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{{Short description|Hong Kong footballer}}
{{use Hong Kong English |date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Cheng Lai Hin
| image          = Cheng Lai Hin Michael.JPG
| image_size     = 300
| fullname       = Michael Cheng Lai Hin
| height         = 1.80 m
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|31}}
| birth_place    = [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| position       = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1    = | youthclubs1 = [[Hong Kong Rangers|Rangers]]
| years1         = 2004–2010 | clubs1 = [[Kitchee]] | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 5
| years2         = 2005 | clubs2 = → [[Xiangxue Pharmaceutical (football)|Xiangxue Pharmaceutical]] (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 2
| years3         = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → [[Hong Kong 08]] (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 2
| years4         = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = → [[Hong Kong FC|HKFC]] (loan)  | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 2
| years5         = 2010–2015 | clubs5 = [[South China AA|South China]] | caps5= 42 | goals5 = 6
| years6         = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = [[Hong Kong Pegasus FC|Pegasus]] | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0
| years7         = 2016      | clubs7 = [[Double Flower FA|Double Flower]] | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 3
| years8         = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0
| years9         = 2019–2021 | clubs9 = [[Double Flower FA|Double Flower]] | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team|Hong Kong U-23]]
| nationalcaps1  = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam2 = [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]
| nationalcaps2  = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|Hong Kong}}
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the East Asian Games|East Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 East Asian Games|2009 Hong Kong]] | [[Football at the 2009 East Asian Games|Football]]}}
| pcupdate = 20 June 2021
| ntupdate = 9 September 2014
}}

{{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}}
'''Michael Cheng Lai Hin''' ({{zh|t=鄭禮騫|cy=Jehng Láihhīn}}; born {{Birth date|df=yes|1986|3|31}}) is a former [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

Cheng was arrested by the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)|ICAC]] on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared.

==Club career==
===Kitchee===
Cheng Lai Hin signed for [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] when he was only 18.

Cheng Lai Hin was one of the torch bearers for Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic torch relay in the SAR.<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/TorchRelay/b5/torchbearer_info.php?id=62 Torch Bearer no. 62 Cheng Lai Hin] 北京2008奧運會 火炬接力</ref><ref>[http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20080502/news_20080502_55_486915.htm 鄭禮騫交棒溫健儀 接力傳火炬] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002131442/http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20080502/news_20080502_55_486915.htm |date=2 October 2012 }} RTHK.gov.hk 2 May 2008 HKT 13:11</ref>

On 29 November 2008, in the [[2008-09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield]] semi-final, Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute and scored Kitchee's second goal, but Kitchee still lost to [[Sun Hei SC]].<ref>[http://soccer.sina.com.hk/news/1334/3/1/1668176/1.html 高級組銀牌傑志2:3負晨曦出局] 30 November 2008 12:00:00</ref>

On 31 May 2010, in the [[2010 Singapore Cup]], Cheng Lai Hin scored at the 111-minute, from a [[Lo Kwan Yee]] corner against [[Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore FC|Beijing Guoan Talent]]. His goal helped Kitchee win the match 2:1 and proceed to the quarter finals.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232725/http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&NLT=300&AID=0f877d2b-a6f2-4017-a31d-fa4cfdea02e5 RHB Singapore Cup: Wasteful Talents sunk by Kitchee subs]}} www.sleague.com Tam Cheong Yan. Retrieved 11 August 2011.</ref>

===South China===
On 8 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin signed for South China in 2010, following the footsteps of [[Chan Siu Ki]]. He left Kitchee because coach [[Josep Gombau]] did not think he fitted Kitchee's 4–3–3 formation. He joined South China expecting to be only a reserve to replace the departing [[Chao Pengfei]]. South China's [[Steven Lo]] compared Cheng favourably to [[Jong Tae Se]] of [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] but Cheng himself played down the expectations.<ref>[http://www.takungpao.com/sport/top/2010-06-09/263605.html 鄭禮騫轉投南華] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324035938/http://www.takungpao.com/sport/top/2010-06-09/263605.html |date=24 March 2012 }} 2010年6月9日 08:10:15 大公報</ref>

