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{{short description|Hong Kong footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Xia (surname)|Ha]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = James Ha
| image          = HKGJamesHa.jpg
| image_size     = 280
| caption        = Ha playing for [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] in 2011
| fullname       = James Stephen Gee Ha
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1992|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Middlesbrough]], England
| height         =
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] <br> [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub    =
| clubnumber     =
| youthyears1    = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1    = [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]<ref name="kit07">[http://www.hkfa.com/zh-hk/match_result.php?leagueyear_id=120 2007–2008 Reserve Division], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 23 April 2008</ref>
| youthyears2    = 2011
| youthclubs2    = [[Birmingham City FC|Birmingham City]]<ref name="bam"/>
| years1         = 2008–2009
| clubs1         = [[Shatin SA|Sha Tin]]
| caps1          = 0
| goals1         = 0
| years2         = 2009–2010
| clubs2         = [[Fourway Athletics|Fourway]]
| caps2          = 0
| goals2         = 0
| years3         = 2010–2011
| clubs3         = [[HKFC Soccer Section|HKFC]]
| caps3          = 15
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 2011–2014
| clubs4         = [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
| caps4          = 0
| goals4         = 0
| years5         = 2013–2014
| clubs5         = → [[Sun Hei SC|Sun Hei]] (loan)
| caps5          = 8
| goals5         = 2
| years6         = 2014
| clubs6         = → [[Southern District FC|Southern]] (loan)
| caps6          = 9
| goals6         = 0
| years7         = 2014–2015
| clubs7         = [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers (HKG)]]
| caps7          = 6
| goals7         = 2
| years8         = 2015–2022
| clubs8         = [[Southern District FC|Southern]]
| caps8          = 93
| goals8         = 33
| club-update    = 22 May 2021
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam1  = [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team|Hong Kong U-23]]
| nationalcaps1  = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2021
| nationalteam2  = [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]
| nationalcaps2  = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 15 June 2021
}}
'''James Stephen Gee Ha''' ({{zh|t=夏志明}}, born 26 December 1992), nicknamed '''Bullet''', is an English former-born [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]].<ref name="disrupters.asia">{{Cite web|title=The best midfielder of Hong Kong Premier League and video producer - James Ha the 'Bullet' - Ep. 11|url=https://disrupters.asia/episodes/the-best-midfielder-of-hong-kong-premier-league-and-video-producer-james-ha-the-bullet|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Disrupters Asia|language=en-US}}</ref>
Ha is a member of the [[Hong Kong national football team]]. He was awarded [[Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards#Best Youth Player|Best Youth Player of Hong Kong]] in the [[2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League|2010–11 season]] and best midfielder of [[Hong Kong Premier League]] in the [[2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League|2018–19 season]].<ref name="disrupters.asia"/>
==Early life==
Ha was born in [[Middlesbrough]], England in 1992 into a family of [[English people|English]] and [[Hongkongese]] heritage. Ha moved to Hong Kong where his Hongkongese father resided and grew up on [[Hong Kong Island]] at an early age.<ref name="keyma">{{in lang|zh-hk}} 起飛前　跑, Page 28–29, Keymansoho, June 2011</ref><ref name="cable1">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://sports.i-cable.com/sports_local/videoPlay.php?video_id=2215 足球 – 高速夏志明獲南美球會賞識], [[i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)|i-Cable]], 2 May 2011</ref>
Ha reportedly had always taken an interest in football, ever since a young age. He attended [[The Salvation Army Ann Wyllie Memorial School]] for primary education.<ref name="keyma"/> And for high school education he attended [[St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong|St. Joseph's College]] for two years, but later transferred to [[St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Hong Kong|St. Joan of Arc]], but not for long. As Ha decided it was best to start year 12 at [[South Island School]] in 2009, in which he represented the school team as an [[midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]]. During these years he was also selected by [[Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation football team]] for the 36th Asian Schools Football Championship.<ref>[http://www.hkssf-ext.org.hk/external/Overseas/Asian/Football/36th%20ASFB2008/Acrobat/Team%20List_36ASFB.pdf Hong Kong Team List, 36th Asian Schools Football Championship], [[Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation]]</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Ha had started playing for reserves matches of [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] since joining Kitchee academy in 2007.<ref name="kit07"/> He left Kitchee academy to [[Shatin SA|Shatin]] when he was 16, but he had no debut in the club. Ha entered [[Fourway Athletics]] a year later but did not have much success.
