Personal information | |||
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Full name | English: Michael Xavier Campion Traditional Chinese: 金寶 |
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Date of birth | 20 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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HKFC | ||
Number | 3 | ||
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 | 25 | (4) |
2013–2015 | Sun Pegasus | 9 | (1) |
2015 | → South China (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015– | HKFC | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Hong Kong U20 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2012 |
Michael Campion | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 金寶 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 金宝 | ||||||
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Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Gam1 Bou2 |
Michael Xavier Campion (born midfielder. Michael has played for the youth academy of Hong Kong. He can play as a centre back or central midfielder. He currently plays for Hong Kong First Division League club HKFC .
20 May 1984) is a Filipino-Hong Kong professional footballMichael Campion played part-time football for Hong Kong Football Club while working as a wine importer. He scored his first league goal in Hong Kong Football Club's 2:4 defeat by Rangers. He scored his second goal against Kitchee in the final match of the season.
He gave up his full-time job to concentrate on his football career upon joining Citizen. 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.
On 6 June 2013, it was reported by Apple Daily that he had signed for the ambitious Sun Pegasus for the upcoming season.
On 13 January 2015 news emerged that Michael Campion had agreed a deal to join South China on loan for the second half of the season and would wear the number 3 jersey.