Michael Campion (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name |
English: Michael Xavier Campion Traditional Chinese: 金寶 | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sing Tao | |||
| Hong Kong FC | |||
| Edinburgh University | |||
| 2007 | Preston Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HKFC | 11 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Citizen | 23 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Pegasus | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | → South China (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | HKFC | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 December 2012 | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 金寶 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金宝 | ||||||
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Michael Xavier Campion (born 20 May 1984) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is of English and Filipino descent.
Club career
[edit]HKFC
[edit]Campion played part-time football for HKFC while working as a wine importer. He scored his first league goal in HKFC's 2–4 defeat by Rangers.[1] He scored his second goal against Kitchee in the final match of the season.[2]
Citizen
[edit]He gave up his full-time job to concentrate on his football career upon joining Citizen.[3] Campion claimed that he had a stable job working for a wine importer with good income. But he had to entertain clients and he would rather enjoy football and pursue his football dream while he is still young. Michael is very excited about representing Citizen in the 2012 AFC Cup.[4]
Pegasus
[edit]On 6 June 2013, it was reported by the Apple Daily that he had signed for the ambitious Pegasus for the upcoming season.
South China
[edit]On 13 January 2015, news emerged that Michael Campion had agreed on a deal to join South China on loan for the second half of the season and would wear the number 3 jersey.
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]- Hong Kong
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong Football Club 2:4 Rangers FC" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ 傑志聯賽登基 (in Chinese). Oriental Daily. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ 新球員加�� (in Chinese). Citizen FC.com.hk. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ 公民獲中村祐人金寶加盟 (in Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- 1984 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Filipino men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Hong Kong FC (football) players
- Citizen AA players
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
- South China AA players
- Hong Kong people of English descent
- Hong Kong people of Filipino descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century English sportsmen