He joined [[HKFC Soccer Section|HKFC]] before the [[2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League|2010–11 season of Hong Kong First Division League]]. On 4 September 2010, He made his first division debut in the opening match of HKFC which drew [[Tai Po FC|Tai Po]] 1–1.<ref>[http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2010-09-04&match_id=7349 Match Results: bma 1st Division Football League – NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po 1:1 HKFC], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 4 September 2010</ref> In the League Cup game on 8 January 2011, he scored his first goal in formal match on the 19th-minute and Hong Kong FC defeated NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po by 2–1 lastly.<ref>[http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2011-01-08&match_id=8322 Match Results: League Cup – NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po 1:2 HKFC], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 8 January 2011</ref>
In January 2011, [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] signed Ha with a 1.5-year-long contract after dealing with Hong Kong FC, but Ha would continue to play in Hong Kong FC until the end of the 2010–11 season.<ref name="cable1"/><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} "夏志明已與傑志簽訂一紙合約，至2011–12季尾。但他在今季餘下的賽事，將會繼續為港會出賽。" From the comment of Kitchee SC general manager, [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001582852044 Ken K. Ng] in Facebook on 7 February 2011.</ref>
===Kitchee===
While Ha was playing in the youth tournament Mediterranean Cup as a member of Kitchee's youth academy in Spain in April 2011, Paraguayan club [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]] approached him about playing for them in the [[Paraguayan Primera Division]]. But he concerned about playing so far away from home and rejected the offer finally.<ref name="cable1"/><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/sport/20110424/00286_017.html 港小快翼受寵若驚], [[Oriental Daily News]], 24 April 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/news_video/index.php?news_id=358301 夏志明或登陸南美球壇], [[i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)|i-Cable]], 30 April 2011</ref>
The first appearance of Ha in Kitchee is the training match against [[Hong Kong national football team]] in [[Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground]] on 16 July 2011 for Kitchee and Hong Kong prepared [[2011 Barclays Asia Trophy]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]. His first formal appearance is in a semifinal match of the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in [[Hong Kong Stadium]] on 27 July 2011. Ha was sent to the field in the 82nd-minute to replace [[Roberto Losada]], and Kitchee lost the game by 4 goals.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/football/match_commentary/0,19764,11065_3405082,00.html Live: Chelsea 4 Kitchee 0], [[Sky Sports]], 27 July 2011</ref>
After the rejection of Guaraní's offer and the postpone of Ha's university study, the new first division team for [[Football at the 2013 East Asian Games|2013 East Asian Games]] has founded and James was called up by the long-term training section.<ref name="13news01">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=8808 香港2013東亞運長期集訓隊名單公佈], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 9 August 2011</ref><ref name="13news02">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/12/WF-1395336.htm 甲組新軍空降代淦源] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928180813/http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/12/WF-1395336.htm# |date=28 September 2011 }}, [[Tai Kung Pao]], 10 August 2011</ref> Kitchee general manager [[Ken Ng]] asserted in what a choice depended on Ha and head coach [[Josep Gombau]] and Ng would make a decision after summer training in Spain.<ref>"Whether he stays or goes to EAG13 is a choice for him and Josep Gombau. He may mature quicker if he has more chances to play regularly. One never knows." From the comment of Kitchee SC general manager, [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001582852044 Ken K. Ng] in Facebook on 15 August 2011.</ref> Finally, although Ha was not loaned to [[Hong Kong Sapling]], he also left Kitchee in the short term to study in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/sport/20110914/00286_005.html?pubdate=20110914 傑志回收長春門將鬥大埔], [[Oriental Daily]], 14 September 2011</ref>
===Trials in Europe===
In November 2011, Ha was in the United Kingdom playing for amateur side [[Salisbury City FC|Salisbury City]], which is owned by Hong Kong businessman [[Carson Yeung]]. Kitchee said they would not stand in his way if Yeung's Birmingham City decides to recruit him.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111106&sec_id=25391&art_id=15776375 子彈橫飛伯明翰 夏志明英倫試腳], [[Apple Daily]]. 6 November 2011</ref> On 8 November 2011, Birmingham City reserves lost to a couple of late goals in a private friendly at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Ha made a substitute appearance.<ref name="bam">[http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/11/09/reserve-report-wolverhampton-wanderers-2-birmingham-city-0-97319-29745705/ Reserve report: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Birmingham City 0], [[Birmingham Mail]], 9 November 2011</ref>
