Festus Baise

Nigerian-born Hong Kong footballer

Festus Baise
法圖斯

Festus with Citizen in 2010

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1980-04-11) 11 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Lagos, Nigeria
Height|  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2005|  Mutual|  |
2005|  South China|  6|  (1)
2005–2014|  Citizen|  151|  (24)
2014–2015|  Pegasus|  16|  (4)
2015–2016|  Eastern|  5|  (1)
2016–2019|  Guizhou Hengfeng|  87|  (10)
International career
2015–2019|  Hong Kong|  28|  (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021
Festus Baise

Traditional Chinese| 法圖斯
Simplified Chinese| 法图斯
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Fǎtúsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| Faat3tou4si1
Hong Kong Romanisation| Fa(h) To Si
IPA| [faːt̚˧ tʰou˩ siː˥]

Festus Baise  (Chinese: 法圖斯; born 11 April 1980) is a former Nigerian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back.

## Club career[edit]

### Early career[edit]

Festus Baise was born in Lagos, Nigeria and was advised to go to Hong Kong and have tryouts with top tier clubs Happy Valley and Sun Hei. He would receive an offer from second tier club Mutual where he started his football career in the 2004–05 league season.[1] Baise would join top tier club South China half way through the season and played in six games, scoring one goal.[2]

### Citizen[edit]

On 16 December 2011, Baise scored an own goal, described as a reverse scorpion kick, past his goalkeeper Tse Tak Him in a 3–2 win over Sun Hei in the league match. It was selected as the 5th best own goal of all time by the Daily Telegraph's Steve Wilson.[3]

On 21 March 2012, Baise struck a last-minute winner as Citizen edged out Myanmar's Yangon United 2–1 at Mongkok Stadium to record a first win of the 2012 AFC Cup campaign in Group G.[4]

### Guizhou Hengfeng[edit]

On 13 December 2015, Chinese club Guizhou Hengfeng signed Baise from Eastern, citing his performances against China in two matches during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] He arrived at the club on 1 January 2016.

On 1 March 2018, Guizhou announced that Baise had signed a new contract through the end of 2019.[6] He left the club after his contract expired.

## International career[edit]

Baise was born in Nigeria, and is of Ghanaian descent.[7] In December 2012, Baise confirmed that he had applied to the Hong Kong Immigration Department for naturalisation as a Chinese citizen.[8] He was granted the Hong Kong SAR Passport on 7 March 2015 and Baise made his international debut for Hong Kong against Guam on 28 March 2015.

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club[edit]

As of 31 December 2019.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Mutual | 2004–05 | Hong Kong Second Division League |  |  | - | - | - | - |  |
South China | 2004–05 | Hong Kong First Division League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 6 | 1
Citizen | 2005–06 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 19 | 4
2006–07 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 17 | 4
2007–08 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 24 | 1
2008–09 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 21 | 2
2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 5 | 0
2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 15 | 2
2011–12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0[a] | 0 | 25 | 7
2012–13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7[a] | 2 | 26 | 7
2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 18 | 2
Total | 151 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 170 | 29
Pegasus | 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 2[b] | 1 | 21 | 6
Eastern | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 1
Guizhou Hengfeng | 2016 | China League One | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 6
2017 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 23 | 3
2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | 0
2019 | China League One | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 1
Total | 87 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10
Career total  | 265 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 291 | 47

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
2. ^ One appearance in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, One appearance and one goal in AFC Cup Play-off

### International[edit]

As of 11 June 2019.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Hong Kong | 2015 | 10 | 0
2016 | 6 | 0
2017 | 5 | 0
2018 | 6 | 2
2019 | 1 | 0
Total | 28 | 2

### International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1. | 16 October 2018 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly
2. | 16 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Mongolia | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

## Personal life[edit]

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Baise is of Ghanaian descent.[10] In December 2012, Baise confirmed that he had applied to the Hong Kong Immigration Department for naturalisation as a Chinese citizen.[11] He was granted a Hong Kong SAR passport on 7 March 2015. His brother, Henry Baise Okwara (or 亨利, born 16 Apr 1992), is also a footballer.

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Citizen

* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2010–11[2]

Eastern

* Hong Kong Premier League: 2015–16[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Festus Baise". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. ^ a b c d "Festus Baise". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
3. ^ Top 10 own goals of all time By Steve Wilson. Daily Telegraph. 20 December 2011.
4. ^ Citizen 2–1 Yangon United The-AFC.com. 21 March 2012.
5. ^ Man, Sum Tak. "東方大勝元朗歡送楊正光 法圖斯加盟中甲貴州". Sports Road. Retrieved 13 December 2015. (in Chinese)
6. ^ Mak, King Zi. "法圖斯續約貴州恆豐至2019年底". Sports Road. Retrieved 1 March 2018. (in Chinese)
7. ^ "域陀摩西斯無礙捧尼日利亞封王". Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
8. ^ "申請入籍". Apple Daily. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
9. ^ "法图斯". sodasoccer (in Chinese).
10. ^ "域陀摩西斯無礙捧尼日利亞封王". Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
11. ^ "申請入籍". Apple Daily. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Festus Baise at Soccerway

Awards

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2007–08 Hong Kong Top Footballer

* GK: Luciano
* DF: Lee Chi Ho
* DF: Cordeiro
* DF: Baise
* MF: Júnior
* MF: Stankovski
* MF: Li Haiqiang
* FW: Detinho
* FW: Giovane
* FW: Rodrigo
* FW: Wang Xuanhong

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2009–10 Hong Kong Top Footballer

* GK: Yapp Hung Fai
* DF: Lee Chi Ho
* DF: Chan Wai Ho
* DF: Baise
* DF: Wong Chin Hung
* MF: Xu Deshuai
* MF: Itaparica
* MF: Li Haiqiang
* MF: Kwok Kin Pong
* FW: Chan Siu Ki
* FW: Schutz

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2011–12 Hong Kong Top Footballer

* GK: Yapp Hung Fai
* DF: Lo Kwan Yee
* DF: Joel
* DF: Rehman
* DF: Cancela
* MF: Chu Siu Kei
* MF: Lam Ka Wai
* MF: Baise
* MF: Lee Hong Lim
* FW: Tarrés
* FW: Nakamura

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*[Gls]: League goals
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