In the [[2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield]] semi-final against [[Tai Po FC]], Cheng Lai Hin scored twice to help South China win 3:0 and advance to the final.<ref>[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/12/26/SP1012260011.htm 金判坤改任南華體能顧問] http://paper.wenweipo.com 26 December 2010</ref>

In the [[2011 Asian Challenge Cup]], Cheng Lai Hin came on as a substitute against [[Ulsan Hyundai]] in the third place play-off and scored South China's second goal. But South China lost the match 2:4 to finish last.<ref>[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/02/07/SP1102070002.htm 亞超盃南華包尾 2：4不敵蔚山 「畢基」未入局] http://paper.wenweipo.com  7 February 2011</ref>

In the [[2011 AFC Cup]] away game to [[East Bengal FC]], Cheng Lai Hin scored the second goal for South China, his first goal in the competition, at the 87-minute. The match ended 3:3.

In the crucial away leg to [[Persipura Jayapura]], a [[2011 AFC Cup]] game, Chan Siu Ki was suspended and Cheng Lai Hin was required to partner [[Mateja Kezman]] up front. Kezman claimed he was confident of the partnership with Cheng.<ref>[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/05/03/SP1105030018.htm 夥拍鄭禮騫 基士文有信心] http://paper.wenweipo.com 3 May 2011
</ref> But in the end South China lost the match 2:4 and any chance to qualify for the second phase.

In his first season at South China, Cheng Lai Hin finished as the top scorer of the club by scoring a total of 7 goals  in all local competitions, despite being not a regular starting member, 1 more than [[Mateja Kezman]] and 2 more than regular starter [[Chan Siu Ki]].<ref>[http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_shooter_table.php?leagueyear=2010-2011 Hong Kong Football Association. 2010–11 Top Scorers.] Retrieved 11 August 2011.</ref>

===Pegasus===
Cheng joined [[Hong Kong Pegasus FC|Pegasus]] in the summer of 2015.

==International career==
On 20 June 2010, Cheng Lai Hin scored a hat-trick for [[Hong Kong national football team]] in the [[2010 Hong Kong–Macau Interport]]. His goals helped Hong Kong win the match 5–1 and claimed the Interport Trophy.<ref>[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/06/21/SP1006210028.htm 香港挫澳門 埠際賽奪冠] http://paper.wenweipo.com 21 June 2010</ref> On 30 September 2011, Cheng Lai-Hin scored the second goal in the 3:3 draw with [[Philippines national football team|the Philippines]] in the [[2011 Long Teng Cup]].<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111001&sec_id=25391&subsec_id=25392&art_id=15664684 龍騰盃 港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差] ''Apple Daily''. 1 October 2011.</ref>

==Match Fixing Scandal==
On 6 October 2016, Cheng was one of six current and former Pegasus players to be taken in for questioning by the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)|ICAC]] on allegations of match fixing.<ref>{{cite web|title=飛馬4人涉假波案停職前足球先生李威廉被捕梁孔德：不守秩序就要拉|url=https://www.hk01.com/體育/47023/飛馬4人涉假波案停職-前足球先生李威廉被捕-梁孔德-不守秩序就要拉|website=HK01|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref> He was formally charged on 28 June 2017 for conspiracy to defraud and offering an advantage to an agent.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zuser|first1=Tobias|title=LEAGUE Former Pegasus Players charged with match fixing|url=http://www.offside.hk/league/former-pegasus-players-charged-with-match-fixing/|website=Offside.hk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=飛馬5前球員涉收6萬賄款打假波　遭廉署起訴|url=http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20170628/bkn-20170628153635268-0628_00822_001.html|website=on.cc|accessdate=28 June 2017}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

