Wu Chun Ming
Wu Chun Ming (Chinese: 胡晉銘; born 21 November 1997 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wu Chun Ming | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eastern | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Wanchai | ||
| 2013–2015 | Pegasus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Pegasus | 48 | (1) |
| 2019– | Eastern | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2016 | Hong Kong U-18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Hong Kong U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hong Kong U-22 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | Hong Kong | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017 | |||
Youth career
During his high school years at YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College[1][2][3][4][5][6], Wu joined the Wanchai academy after taking an interest in football due to his father, who was a football fan. He later joined the Pegasus academy where he helped his side to win the 2014-15 Hong Kong FA Youth Cup.
On 12 March 2016, Wu scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory for the City University of Hong Kong in The University Sports Federation of Hong Kong's football championship game.[7]
Club career
On 7 July 2015, Wu signed his first professional contract with Pegasus.[8]
On 3 February 2016, Wu made his first team debut in a 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup match against his former youth club Wan Chai. He made his league debut later that year on 7 May, coming on as a substitute against Rangers.[9]
On 12 June 2019, Wu announced that he would be leaving Pegasus after six years in order to challenge himself at a new club.[10]
On 30 June 2019, it was reported that Wu had signed with Eastern.[11]
International career
Despite having yet reached the age of 16, Wu was selected for the Hong Kong U-18 squad that competed in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament. He made two appearances for the team during the tournament.
Wu was selected again for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament where he appeared in all four games.
In July 2017, Wu was selected for the Hong Kong U-22 squad ahead of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament where he appeared in all three games. He scored the opener against North Korea in a 1-1 draw.
On 5 October 2017, Wu made his senior national team debut in a 4-0 win over Laos.[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 5 October 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Best Young Player: 2019
References
- The Honour Roll. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards, Robbie Wu. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Unsung heros" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Robbie fires title success" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "【港足二十年．胡晉銘】不是最有天份 卻是最肯堅持". HK01. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "RTHK x Hok Yau Club Radio Programme「奮發時刻 DSE」". RTHK. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "城大封王胡晉銘飛頂奠勝". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2016. (in Chinese)
- "體壇連線：陳柏熹 胡晉銘準備登陸港超". Wen Wei Po. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (in Chinese)
- "BC Rangers 3:2 Hong Kong Pegasus". HKFA.
- "法比奧證元朗保留防線班底 飛馬中場胡晉銘離隊尋新挑戰". Ming Pao. Retrieved 12 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "東方換血李志堅帶大埔兵過檔". Apple Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- "佐迪首騷即有波入 港隊熱身炒老撾4蛋". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2017. (in Chinese)
External links
- Wu Chun Ming at Soccerway
- Wu Chun Ming on Instagram
- Wu Chun Ming on Twitter