Ha returned to Hong Kong in January 2012 for [[Lunar New Year]] celebration and ended the two months training but Birmingham City abandoned him after the holidays.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A4%8F%E5%BF%97%E6%98%8E-%E4%B8%8D%E6%9E%89%E8%8B%B1%E5%80%AB%E8%A1%8C-223000701--spt.html 夏志明：不枉英倫行], [[Sing Tao Daily]], 30 December 2011</ref><ref name="SAD1">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://news.hotpot.hk/fruit/art_main.php?iss_id=20120212&sec_id=25391&art_id=16062943 飛馬vs傑志 港甲榜首大戰]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Apple Daily]], 12 February 2012</ref> In accordance with [[Dani Cancela]]'s suggestion, Kitchee sent Ha to [[Sevilla Atlético]] for further training.<ref name="SAD1"/> Lamentably, he returned to Hong Kong in early April 2012.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20120405&sec_id=25391&art_id=16221645 亞協盃 F組 傑志亞協盃 3連勝], [[Apple Daily]], 5 April 2012</ref>
===Back To Kitchee===
After a year of academic study and trial in Europe, Kitchee general manager Ken Ng announced that Ha would be back to Kitchee in [[2012–13 in Hong Kong football|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [https://archive.today/20120713074329/http://news.sina.com.hk/news/22/1/1/2677757/1.html 體壇快訊﹕鄭少偉回巢傑志], [[Ming Pao]], 31 May 2012</ref>
===Southern===
After spending several years on loan from Kitchee, Ha transferred to [[Southern District FC|Southern]] where he played there for seven seasons before he was released in 2022. He then retired from professional football.
==International career==
===2010–11===
In 2010, the [[Hong Kong Football Association]] decided to play Ha in an age group above his age.<ref name="keyma"/><ref name="cable1"/> Ha was just 17 when he played for the [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team]] at the [[Exhibition game|exhibition matches]] against [[Guangdong under-23 representative team|Guangdong under-23 team]] in 2010.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=8248 香港奧運集訓隊　友賽廣東全運一隊名單公佈], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 30 December 2010</ref> His outstanding performance in those two exhibition matches gave rise to that he can be the regular player of Hong Kong under-23 team.<ref name="cable1"/>
Ha was called up to the under-23 squad for the first formal game for their friendly against [[Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team|Chinese Taipei]] on 24 January 2011.<ref name="U23-01"/> He scored his under-23 international goal in the match two days later against Chinese Taipei too.<ref name="U23-02"/> For the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 1|first preliminary round of 2012 Summer Olympics]] against [[Maldives national under-23 football team|Maldives]], he was sent to the field by head coach [[Tsang Wai Chung]] both two matches and he scored a total of four goals.<ref name="U23-03"/><ref name="U23-04"/>
[[File:James Ha subon 20100623 UZE.png|250px|thumb|Ha (11) came off the bench on 23 June 2011]]
He was also named in the under-23 list squad for [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|second preliminary round of 2012 Summer Olympics]] against [[Uzbekistan national under-23 football team|Uzbekistan]],<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=8713 2012奧運會亞洲區外圍賽第二圈　香港奧運隊 – 名單事宜], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 14 June 2011</ref> but did not feature in the first leg at the Uzbek stadium, which lost by a goal. Before the second leg, some [[Media of Hong Kong|media in Hong Kong]] claimed that Ha was the 'secret weapon' of Hong Kong team.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://news.mingpao.com/20110623/spb1.htm 港隊秘密武器爭出線], [[Ming Pao]], 23 June 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A5%A7%E9%81%8B%E9%9A%8A-%E4%B9%98%E9%A2%A8-%E8%A5%B2%E7%83%8F%E8%BB%8D-223000137.html 奧運隊「乘風」襲烏軍], [[Sing Tao Daily]], 23 June 2011</ref> In the second leg, Hong Kong astonishingly opted defending formation and caused two losing goals to put Uzbekistan 2–0 up in 20 minutes. Ha replaced [[Au Yeung Yiu Chung]] in 34th-minute as [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] and played as [[Forward (association football)#Centre forward|target man]] in second half. However, in a match in which Hong Kong was generally regarded as having underachieved and Uzbekistan won 3–0 on aggregate, he was widely considered one of the few successes of the Hong Kong under-23 squad.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110624&sec_id=25391&subsec_id=25392&art_id=15370653 2012奧運足球亞洲區外圍賽　港奧捱打再負烏軍出局], [[Apple Daily]], 24 June 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.metrohk.com.hk/printable.php?id=164285 港再吞兩蛋衝奧失敗], [[Metropolis Daily]], 24 June 2011</ref>
