hk 2 May 2008 HKT 13:11
- ^ 高級組銀牌傑志2:3負晨曦出局 30 November 2008 12:00:00
- ^ RHB Singapore Cup: Wasteful Talents sunk by Kitchee subs[usurped] www.sleague.com Tam Cheong Yan. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ 鄭禮騫轉投南華 Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 2010年6月9日 08:10:15 大公報
- ^ 金判坤改任南華體能顧問 http://paper.wenweipo.com 26 December 2010
- ^ 亞超盃南華包尾 2：4不敵蔚山 「畢基」未入局 http://paper.wenweipo.com 7 February 2011
- ^ 夥拍鄭禮騫 基士文有信心 http://paper.wenweipo.com 3 May 2011
- ^ Hong Kong Football Association. 2010–11 Top Scorers. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ 香港挫澳門 埠際賽奪冠 http://paper.wenweipo.com 21 June 2010
- ^ (in Chinese)龍騰盃 港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差 Apple Daily. 1 October 2011.
- ^ "飛馬4人涉假波案停職前足球先生李威廉被捕梁孔德：不守秩序就要拉". HK01. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Zuser, Tobias. "LEAGUE Former Pegasus Players charged with match fixing". Offside.hk.
- ^ "飛馬5前球員涉收6萬賄款打假波 遭廉署起訴". on.cc. Retrieved 28 June 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "飛馬四前球員被控收賄操控賽果脫罪 法官：領先十球郭建邦要求黃威不進攻合理". Upower. Retrieved 19 April 2018. (in Chinese)