Lee Tuck

2022 - 9 - 1

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Sun Daily"

Lee Tuck now a citizen of Malaysia (The Sun Daily)

KUALA LUMPUR: Sri Pahang FC midfielder Lee Tuck is now a naturalised Malaysian citizen. This was announced by the 34-year-old player in his Instagram ...

Previously, it was reported that Sri Pahang was trying to make Tuck and Argentinian-born forward Sergio Aguero as naturalised players. However, the status of Aguero, who has also been playing in the M-League since 2017, has yet to be confirmed. Tuck has been playing in the Malaysia League (M-League) since 2017, when he joined Negeri Sembilan before moving to Terengganu FC in 2018 and Sri Pahang last season.

So grateful to be Malaysian citizen, says footballer Lee Tuck (Free Malaysia Today)

The Huddersfield-born Sri Pahang FC midfielder reveals on Merdeka Day that he is a naturalised Malaysian.

English-Born Footballer Lee Tuck Says He's Grateful To Be A ... (SAYS)

The midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang said that he had to make sacrifices during the journey.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero, who is from Argentina, is also hoping to be a naturalised player. The club had already reached the quota for foreign players this season. "I can finally and officially say I am a Malaysian citizen. Aguero has been playing in the same league as Tuck. [reported](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/03/15/how-come-foreign-footballers-can-get-citizenships-but-local-stateless-cant-mp-asks/) that Sri Pahang was in the process of getting Tuck naturalised, so he could qualify as a local player. The 34-year-old footballer, who has been playing in the Malaysia Premier League since 2017, said that it's been a tough road that required him to make sacrifices but it was one opportunity he "couldn't pass on".

“It's Unfair!” Netizens Baulk Over Footballer Lee Tuck Gaining ... (Hype.MY)

British-born footballer, Lee Andrew Tuck, took to his Instagram on Merdeka Day yesterday (Wednesday, 31st August) to share a piece of news with his ...

Another commentator gave a sarcastic remark in response to the news. Most of them took to social media to call the government out for apparently prioritising foreign players over stateless children. For those in the dark, Tuck has been playing in the Malaysian Super League since 2017.

Hannah Yeoh: Do stateless kids need to become footballers to get ... (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Segambut member of parliament Hannah Yeoh has asked the government if stateless children should aim to become professional football players in ...

"This is why I had earlier advocated for a Ministry for Children because we can afford billions for men's interests, but peanuts for protection of children," the DAP lawmaker said in a tweet today. Last year, Yeoh urged the government to establish a ministry for children, saying the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed and amplified weaknesses in Malaysia's systems to protect children. KUALA LUMPUR: Segambut member of parliament Hannah Yeoh has asked the government if stateless children should aim to become professional football players in order to gain Malaysian citizenship.

Do stateless kids born in Malaysia need to play football to gain ... (Malay Mail)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh today questioned the government's priorities in awarding Malaysian citizenship to England-born footballer Lee ...

Many cannot apply for a Malaysian identity card as their citizenship status is undetermined, which denies them from receiving education, healthcare, employment opportunities and welfare assistance. While Malaysian men have the automatic right to confer citizenship to their children born abroad through the simple process of registration under Article 14(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution, Malaysian women who give birth abroad must apply for Malaysian citizenship under Article 15(2) of the Federal Constitution. This is so so unfair,” she