Lam Ngai Tong

Lam Ngai Tong (Chinese: 林毅東; born 13 January 1990) is a Macanese professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Happy Valley.

Lam Ngai Tong

Personal information
Full name	Lam Ngai Tong
Date of birth	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990
Place of birth	Santo António, Macau
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Happy Valley
Number	18
Youth career
	The Yuen Yuen Institute
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Sham Shui Po	16	(0)
2012–2013	Yokohama FC Hong Kong	16	(0)
2013–2016	Tai Po	17	(0)
2016–2018	Sparta Rotterdam Mutual	43	(19)
2018–2019	Tai Po	1	(0)
2019	→ Wong Tai Sin (loan)	11	(2)
2019–	Happy Valley	0	(0)
National team^‡
	Hong Kong U15[1]
2017–2019	Macau	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2019(UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:44, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Club career

After stints at Sham Shui Po and Yokohama FC Hong Kong, Lam moved to Tai Po. His time at Tai Po saw the club win the 2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division and 2015–16 Hong Kong First Division titles. However, upon the club's promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in 2016, Lam declined to re-sign with the club in order to continue working as a physical education teacher.[2]

In September 2016, Lee decided to resume his career at Hong Kong Second Division club Sparta Rotterdam Mutual.

On 31 July 2018, Lam confirmed to the media that he would resign his teaching post in order to return to Tai Po as a full-time professional footballer.[3]

On 12 July 2019, Lam moved to Happy Valley.[4]

International career

Lam was born in Macau and moved to Hong Kong in 1993.[5] He is eligible to represent Macau or Hong Kong on the international level. He earned his first cap with Macau on 5 September 2017 in a 2–0 loss to India.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 June 2018.[7][8]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sham Shui Po	2011–12	Hong Kong First Division	16	0	2	0	2	0	–		0	0	20	0
Yokohama FC (Hong Kong)	2012–13		16	0	2	0	0	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
Tai Po	2013–14	Hong Kong Second Division	–		1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
	2014–15	Hong Kong Premier League	16	0	2	0	3	0	–		1[lower-alpha 1]	1	22	1
	2015–16	Hong Kong First Division	–		1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Hong Kong Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	Total		17	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	25	1
Sparta Rotterdam (Mutual)	2016–17	Hong Kong Second Division	17	8	0	0	–		–		0	0	17	8
	2017–18	Hong Kong First Division	26	11	0	0	–		–		0	0	26	11
	Total		43	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	19
Tai Po	2018–19	Hong Kong Premier League	1	0	0	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
Wong Tai Sin		Hong Kong First Division	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0	0	0
Career total			93	19	8	0	5	0	0	0	3	1	109	20

Notes

1. Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield

International

As of matches played 8 June 2018.[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Macau	2017	4	0
	2018	2	0
Total		6	0

References

1. "由小港腳到澳門隊 林毅東國際大舞台尋夢" [From Xiaogang Jiao to the Macau National Team - Lam Ngai Tong Seeks his Dream on the International Stage]. UPower (in Chinese). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
2. "港澳埠際賽　前港青林毅東披澳門戰衣". on.cc. Retrieved 1 September 2017. (in Chinese)
3. Ng, Ka Kei. "單身男人無顧忌 大埔「新兵」林毅東棄教席追夢：這是我給學生的最後一堂課". Upower. Retrieved 31 July 2018. (in Chinese)
4. "林毅東、伍家揚加盟愉園". on.cc. Retrieved 12 July 2019. (in Chinese)
5. "港澳埠際賽　前港青林毅東披澳門戰衣". on.cc. Retrieved 1 September 2017. (in Chinese)
6. "亞洲盃足球外圍賽 澳門隊零比二負印度". CTM. Retrieved 6 September 2017. (in Chinese)
7. Lam Ngai Tong at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
8. "Ngai Tong Lam". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
9. "Lam Ngai Tong". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

External links

• Lam Ngai Tong at Soccerway
• Lam Ngai Tong at HKFA