Jack Sealy
 Sealy playing for South China against Yokohama FC Hong Kong on 2 September 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Jack Sealy | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HKFC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | HKFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | HKFC | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Sun Hei | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | South China | 41 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Changchun Yatai | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tai Po | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pegasus | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Southern | 29 | (0) |
| 2022– | HKFC | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2017 | Hong Kong | 23 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:12, 10 October 2017 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Jack Sealy (born 4 May 1987), commonly known as Jack Sealy (traditional Chinese: 積施利; simplified Chinese: 积施利; Jyutping: Zik1 Si1 Lei6), is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a right back for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.
Early years
[edit]Sealy is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and Eastern player Tony Sealy. Jack is of Barbadian descent through his paternal grandfather.[2] He was born in England and but later became a naturalised Hong Konger.[3] From an early age he represented the Hong Kong Football Club and by the age of 12 was playing football in adult social leagues, the Yau Yee League, before making the step up to the Hong Kong Second Division at the age of 16.[4]
Club career
[edit]HKFC
[edit]Sealy played for HKFC from 1999 (promoted to the first team in 2005), with his father Tony Sealy as his coach. He scored an own goal in the 0–6 loss to Kitchee on 23 September 2010.[5] He missed a scoring chance and then scored an own goal in the 2–4 defeat to Fourway Rangers on 17 December 2010.[6]
Sun Hei
[edit]Sealy signed for Sun Hei in June 2011.[3] He made his debut for Sun Hei on 3 September 2011 in the league match against Kitchee.
South China
[edit]Sealy moved to South China in July 2012 to further his career. On 29 September 2012, Dhiego Martins scored in stoppage time from an inch-perfect cross from Sealy, helping the club beat rivals Kitchee 1–0. Sealy scored his first league goal for South China against Yokohama FC Hong Kong on 15 February 2014.
Changchun Yatai
[edit]On 27 December 2015, South China announced that Sealy had signed with Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai on a five-year contract. He left for his new club in January 2016.[7]
Tai Po
[edit]On 19 January 2018, Tai Po announced that Sealy had signed with the club, returning to Hong Kong after two years abroad.[8]
Pegasus
[edit]On 22 July 2018, it was reported that Sealy had left Tai Po for fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[9]
Southern
[edit]On 2 July 2019, Sealy moved back to the island, signing a contract with Southern.[10]
On 17 July 2022, Sealy left the club.
HKFC
[edit]On 7 August 2022, it was reported that Sealy would return to HKFC after 11 years.[11]
International career
[edit]On 6 December 2011, Sealy trained with the Hong Kong national football team for the first time, to prepare for the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. He claims that he and his father both have special feelings for Hong Kong football and his father is very supportive of him joining the Hong Kong national team. He is willing to apply for a HKSAR passport to play for Hong Kong.[12] He made his debut with Hong Kong on 28 December 2011 against Guangdong. In the match, he made a long pass from which Cheng Siu Wai scored the equalising goal. The match ended 2–2.[13]
Sealy obtained Hong Kong passport in March 2013 and he became eligible to represent Hong Kong in international "A" matches. He made his debut for Hong Kong on 6 September 2013 against Myanmar, however, the match was not recognised as an international 'A' match by FIFA, as Myanmar made more than 6 substitutions. His first international 'A' match for Hong Kong should be on 10 September 2013 against Singapore[14]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- HKFC
- Hong Kong Second Division: 2005–06, 2009–10
- Sun Hei
International
[edit]- Hong Kong
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 12 May 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 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | HKFC | Hong Kong Second Division | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hong Kong First Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hong Kong Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | Hong Kong First Division | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | HKFC | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Sun Hei | Hong Kong First Division | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | Sun Hei | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | South China | Hong Kong First Division | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | South China | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 5 September 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Sealy, Jonathan Jack HKFA
- ^ "Tony Sealy". 14 June 1998.
- ^ a b (in Chinese) 晨曦簽港會中場J施利 Oriental Daily. 13 June 2011.
- ^ Jack Sealy Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Soccer Adventure.com.hk. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ (in Chinese) bma甲組足球聯賽 傑志贏 6粒賠兩將 24 September 2010.
- ^ (in Chinese) 流浪故技重施作客4：2反勝港會[permanent dead link] Ta Kung Pao. 18 December 2010.
- ^ (in Chinese)"積施利「落山」簽中超長春5年". Oriental Daily News. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "告別中超 積施利加盟大埔". Apple Daily. (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. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "冠忠南區簽埋積施利". on.cc. Retrieved 2 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ 港超聯 港會友賽輸波 組軍工作未完成 on.cc 14 August 2022
- ^ (in Chinese) 5入籍兵團省港隊招牌[permanent dead link] Oriental Daily. 7 December 2011.
- ^ (in Chinese)鄭少偉高梵各入一球 港隊和波唔抵！ Apple Daily. 29 December 2011.
- ^ 國際足球友誼賽 – 緬甸 0:0 香港. HKFA (in Chinese). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Jack Sealy at Soccerway
- Jack Sealy on Instagram
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Southampton
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
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