Lee Hong Lim
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | North District, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Tai Po | 64 | (18) |
| 2009–2012 | Pegasus | 62 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | South China | 34 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Pegasus | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Eastern | 55 | (28) |
| 2019– | Lee Man | 13 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2017 | Hong Kong | 32 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Lee Hong Lim (Chinese: 李康廉; Jyutping: lei5 hong1 lim4, born 29 September 1983) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
He is the brother of former professional footballer Lee Wai Lim.[1]
Early age[]
Lee Hong Lim and his brother, Lee Wai Lim grew up in Hong Kong Sha Tau Kok. They were discovered and recruited by Chan Ping, the team manager of Tai Po, who was impressed by the brothers in a street match.
Club career[]
Tai Po[]
Tai Po was in the Third Division when the brothers joined the team. The team were promoted to division two and brothers were crucial members of the promoted team, for which Lee Hong Lim scored 12 goals in 22 games. The team finished at the second spot at 2005–06 season and secured promotion from Second division to First division. Lee Hong Lim decided to quit his full-time job and became a full-time professional football player. He wore no. 7 shirt in 2006–07 season and had 2 goals in 21 games. Tai Po finished at the 7th spot in their debut 1st division season.
Pegasus[]
Lee Hon Lim moved to Pegasus in the January 2009 transfer window. He has since scored an important goal in the League Cup semifinal against South China which ended 2:1 in Pegasus' favour.
South China[]
On 9 July 2012, South China chairman Steven Lo announced that they have signed Lee Hong Lim for the 2012–13 season.[2] He made his debut for South China on 2 September 2012 at Hong Kong Stadium, having scored a long-range goal to help the team win against Yokohama FC Hong Kong 5–2.
Lee Man[]
On 19 July 2019, Lee Man announced the signing of Lee at their season opening media event.[3]
International career[]
Hong Kong[]
At the 2011 Long Teng Cup, in the final match against Chinese Taipei, Lee Hong Lim scored two goals and helped Hong Kong win the match 6–0 and retain the trophy.[4]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 4 May 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hong Kong | League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||||
| Tai Po | Second Division | 21 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 13 | |
| 2006–07 | First Division | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | First Division | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 14 | 3 | |
| Tai Po Total | 64 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 19 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pegasus | First Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | First Division | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | First Division | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 7 | |
| 2011–12 | First Division | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 5 | |
| Pegasus Total | 63 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 2012–13 | South China | First Division | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 24 | 7 |
| 2013–14 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South China Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Hong Kong Total | 143 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 207 | 51 | ||
| Career Total | 143 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 207 | 51 | ||
Remarks:
1 Since Tai Po was in the Second Division in the 2005–06 season, they could only participate in Junior Challenge Shield but not Senior Challenge Shield.
International[]
- As of 28 March 2017
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  India
|
2–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 October 2009 | Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan |  Japan
|
0–6 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Japan
|
0–3 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 4 | 4 October 2010 | Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India | India
|
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Paraguay
|
0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
|
0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 June 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | Malaysia
|
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 23 July 2011 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  Saudi Arabia
|
0–3 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | Saudi Arabia
|
0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 30 September 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Philippines
|
3–3 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
| 11 | 4 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei
|
6–0 | 2 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
| 12 | 29 February 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei
|
5–1 | 1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 1 June 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Singapore
|
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 10 June 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Vietnam
|
1–2 | 0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 15 August 2012 | Jurong West Stadium, Singapore | Singapore
|
0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 16 October 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon | Malaysia
|
0–3 | 0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 14 November 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Malaysia
|
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 1 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Guam
|
2–1 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 19 | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Australia
|
0–1 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 20 | 7 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei
|
2–0 | 1 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 21 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  North Korea
|
0–4 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 22 | 6 February 2013 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan
|
0–0 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 23 | 22 March 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Vietnam
|
1–0 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 24 | 4 June 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Philippines
|
0–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 6 September 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar
|
0–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 24 | 10 September 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore
|
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  United Arab Emirates
|
0–4 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 26 | 15 November 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates
|
0–4 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 27 | 19 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Guam
|
0–0 | 0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 28 | 6 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia
|
2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 29 | 11 October 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Singapore
|
2–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 30 | 9 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei
|
4–2 | 0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2 |
| 31 | 12 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | North Korea
|
0–1 | 0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2 |
| 32 | 28 March 2017 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Lebanon
|
0–2 | 0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round - Third Round |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Pegasus
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2009–10
- South China
- Eastern
References[]
- ^ "AFC Cup 2014 Group G - South China 4:0 Kelantan (MAS)". Hong Kong Football Association. 22 April 2014.
- ^ 2012–13 組軍消息 – 足主的話 – STEVEN LO'S BLOG Archived 12 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yung, Yat Fu. "理文新球季引入3大經驗老將 實行「以老帶新」聯賽站穩陣腳". Upower. Retrieved 19 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ (in Chinese)龍騰盃冧莊！香港隊好波！ Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Oriental Daily. 5 October 2011.
External links[]
- Lee Hong Lim at Soccerway
- Lee Hong Lim on Instagram
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong footballers
- Association football defenders
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Tai Po FC players
- TSW Pegasus FC players
- South China AA players
- Eastern Sports Club footballers
- Lee Man FC players
- Hong Kong international footballers
- Hong Kong people of Hakka descent
- Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong