Justin Hui

Justin Hui (born 17 February 1998) is a Singaporean Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hougang United FC in the S.League, Singapore's top tier of competitive football.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hui.
Justin Hui
Personal information
Full name Justin Hui Yong Kang
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hougang United FC
Number 16
Youth career
2015–2016 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Young Lions 1 (0)
2017 – Hougang United 4 (1)
National team
2015 Singapore U18
2016 Singapore U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 25, 2017

Personal Life

Justin is the son of a private tutor and a teacher. He attended Holy Innocents' Primary School before attending the Singapore Sports School and Meridian Junior College.[1] He was handed the captaincy of MJC's football team, guiding them to the 2017 A Division football title.[2]

He was with the National Football Academy (Singapore) since Secondary 2 and later started his career with the National Football Academy Under-18 side in the Prime League.

His performance at the youth level led to him being nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Dollah Kassim Award although he did not win it.[2][3]

He is also friends with Sheffield, Stacia and Bibiana since Primary 1.

Club career

NFA U18

Justin started his career with National Football Academy (NFA) u-18 team in 2015. In his second season with the team, he was handed the captaincy of the team by head coach, Takuya Inoue.[4]

Young Lions

After impressive performances in the Prime League with the NFA U18s, he was handed a debut in the S.League for the Young Lions in September 2016, coming on as a substitute against Brunei DPMM.[5] However, he was released from the team following the conclusion of the season.[6]

Hougang United

Justin then moved to Hougang United for the 2017 S.League season but was initially registered for their reserve side in the Prime League.[7] He made his debut for the Cheetahs against Tampines Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute before earning a shock first start in the following match against Brunei DPMM in a 2–0 defeat.[8] Justin made his first start for the club in a Singapore Cup match, in August, against Cambodian side Nagaworld FC, playing over 80 minutes.[9] Justin then made his first S.League start for the Cheetahs in late October 2017 against his former club, Young Lions. It proved a debut to remember for Justin as he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory for the cheetahs.[5] Prior to this match, Justin had made 3 substitute appearances in the league for the club.[5]

International career

He was part of the 2015 Under-18 Squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[7]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

Updated 26 Feb 2020

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup League Cup ACL AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions FC 2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 100000000010
Hougang United 2017 511010000071
2018 15100000000151
2019 100000000010
2020 000000000000
Total 21210100000232
Career Total 12210300000162

References
  1. "Dollah Kassim Award nominee Justin believes hard work will reap success". The New Paper. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. "Justin scores hat-trick as Meridian land ninth A Division crown". The New Paper. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "Rusyaidi crowned 2016 TNP Dollah Kassim Award winner". The New Paper. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award nominee: Justin Hui". The New Paper. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Hougang's Hui off to a dream start". The New Paper. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. "S.League Transfer Round-Up: Warriors' waiting on approval, Young Lions pounce on Ikhsan Fandi". FourFourTwo. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. "In grades-obsessed Singapore, a young footballer dreams big". FourFourTwo. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. "Lionel Tan out to become a great Chinese centre-back for the Lions". FourFourTwo. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. hermes (30 September 2017). "ST Young Star of the Month: A student with a big goal". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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