On 19 April 2018, Cheng was found not guilty of both charges after the judge ruled that he could not convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.<ref>{{cite web|title=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|url=https://www.upower.com.hk/article/185666-%E3%80%90%E8%8A%B1%E6%B5%B7%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95%E3%80%91%E9%A3%9B%E9%A6%AC%E5%9B%9B%E5%89%8D%E7%90%83%E5%93%A1%E8%A2%AB%E6%8E%A7%E6%94%B6%E8%B3%84%E6%93%8D%E6%8E%A7%E8%B3%BD%E6%9E%9C%E8%84%AB%E7%BD%AA|website=Upower|accessdate=19 April 2018}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
;Happy Valley
*[[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]]: [[2018–19 Hong Kong First Division League|2018–19]]

===International===
;Hong Kong
*[[2009 East Asian Games]] Football Event: Gold

==Career statistics==
===Club===
''As of 6 December 2006''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=2|[[Hong Kong First Division League|League]]
!colspan=2|[[Hong Kong League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[Hong Kong Senior Shield|Senior Shield]]
!colspan=2|[[Hong Kong FA Cup|FA Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[AFC Cup]]
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[Kitchee]]'''
|[[2004-05 in Hong Kong football|2003–04]]
|?||?||?||?||?||?||—||—||—||—||?||?
|-
!Total
! !! !! !! !! !! !!—!!—!!—!!—!! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[Xiangxue Pharmaceutical (football)|Xiangxue Pharmaceutical]]''' (loan)
|[[2004-05 in Hong Kong football|2003–04]]
|?||?||—||—||?||?||?||?||—||—||?||?
|-
!Total
! !! !!—!!—!! !! !! !! !!—!!—!! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[Hong Kong 08]]''' (loan)
|[[2005-06 in Hong Kong football|2005–06]]
|?||?||?||?||1||0||1||1||—||—||?||?
|-
!Total
! !! !! !! !!1!!0!!1!!1!!—!!—!! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[Hong Kong FC|HKFC]]''' (loan)
|[[2006-07 in Hong Kong football|2006–07]]
|6(4)||2||4||1||0(1)||0||0||0||0||0||10(5)||3
|-
!Total
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!—!!—!! !!
|-
!colspan=2|Career Total
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!—!!—!! !!
|}

===International===
:''As of 5 October 2011''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: left;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!#
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Result
!Scored
!Competition
|-
|1
|6 January 2010
|[[Bahrain National Stadium]], Riffa
|{{Fb|Bahrain}}
|align=center|0–4
|align=center|0
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|2
|14 February 2010
|[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Olympic Stadium]], Tokyo
|{{Fb|CHN}}
|align=center|0–2
|align=center|0
|[[2010 East Asian Football Championship]]
|-
|3
|3 March 2010
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|{{fb|YEM}}
|align=center|0–0
|align=center|0
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|4
|17 November 2010
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|{{fb|PAR}}
|align=center|0–7
|align=center|0
|[[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|5
|9 February 2011
|[[Shah Alam Stadium]], Kuala Lumpur
|{{fb|MAS}}
|align=center|0–2
|align=center|0
|[[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|6
|30 September 2011
|[[Kaohsiung National Stadium]], Kaohsiung
|{{fb|PHI}}
|align=center|3–3
|align=center|1
|[[2011 Long Teng Cup]]
|-
|7
|2 October 2011
|[[Kaohsiung National Stadium]], Kaohsiung
|{{fb|MAC}}
|align=center|5–1
|align=center|0
|[[2011 Long Teng Cup]]
|-
|8
|4 October 2011
|[[Kaohsiung National Stadium]], Kaohsiung
|{{fb|TPE}}
|align=center|6–0
|align=center|0
|[[2011 Long Teng Cup]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hkfa.com/en/club/11/detail?player=138 Cheng Lai Hin] at [[Hong Kong Football Association|HKFA]]
*{{instagram|michaelclh}}

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