Yu Wai Lim (Chinese: 余煒廉; born 20 September 1998) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for China League One club Meizhou Hakka.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yu Wai Lim | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Meizhou Hakka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Tai Po | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sun Hei | ||
| 2011–2015 | Kitchee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Tai Po | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Yuen Long | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Lee Man | 75 | (0) |
| 2024 | Wuxi Wugo | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Lee Man | 30 | (0) |
| 2026– | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Hong Kong U-16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hong Kong U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-22 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Hong Kong | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 17 July 2016, Yuen Long confirmed the signing of Yu.[1]
On 17 July 2018, Yu was named as one of fourteen new players at Lee Man.[2]
On 24 June 2024, Yu joined China League One club Wuxi Wugo.[3]
On 28 January 2025, Yu returned to Lee Man.[4]
In June 2026, Yu moved abroad again and joined China League One club Meizhou Hakka.
International career
editOn 11 June 2021, Yu made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Iraq.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 5 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain |  Iraq |
0–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 2 | 15 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
0–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 3 | 1 June 2022 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
0–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Afghanistan |
2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 5 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Cambodia |
3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 6 | 21 September 2022 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Myanmar |
2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 19 June 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Thailand |
0–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 11 June 2024 | Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Turkmenistan |
0–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "元朗組青春班 盼再上一層樓". Wenweipo. Retrieved 17 July 2016. (in Chinese)
- ↑ "陳曉明領理文14新兵開操 球員入選港足有獎金". Ming Pao. Retrieved 17 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ↑ 外流港將 余煒廉加盟中甲無錫吳鈎 on.cc 24 June 2024
- ↑ 港超聯 余煒廉重返理文 on.cc 28 January 2025
- ↑ 大埔提早一輪奪升港超資格 Archived 29 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine 大公網 2016-05-09
- ↑ 港超聯 元朗掃平大埔做3哥喇！ on.cc 2016-11-28
External links
edit- Yu Wai Lim at Soccerway
- Yu Wai Lim at HKFA
- Yu Wai Lim on Instagram