Jack Sealy

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 currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.

Jack Sealy
Jack Sealy playing for South China against Yokohama FC Hong Kong on 2 September 2012
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Jack Sealy
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Southern
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 49 (1)
2016–2017 Changchun Yatai 9 (0)
2018 Tai Po 8 (0)
2018–2019 Pegasus 17 (0)
2019– Southern 11 (0)
National team‡
2013–2017 Hong Kong 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:12, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Early years

Jack Sealy is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and Eastern player Tony Sealy. Jack is of Barbudan descent through his paternal grandfather.[2] He was born in England and but later became a naturalized 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

HKFC

Jack Sealy played for HKFC from 2007, 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

Jack 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

Jack 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

On 27 December 2015, South China announced that Jack Sealy has signed with Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for five-years, he will report to his new club in January 2016.[7]

Tai Po

On 19 January 2018, Tai Po announced that Sealy had signed with the club, returning to Hong Kong after two years abroad.[8]

Pegasus

On 22 July 2018, it was reported that Sealy had left Tai Po for fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[9]

Southern

On 2 July 2019, Sealy moved back to the island, signing a contract with Southern.[10]

International career

On 6 December 2011, Jack 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.[11] 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.[12] He 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 recognized 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[13]

Honours

Club
HKFC
Sun Hei

International
Hong Kong

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 May 2013
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Hong Kong League FA Cup & Shield League Cup Asia Total
2005–06 HKFC Hong Kong Second Division 3121——52
2006–07 Hong Kong First Division 401000—50
2007–08 Hong Kong Second Division 3000——30
2008–09 3000——30
2009–10 10———10
2010–11 Hong Kong First Division 1812020—221
Total HKFC 322512000393
2011–12 Sun Hei Hong Kong First Division 1504000—190
Total Sun Hei 150400000190
2012–13 South China Hong Kong First Division 1209000—210
Total South China 1209000—210
Career total 5921812000793

International
As of 5 September 2017.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong 201310
201450
201560
201650
201760
Total230

References
  1. Sealy, Jonathan Jack HKFA
  2. https://www.scmp.com/article/244501/tony-sealy
  3. (in Chinese) 晨曦簽港會中場J施利 Oriental Daily. 13 June 2011.
  4. Jack Sealy Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Soccer Adventure.com.hk. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. (in Chinese) bma甲組足球聯賽 傑志贏 6粒賠兩將 24 September 2010.
  6. (in Chinese) 流浪故技重施作客4：2反勝港會 Ta Kung Pao. 18 December 2010.
  7. (in Chinese)"積施利「落山」簽中超長春5年". Oriental Daily News. 28 December 2015.
  8. "告別中超 積施利加盟大埔". Apple Daily. (in Chinese)
  9. "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. Retrieved 19 April 2018. (in Chinese)
  10. "冠忠南區簽埋積施利". on.cc. Retrieved 2 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. (in Chinese) 5入籍兵團省港隊招牌 Oriental Daily. 7 December 2011.
  12. (in Chinese)鄭少偉高梵各入一球 港隊和波唔抵！ Apple Daily. 29 December 2011.
  13. 國際足球友誼賽 – 緬甸 0:0 香港. HKFA (in Chinese). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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