Sebastian Robert Buddle

On 12 July 2016, Kitchee announced that they had signed Buddle and three others to a professional contract. On 24 July 2018, following a preseason friendly, Hoi King confirmed that they had acquired Buddle on loan. On 7 July 2026, Buddle announced his retirement from professional football.

After Buddle had acquired a HKSAR passport in 2019, he is eligible to represent Hong Kong in international competitions.

Buddle was born and raised in Discovery Bay by English parents who had moved to Hong Kong in 1994. When he was 18, he renounced his British passport in order to obtain a Hong Kong passport. Buddle is a graduate of the West Island School. Buddle received his HKSAR passport in 2019 and was selected for his first U23 camp in June 2020.