Lai Hau Hei
Lai Hau Hei (Chinese: 黎厚希; born 19 January 1995 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Yuen Long.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lai Hau Hei | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Yuen Long | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Pegasus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Rangers (HKG) | 17 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Yuen Long | 14 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dreams | 23 | (0) |
2019– | Yuen Long | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Hong Kong U-18 | 8 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Hong Kong U-21 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Hong Kong U-22 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 July 2017 |
Club career
During his youth, Lai trained in football with Pegasus which were then based on Tin Shui Wai.
Lai was offered his first contract in professional football by Rangers with whom he signed with in 2012. Lau made his professional debut on 2 September 2012 in a 5-1 Senior Shield loss to Citizen.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2015 in the 2014-15 Hong Kong FA Cup win over South China.[2]
In 2015, Lai joined his home district club of Yuen Long.
In July 2017, it was announced that Lai had moved to Dreams.[3]
On 7 August 2019, it was revealed that Lai had rejoined Yuen Long.[4]
International career
In 2016, Lai was selected to the Hong Kong U-21 squad to play in an exhibition tournament in Singapore.
In 2017, he was on the Hong Kong U-22 squad which travelled to North Korea for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification group stage. He appeared in all three of Hong Kong's matches.
References
- "BC Rangers 1:5 Citizen". HKFA. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- "東方 南華4強再鍊過". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (in Chinese)
- "陳偉豪加盟夢想FC做隊長". on.cc. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- "東方龍獅友賽大炒佳聯元朗". on.cc. Retrieved 7 August 2019. (in Chinese)
External links
- Lai Hau Hei at HKFA
- Lai Hau Hei at Soccerway