Raphaël Merkies

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Raphaël Merkies
Raphael with HKFC
Personal information
Full name Raphaël Merkies
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southern
Number 17
Youth career
HKFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Club Colts 34 (1)
2022–2023 HKFC 18 (0)
2023– Southern 0 (0)
International career
2024- Laos 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023

Raphaël Merkies (Chinese: 李小恆; born 15 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.

Club career[edit]

HKFC[edit]

Raphael began his professional career by taking a gap year off university, having being promoted to the HKFC first team ahead of the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League season.[1][2] The young winger would make his league debut in a 1-0 victory over Sham Shui Po in the opening day fixture.[2] Merkies would then his first goal for the club weeks later in a Hong Kong FA Cup tie against Resources Capital.[3][4]

He was released at the end of the season.[5]

Southern[edit]

On 10 June 2023, Merkies joined Southern,[6] signing his first professional contract.[7][8][9] Raphael would go on to take time off school and announced his decision to pursuse football as a full-time passion prior to signing with the southern-side-club.[10] Merkies would net his first goal for Southern in once again a Sapling Cup tie against his former club HKFC in a 2-2 draw away from home.[11][12]

Personal life[edit]

Growing up in the suburbs of Paris, Raphael moved to Hong Kong in 2016 aged 14,[2] enrolling in the French International School of Hong Kong. He is of Dutch and French descent and holds French citizenship. he is also of partial Laotian descent from his maternal side of the family.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 16 October 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Colts 2017–18 Yau Yee Football League 16 0 0 0 5[a] 0 0 0 21 0
2018–19 16 1 0 0 3[a] 0 0 0 19 1
2021–22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 34 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 42 1
HKFC 2022–23 Premier League 3 0 1[b] 1 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 6 1
Career total 37 1 1 1 9 0 1 0 48 2
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Appearances in the Yau Yee League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the Senior Shield

References[edit]

  1. ^ "積施利欣慰璞玉成器 港會奇迹真本事". www.bastillepost.com. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c "加盟港會首戰職業賽場 李小恆把握「空檔年」爭佳績". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ "足總盃　攻入生涯首球　李小恆：最緊要贏波" [Raphaël Merkies scored the first goal of his career in the FA Cup: the most important thing is to win the wave]. hk.on.cc (in Chinese). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ 袁志浩 (2022-10-02). "足總盃︱港會疑向敵對球迷慶祝惹不滿 晉峰失方向 球員：已盡力". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ^ "Good luck Rafa!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ "港超聯 第二簽！李小恆加盟冠忠南區". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  7. ^ 星島日報 (2023-07-15). "港超｜南區簽入8名新兵 楊正光培養小虎鬥傑志理文". std.stheadline.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ "【港超聯】南區換血再衝聯賽前三 李小恆新身份嚐新經歷". Yahoo Sports (in Chinese). 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ^ "港超聯 轉外援身份披甲 李小恆望擔起重責". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  10. ^ "新球季加盟冠忠南區 李小恆為圓足球夢去到盡". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  11. ^ "賽馬會菁英盃 冠忠南區2比2逼和港會". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  12. ^ "菁英盃A組：南區 2-2 港會 | 無綫新聞TVB News". 無綫新聞 TVB News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  13. ^ Raphaël Merkies at Soccerway

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