Seb Buddle Explained

Seb Buddle
Full Name:Sebastian Robert Buddle
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Birth Date:1999 7, df=yes
Height:1.76 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Kitchee
Clubnumber:21
Youthyears1:2010–2016
Youthclubs1:Southern
Years1:2016–
Clubs1:Kitchee
Caps1:9
Goals1:1
Years2:2018–2019
Clubs2:Hoi King (loan)
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:HK U23 (loan)
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Southern (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2021
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong U-23
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:12 January 2024
Ntupdate:28 October 2021

Sebastian "Seb" Robert Buddle (; born 27 July 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of English descent who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Club career

On 12 July 2016, Kitchee announced that they had signed Buddle and three others to a professional contract.[1]

On 24 July 2018, following a preseason friendly, Hoi King confirmed that they had acquired Buddle on loan.[2]

On 23 October 2019, Buddle scored his first professional goal against Lee Man during a Sapling Cup match.

On 15 October 2021, Buddle joined HK U23 on loan and played his first game for the club in a Sapling Cup group stage match against HKFC in which his side won 2–1.

On 21 July 2022, Buddle joined Southern on loan.

In January 2024, Buddle returned to Kitchee. On 25 February 2024, Buddle scored his first Hong Kong Premier League goal in his first appearance since his return against HK U23.

International career

After Buddle had acquired a HKSAR passport in 2019, this meant that he was eligible to represent Hong Kong in international competitions.[3] He was named within Hong Kong U-23's squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and had made his debut against Japan U-23.

Honours

Club

Kitchee

2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20

2016–17

2016–17, 2017–18

2017–18, 2019–20

Personal life

Buddle was born and raised in Discovery Bay by English parents who had moved to Hong Kong in 1994. When he was 18, he renounced his British passport in order to obtain a Hong Kong passport.[4]

Buddle is a graduate of the West Island School.[5]

Buddle received his Hong Kong passport in 2019 and was selected to his first U23 camp in June 2020.[6]

He was called up for the Hong Kong U-23 side in the qualifying stage in 2021 and will travel to Japan for 2 matches in October 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 傑志簽下銳兵 放眼亞洲 誓要重奪聯賽冠軍. Kitchee. 12 July 2016. 27 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827162503/http://www.kitchee.com/news.php?id=445. dead.
  2. Web site: Hseung . Ka Man . 組軍進度遜預期 凱景將洽商借用外援 . Apple Daily . 24 July 2018.
  3. https://thebeat.asia/hong-kong/vibe/influencers/an-interview-with-seb-buddle-the-british-footballer-representing-hong-kong-football
  4. Web site: 擺脫「前輩之名」 畢頓:我係我 . on.cc . 29 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Young DB football star Seb Buddle talks life in the Hong Kong Premier League. 24 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Mak . Geng Zhi . 望U23與大港腳戰術一致 麥柏倫憾大隊6月未能集訓 . Sportsroad . 19 June 2020 . 19 June 2020.