Lam Hin Ting
Lam Hin Ting (Chinese: 林衍廷; born 9 December 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club R&F.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lam Hin Ting | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) |
Centreback Full Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | R&F | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Barcelona Football School (Hong Kong) | ||
2009–2016 | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | R&F | 8 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dreams | 28 | (5) |
2019– | R&F | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Hong Kong U18 | 5 | (0) |
2018– | Hong Kong U23 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 November 2017 |
Youth career
Lam spent one year of his football career at Hong Kong Barcelona Football School before spending the next eight years with Chelsea Soccer School. In March 2016, he went on a 20-day trial with Portuguese club Cova da Piedade. However, due to the language barrier between him and his teammates, he was unable to communicate with them and was not offered a contract.[1]
Club career
R&F
Upon Lam's return to Hong Kong, he resumed his school education. Three days after his returned, he was contacted by R&F coach Leung Chi Wing who offered him a chance to play professional football at a RMB$6,000 per month salary.[2] He agreed to the deal and trained with the team at its Sanshui base.
Lam was handed his first team debut 18 September 2016 in a Senior Shield match versus Hong Kong Sapling and at age 16, became the youngest player to appear in the competition.[3] On 1 October, he made his first league appearance in a game against Pegasus.
In recognition of his performances, he was named a finalist for the Best Young Player award for 2016-17.[4]
Honours
Individual
References
- "由葡萄牙走到三水 林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
- "由葡萄牙走到三水 林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
- "R&F富力首演1球負標準灝天". on.cc. Retrieved 18 September 2016. (in Chinese)
- "由葡萄牙走到三水 林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
- "陳偉豪加盟夢想FC做隊長". on.cc. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- "Dreams FC 4:2 Kwoon Chung Southern". HKFA.
- "FatGor回歸富力R&F". on.cc. Retrieved 24 July 2019. (in Chinese)
External links
- Lam Hin Ting at Soccerway
- Lam Hin Ting at HKFA