{{Short description|Tahitian footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Steevy Chong Hue | image = Steevy Chong Hue.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Chong Hue with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | fullname = Steevy Chong Hue<ref>{{cite web|title=Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002515/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2013|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)|access-date=20 June 2013|date=7 June 2013}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Raiatea, Tahiti | height = {{convert|1.79|m|abbr=on}} | position = Striker | currentclub = A.S. Tefana | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2009–2010 |clubs1 = AS Samine |caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 2010–2011 |clubs2 = AS Dragon |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 12 | years3 = 2011–2012 |clubs3 = BX Brussels |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2013 |clubs4 = AS Dragon |caps4 = |goals4 = | years5 = 2013– |clubs5 = AS Tefana |caps5 = |goals5 = | years6 = 2014 |clubs6 = → AS Dragon (loan) |caps6 = 2 |goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2016 |clubs7 = Blagnac FC<ref>[https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/01/16/2256991-steevy-chong-hue-une-nouvelle-aventure.html Steevy Chong Hue : «Une nouvelle aventure»] Ladepeche.fr</ref> | caps7= 1 | goals7= 0 | pcupdate = 10 June 2012 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = Tahiti U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2010–2016 | nationalteam2 = Tahiti | nationalcaps2 = 27 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | ntupdate = 12 June 2016 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|TAH}}}} {{Medal|Competition|OFC Nations Cup}} {{Medal|W|2012 Solomon Islands|}} {{MedalComp|OFC U-20 Championship}} {{Medal|W|2008 Tahiti|}} {{MedalComp|Pacific Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2011 New Caledonia|}} }}
'''Steevy Chong Hue''' ({{zh|斯蒂维·张}}; born 26 January 1990) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1683717-2013-confederations-cup-please-give-tahitis-steevy-chong-hue-a-pro-contract|title=Steevy Chong Hue - Bleacher Report article}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Foot-Coupe-des-Confederations-Focus-sur-Steevy-Chong-Hue-et-Johnatan-Tehau-les-heros-tahitiens_a78488.html|title=Focus sur Steevy Chong Hue et Johnatan Tehau, les héros tahitiens|publisher=tahiti-infos.com}}</ref> He last played for A.S. Tefana in the Tahitian First Division.
==Background==
Chong Hue is of Hakka Chinese ancestry from Longgang, Shenzhen, China. The area was formerly known as Bao'an in Shenzhen.
==Club career==
Chong Hue began his career playing for AS Samine as a teenager before joining A.S. Dragon in the Tahiti First Division in 2010. In 2011, Belgian Third Division side Bleid-Gaume signed Chong Hue and compatriot Alvin Tehau, however they did not make any appearances for the club due to its economic difficulties at the time and decided to return to Tahiti. After his performance in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he earned much praise and became linked to several professional clubs.
On 26 July 2013, it was confirmed that Chong Hue had joined French Ligue 1 club FC Lorient on a 15-day trial. He played in several pre-season friendly matches for the club.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Oceania Football Confederation|url = http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/99fec776-cf58-4e38-9210-8fe9145e989c/language/en-US/Default.aspx|website = oceaniafootball.com|access-date = 2015-12-02|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113055/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/99fec776-cf58-4e38-9210-8fe9145e989c/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date = 24 September 2015}}</ref>
==International career== He has represented Tahiti at both the domestic and international level.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=307092/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101013105657/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=307092/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 October 2010 | title = Steevy Chong Hue | publisher = fifa.com | access-date = 10 June 2012}}</ref> Most notably he scored the winning goal in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup final securing the first ever international title for his country. He also took part in Tahiti's campaign in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
===2012 OFC Nations Cup=== Steevy Chong Hue was selected in Tahiti's 23-man squad for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup by coach Eddy Etaeta. He scored his first international goal in Tahiti's first game of the tournament against Samoa in the 61st minute. He scored his second international goal in Tahiti's second game of the tournament against New Caledonia, scoring the winner in a 4–3 victory. On 10 June, in the final, he scored the only goal of the game on the 10th minute against New Caledonia, securing Tahiti their first ever international title and qualification for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup representing Oceania.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tahiti wins 2012 Oceania Nations Cup - Goal.com|url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/572/internationals/2012/06/10/3162830/tahiti-wins-2012-oceania-nations-cup|website = Goal.com|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
===2013 FIFA Confederations Cup=== Chong Hue was included in the 23-man Tahiti squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002515/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2013|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)|access-date=20 June 2013|date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.shoot.co.uk/confederations-cup-tahiti/| title = Tahiti squad list for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131220192013/http://www.shoot.co.uk/confederations-cup-tahiti/| archive-date = 20 December 2013}}</ref> He played in all three games Tahiti played against Nigeria, Spain, and Uruguay. He played well above expectations in the competition especially against Nigeria in which he several times caused problems to the opposition defence, and in particular to the Nigerian right-back Efe Ambrose of whom he often outpaced down the left flank.<ref>[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1683717-2013-confederations-cup-please-give-tahitis-steevy-chong-hue-a-pro-contract 2013 Confederations Cup: Please Give Tahiti's Steevy Chong Hue a Pro Contract] Bleacher Report</ref>
===International goals=== :''As of match played 29 May 2016. Tahiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chong Hue goal.''<ref name=SW>{{soccerway|steevy-chong-hue/97254}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |rowspan=2|30 August 2011||rowspan=2|Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay, New Caledonia||rowspan=2|6||rowspan=2|{{fb|Cook Islands}}||4–0||rowspan=2|7–0||rowspan=2|2011 Pacific Games |- !scope=row|2 |7–0 |- !scope=row|3 |rowspan=3|5 September 2011||rowspan=3|Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay, New Caledonia||rowspan=3|8||rowspan=3|{{fb|Kiribati}}||4–0||rowspan=3|17–1||rowspan=3|2011 Pacific Games |- !scope=row|4 |5–1 |- !scope=row|5 |7–1 |- !scope=row|6 |1 June 2012||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands||10||{{fb|Samoa}}||6–0||10–1||2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- !scope=row|7 |10 June 2012||Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands||13||{{fb|New Caledonia}}||1–0||1–0||2012 OFC Nations Cup Final |- !scope=row|8 |29 May 2016||Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea||25||{{fb|Samoa}}||3–0||4–0||2016 OFC Nations Cup |}
==Honours==
===Player=== '''A.S. Dragon''' *Tahiti First Division 2011–12, 2012–13
'''Tahiti''' *OFC Nations Cup: 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/squads/ofc_nations_cup/2012|title=2012 OFC Nations Cup-Tahiti Squad|access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref> *Pacific Games: Bronze Medalist, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/5a2943be-2b1b-4b32-8b05-1e24c540c72c/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-Tahiti Squad|access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref>
'''Tahiti U20''' *OFC U-20 Championship: 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-7289/|title=OFC U-20 Championship Tahiti 2008 – Tahiti claim OFC U-20 Crown|author=Oceania Football Confederation|access-date=April 25, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Defeat dents Junior All Whites World Cup dream|url=http://www.nzsoccer.com/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=26109|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915085612/http://www.nzsoccer.com/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=26109|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2009|access-date=April 26, 2026|language=en}}</ref>
===Individual=== *2011-12 Tahiti First Division Golden Boot: - 11 goals<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ftf.pf/steevy-sacre-meilleur-buteur/ | title = Steevy sacré meilleur buteur ! | publisher = Tahitian Football Federation | access-date = 27 March 2014 | date = 4 May 2012}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Tahiti squad 2012 OFC Nations Cup}} {{Tahiti squad 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Tahiti squad 2016 OFC Nations Cup}}
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