on 4 january 2018, forlán joined hong kong premier league club kitchee. he made his debut for kitchee on 14 january 2018, coming off the bench in the 88th minute in a 2–2 draw against southern. on 28 january, forlán scored his first and second goals for kitchee in a 7–0 victory over biu chun rangers. he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win against lee man fc in the following match. on 13 may 2018, forlán played his final match with the club, featuring in the first 56 minutes of a 2–0 victory.