{{short description|Hong Kong footballer (born 1982)}} {{family name hatnote|Lee|lang=Chinese}} {{use Hong Kong English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lee Chi Ho | image = Lee Chi Ho.jpg | upright = 1.1 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|16}} | birth_place = Hong Kong | height = 1.76 m | position = Right-back<br />Centre-back | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2000 | clubs1 = Yee Hope | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2000–2013 | clubs2 = South China | caps2 = 166 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Beijing Guoan | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = → South China (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Eastern | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = Rangers (HKG) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = Meizhou Hakka | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Eastern | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2018–2019 | clubs9 = Happy Valley | caps9 = 21 | goals9 = 5 | years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = King Fung | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = Wong Tai Sin | caps11 = | goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Hong Kong U23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2000–2017 | nationalteam2 = Hong Kong | nationalcaps2 = 70 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|Hong Kong}} {{MedalSport | East Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 2009 Hong Kong | Football}} }}

'''Lee Chi Ho''' ({{zh|c=李志豪|j=lei<sup>5</sup> zi<sup>3</sup> hou<sup>4</sup>}}; born 16 November 1982) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer. His usual position is right-back while occasionally playing as a centre-back as well.

==Club career==

===South China=== Lee was awarded South China's Most Improved Player of the Season in the 2006–07 season.<ref>[http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/scaablog/article?mid=20299&prev=20452&next=20105 SCAA Official Blog] 球季圓滿結束 {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

===Beijing Guoan=== 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.<ref>[http://www.metrohk.com.hk/pda/pda_detail.php?id=213105&selectedDate=2013-06-13&categoryID=all Metro] 東尼##本地體壇##志豪北上投效國安 {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

===South China=== Without making a appearance for Beijing Guoan in official matches after joining the club for nearly four months, Lee returned to his former club South China on a three-month loan.<ref>http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E5%BF%97%E8%B1%AA%E5%9B%9E%E6%AD%B8-%E5%B0%91%E6%9E%97%E5%A3%AB%E6%B0%A3%E6%8C%AF-214821869--spt.html 李志豪回歸 少林士氣振 {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

On 4 January 2014, it was announced that Lee was loaned to South China again until the end of the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southchinafc.hk/blog/stevenlo/post/2014-01-04-0125.aspx |title=二十九日 ! &#124; 足主的話 - Steven Lo's Blog |accessdate=28 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207232846/http://www.southchinafc.hk/blog/stevenlo/post/2014-01-04-0125.aspx |archivedate=7 February 2014}}</ref>

===Meizhou Hakka=== 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.<ref>[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/sports/20170518/56711890 太太有喜回港發展李志豪下一站係？] {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

===Eastern=== In July 2017, Lee re-joined Eastern.<ref>[https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/103784/%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85-%E7%B0%BD%E5%89%8D%E8%8A%AC%E8%98%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%85%B3%E5%89%8D%E9%8B%92-%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E9%BE%8D%E7%8D%85%E7%B5%84%E8%BB%8D%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90 【港超】簽前芬蘭國腳前鋒 東方龍獅組軍完成] HK01 10 July 2017</ref>

===Happy Valley=== On 15 August 2018, Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley confirmed Lee as one of their signings for the upcoming season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fei Yi |title=愉園簽阿爾巴尼亞中鋒安度美斯 外援陣集巴爾幹三國球員未憂不和 |url=https://www.upower.com.hk/article/250584-%E3%80%90%E6%B8%AF%E7%94%B2%E3%80%91%E6%84%89%E5%9C%92%E7%B0%BD%E9%98%BF%E7%88%BE%E5%B7%B4%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E4%B8%AD%E9%8B%92%E5%AE%89%E5%BA%A6%E7%BE%8E%E6%96%AF-%E5%A4%96%E6%8F%B4%E9%99%A3%E9%9B%86 |website=Upower |date=17 August 2018 |accessdate=18 August 2018}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

==International career== On 8 October 2000, Lee made his international debut for the Hong Kong national team when Hong Kong beat Singapore by 1–0 in a friendly match.<ref>奪標 (Champion Sports) – No. 449 Issue (13 October 2000) pp.10</ref>

On 25 September 2012, Lee announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/sports/art/20120926/18024915|title=體壇拾趣 李志豪劈炮 港隊冇中堅|date=26 September 2012|newspaper=Apply Daily Hong Kong}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> However, soon after the announcement the departure of head coach Ernie Merrick, Lee has returned to international football with his fellows in South China.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=9997 | title=香港足球總會 }}</ref>

Having 70 international caps in total, Lee is one of the most capped players in the Hong Kong national team.

==Career statistics==

===Club=== :''As of 14 June 2013''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Hong Kong ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | FA Cup & Shield ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |1998–99 |rowspan=3|Yee Hope |rowspan=3|First Division | || || || || || ||colspan=2|-|| || |- |1999–2000 | || || || || || ||colspan=2|-|| || |- |2000–01 | || || || || || ||colspan=2|-|| || |- |2001–02 |rowspan=12|South China |rowspan=12|First Division |12||0||0<!--0,0-->||0||1||0||colspan=2|-||13||0 |- |2002–03 |11||1||1<!--1,0-->||1||2||0||colspan=2|-||14||2 |- |2003–04 |14||1||2<!--2,0-->||0||2||0||colspan=2|-||18||1 |- |2004–05 |13||2||1<!--1,0-->||1||1||0||colspan=2|-||17||1 |- |2005–06 |13||0||3<!--2,1-->||0||3||0||colspan=2|-||19||0 |- |2006–07 |16||0||8<!--4,4-->||0||5||0||colspan=2|-||29||0 |- |2007–08 |15||1||4<!--2,2-->||0||6||0||4||0||29||1 |- |2008–09 |18||0||2<!--1,1-->||0||2||0||6||0||28||0 |- |2009–10 |10||0||2<!--0,2-->||0||colspan=2|-||9||1||21||1 |- |2010–11 |15||2||5<!--2,3-->||0||2||0||5||0||27||2 |- |2011–12 |11||0||6<!--2,3-->||0||1||0||colspan=2|-||18||0 |- |2012–13 |18||2||9<!--4,5-->||0||colspan=2|-||colspan=2|-||27||2 |- ! colspan=3 | China ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | FA Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2013–14 |Beijing Guoan |Super League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|-||0||0 |- ! rowspan=3 | Total ! colspan=2 | Yee Hope !22||3|| || || || ||0||0|| || |- ! colspan=2 | South China !166||9||43||2||25||0||24||1||260||10 |- ! colspan=2 | Beijing Guoan !1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career Total !189||12|| || || || ||24||1|| || |}

===International=== {{updated|13 June 2017}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="18"|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 |- ! colspan=2|Total!!70!!0 |}

==Honours== '''Happy Valley''' *Hong Kong First Division: 2018–19

'''Hong Kong''' *East Asian Games: 2009

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.hkfa.com/en/club/201/detail?player=29 Lee Chi Ho] at HKFA * {{soccerway|chi-ho-lee/65663}}

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