| Lee Chi Ho | |
| Fullname: | Lee Chi Ho |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Birth Date: | 1982 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
| Position: | Right back Centre back |
| Years1: | 1998–2000 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2000–2013 |
| Caps2: | 166 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | → South China (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps10: | 12 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Hong Kong |
| Nationalcaps1: | 70 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2020 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2017 |
Lee Chi Ho (born 16 November 1982) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. His usual position is right back while occasionally playing as a centre back as well.
Lee was awarded South China's Most Improved Player of the Season in the 2006–07 season.[1]
On 31 May 2013, Lee hinted that he would sign for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan in June. On 13 June 2013, he travelled to Beijing to sign an 18-month contract with Beijing Guoan.[2]
Without making a single appearance for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan in official matches after joining the club for nearly 4 months, Lee Chi Ho returned to his former club South China on a 3-month loan.[3]
On 4 January 2014, it was announced that Lee was loaned to South China again until the end of the 2013–14 season.[4]
Lee joined China League One club Meizhou Hakka in 2015 after the second round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent in May 2017 due to the pregnancy of his wife.[5]
In July 2017, Lee re-joined Eastern.[6]
On 15 August 2018, Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley confirmed Lee as one of their signings for the upcoming season.[7]
On 8 October 2000, Lee made his international debut for Hong Kong when Hong Kong beat Singapore by 1–0 in a friendly match.[8]
On 25 September 2012, Lee announced his retirement from international football.[9] However, soon after the announcement the departure of head coach Ernie Merrick, Lee has returned to international football with his fellows in South China.[10]
Having 70 international caps in total, Lee is one of the most capped players in the Hong Kong national football team.
As of 14 June 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Yee Hope | First Division | colspan=2 | - | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | colspan=2 | - | |||||||||||
| 2000–01 | colspan=2 | - | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | South China | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
| China | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Beijing Guoan | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Yee Hope | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| South China | 166 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 260 | 10 | |||
| Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 189 | 12 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 0 | ||
As of 13 June 2017