===2011–12===
In August 2011, HKFA formed the long-term training section for [[Football at the 2013 East Asian Games|2013 East Asian Games]] and Ha was selected by the association.<ref name="13news01"/> For the preparing of the games, Ha would be sent to a new [[Hong Kong First Division League|first division league]] team consisting of members of the training section.<ref name="13news02"/> At last, Ha did not be listed by [[Hong Kong Sapling]] and stayed in Kitchee.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/19/WF-1397255.htm 科士打執教東亞運13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928181136/http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/19/WF-1397255.htm |date=28 September 2011 }}, [[Tai Kung Pao]], 19 August 2011</ref>
After the Europe trial of Ha, new [[Hong Kong national football team]] coach [[Ernie Merrick]] selected Ha for the friendlies against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] and [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] due to absent [[Chan Siu Ki]] and [[Godfred Karikari]].<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://news.now.com/home/sports/player?newsId=2881597131 港隊點兵對新加坡 陳七落選], [[Now TV (China)|Now TV]], 29 May 2012</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/19/WF-1397255.htm 港足鬥新加坡缺箭頭] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928181136/http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/11/08/19/WF-1397255.htm |date=28 September 2011 }}, [[Tai Kung Pao]], 30 May 2012</ref>
In June 2012, Ha was chosen by Merrick for [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team|under-23 team]] to [[2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification]] in Laos. He played the opening match of the Hong Kong team as a substitute but Hong Kong lost the game by 2–3.<ref name="U23-06"/>
===2017–18===
On 5 October 2017, Ha made his international debut for [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in a friendly match against [[Laos national football team|Laos]].
==Honours==
===Individual===
* [[Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards#Best Youth Player|Best Youth Player]]: [[Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards#Best Youth Player|2010–11]]
==Career statistics==
===Club===
:''As of 19 May 2021''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season !! Club !! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
|-|-
! colspan=3 | Hong Kong
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Hong Kong FA Cup|FA Cup]] & [[Hong Kong Challenge Shield|Shield]]
! colspan=2 | [[Hong Kong League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2008–09 Hong Kong Second Division League|2008–09]]
|[[Shatin SA|Shatin]]
|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League|2009–10]]
|[[Fourway Athletics|Fourway]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League|2010–11]]
|[[HKFC Soccer Section|HKFC]]
|15||0||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||19||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League|2012–13]]
|0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||4<sup>1</sup>||0
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[Sun Hei SC|Sun Hei]]
|4||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||6||2
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League|2013–14]]
|4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|[[Southern District FC|Southern]]
|7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League|2014–15]]
|[[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Hong Kong Premier League|Premier League]]
|6
|2
|0
|0
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|6
|2
|-
|[[2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League|2015–16]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Southern District FC|Southern]]
|8
|3
|4
|4
|2
|1
| colspan="2" | -
|14
|8
|-
|[[2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League|2016–17]]
|9
|6
|1
|2
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|10
|8
|-
|[[2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League|2017–18]]
|6
|0
|3
|2
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|9
|2
|-
|[[2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League|2018–19]]
|12
|7
|3
|2
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|15
|9
|-
|[[2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League|2019–20]]
|8
|4
|0
|0
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|8
|4
|-
|[[2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League|2020–21]]
|13
|11
|0
|0
| colspan="2" | -
| colspan="2" | -
|13
|11
|-
! rowspan="1" | Total
! colspan="2" | Hong Kong
!92||35||6||0||4||2||2||0||117||47
|-
! colspan="3" | Career total
!92||35||6||0||4||2||2||0||117||47
|}
<sup>1</sup>Including 2 games in [[2012 Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship]].
===International===
====Hong Kong U-23====
:''As of 3 July 2012''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: left;"
|-
!colspan="7"|'''Hong Kong U23 appearances and goals'''
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!#
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Result
!Scored
!Competition
|-
!colspan="7"|'''2010–11'''
|-style="background-color:#89CFF0"
|<ref>{{in lang|zh-cn}} [http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/p/2011-01-01/19135390379.shtml 图文-广东全运队1–0香港奥运队 双方拼抢互不相让], [[sina.com|Sina]], 1 January 2011</ref>
|1 January 2011
|[[Guangdong People's Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]], China
|[[Guangdong under-23 representative team|Guangdong]]
|align=center|4–2
|align=center|0
|[[Exhibition game|Exhibition]]
|-style="background-color:#89CFF0"
|<ref>{{in lang|zh-cn}} [http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/p/2011-01-04/19535394125.shtml 图文-广东全运队2–2香港奥运队 双方拼抢先动手], [[sina.com|Sina]], 4 January 2011</ref>
|4 January 2011
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|[[Guangdong under-23 representative team|Guangdong]]
|align=center|2–2
|align=center|1
|[[Exhibition game|Exhibition]]
|-
|1<ref name="U23-01">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=8310 香港奧運隊　友賽擊敗中華台北奧運隊], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 24 January 2011</ref>
|24 January 2011
|[[So Kon Po Recreation Ground]], Hong Kong
|{{fbu|23|TPE}}
|align=center|4–0
|align=center|0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|2<ref name="U23-02">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=8312 香港奧運隊　友賽再次擊敗中華台北奧運隊], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 28 January 2011</ref>
|26 January 2011
|[[Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground]], Hong Kong
|{{fbu|23|TPE}}
|align=center|1–0
|align=center|1
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|3<ref name="U23-03">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180928030743/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3335 Hong Kong 4–0 Maldives], [[Asian Football Confederation]], 23 February 2011</ref>
|23 February 2011
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|{{fbu|23|Maldives}}
|align=center|4–0
|align=center|2
|[[2012 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament]]
|-
|4<ref name="U23-04">[https://archive.today/20120911234134/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3324 Maldives 0–3 Hong Kong], [[Asian Football Confederation]], 9 March 2011</ref>
|9 March 2011
|[[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]], Maldives
|{{fbu|23|Maldives}}
|align=center|3–0
|align=center|2
|[[2012 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament]]
|-
|5<ref name="U23-05">[http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2011-06-23 Olympic Tournaments London 2012 – Preliminary Hong Kong Olympic Team 0:2 Uzbekistan Olympic Team], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 23 June 2011</ref>
|23 June 2011
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|{{fbu|23|UZB}}
|align=center|0–2
|align=center|0
|[[2012 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament]]
|-
|6<ref name="U23-06">[https://archive.today/20121217193427/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=438&matchId=4650 2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Match Report: Hong Kong 2 – 3 Cambodia], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 23 June 2011</ref>
|23 June 2012
|[[Chao Anouvong Stadium]], [[Vientiane]], Laos
|{{fbu|23|CAM}}
|align=center|2–3
|align=center|0
|[[2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|7<ref>[http://www.the-afc.com/en/u22ac-schedule-results?fixtureid=6405&stageid=242&view=ajax&show=matchsummary 2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Match Report: Hong Kong 0 – 1 DPR Korea], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 25 June 2011</ref>
|30 June 2012
|[[Laos National Stadium]], [[Vientiane]], Laos
|{{fbu|23|LAO}}
|align=center|0–2
|align=center|0
|[[2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|8<ref>[http://www.the-afc.com/en/u22ac-schedule-results?fixtureid=6410&stageid=242&view=ajax&show=matchsummary 2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Match Report: Hong Kong 0 – 4 Thailand], [[Hong Kong Football Association]], 3 July 2012</ref>
|3 July 2012
|[[Chao Anouvong Stadium]], [[Vientiane]], Laos
|{{fbu|23|THA}}
|align=center|0–4
|align=center|0
|[[2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification]]
|}
====Hong Kong====
{{updated|15 June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="5"|[[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]
|2017||3||0
|-
|2018||0||0
|-
|2019||5||1
|-
|2020||0||0
|-
|2021||3||0
|-
! colspan=2|Total!!11!!1
|}
===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=69052|accessdate=23 November 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 19 November 2019 || [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[So Kon Po]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{fb|CAM}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}
==Personal life==
Ha has lived on [[Hong Kong Island]] for a long time and he loves playing football for leisure in [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong|Victoria Park]], [[Causeway Bay]]. He thinks there are many top players in Victoria Park and he learnt a lot of skills and a sense of soccer in the park. Recently, Victoria Park has always been closed for special events, so he goes to the park at a lower frequency now.<ref name="keyma"/><ref name="cable1"/> Besides football, Ha is a [[rugby union]] footballer, and won the [[Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation|HKFSS]] Inter-School Rugby Competition in 2011.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/sport/20110323/00514_010.html?pubdate=20110323 夏志明手足都咁醒], [[The Sun (Hong Kong)|The Sun]], 23 March 2011</ref>
Ha is the owner of [[Scene 852 Productions]], a new media company of creators in Hong Kong.<ref name="disrupters.asia"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Soccerway|james-stephen-gee-ha/151663}}
* {{instagram|jamesgeeming}}
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