Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lam Ka Wai | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2008 | Rangers | 51 | (4) |
2002–2003 | → Double Flower (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Kitchee (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2008–2018 | Kitchee | 133 | (21) |
2018–2020 | Eastern | 22 | (4) |
2020 | R&F | 1 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Rangers | 56 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
Hong Kong U-23 | |||
2005–2018 | Hong Kong | 51 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2024– | Rangers (assistant coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 |
Lam Ka Wai (Chinese :林嘉緯; Jyutping :lam4 gaa1 wai5; born 5 June 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder and a current football coach. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
Lam lived away from his parents and spent his childhood years playing football. During his school life, he had showed his talent in soccer. He could complete with high school teammates while aged 15. He was studying in Concordia Lutheran School and after Form 3 he ceased his studies to pursue a football career. [2]
Lam started his football career at Yee Hope's youth academy. In 2002 he joined Rangers but was loaned to Double Flower on a monthly salary of just HKD$1,500, to train under coach Chiu Chung Man. [3] He was then loaned further to Kitchee when he was just 17. [2]
In 2004, Lam returned to Rangers and began to impress. He was selected for the Hong Kong national team in 2005 and scored on his debut. Unfortunately, he suffered a severe ankle ligament injury in 2005 and was sidelined for most of the league season. [2]
Lam joined Kitchee in 2008 and along with Lo Kwan Yee has been the mainstay of the club since. At Kitchee he plays as the midfield playmaker, wearing the no. 10 shirt.
In June 2010, Kitchee reported to the Hong Kong Football Association that Fourway Rangers made an illegal approach to his services. [4]
On 29 July 2013, Lam played against Manchester United. He dribbled past Manchester United star midfielder Michael Carrick before unleashing a wonder shot past Ben Amos. He also gave an assist to Alex that tore open Manchester United's defence.
In the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League season, Lam scored 9 goals and was a key member of the team that overcame South China by one point to win the league title. This was the first title for Kitchee in 47 years, gaining the club the rights to play in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy and 2012 AFC Cup.
Lam's contribution included two goals against South China on 11 December 2010 to help Kitchee claim an important 4–3 away win. [5] He scored two more in the 7–0 victory over Tai Chung on 1 May 2011. [6]
After the season ended, Lam played in a local soccer game without Kitchee's consent and fractured his fibula, making him unable to play for either Hong Kong in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches or for Kitchee in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy. For this reason, Kitchee stripped him of his vice-captaincy. [7]
On 19 April 2012, Lam received the Most Valuable Player for March 2012 award from the Hong Kong Sports Press Association, after helping the club win the 2011–12 Hong Kong League Cup. [8]
On 29 July 2013, in an exhibition match against English Premier League giants Manchester United at the Hong Kong Stadium, Lam scored by curling the ball into the top corner from outside the box on 53 minutes, giving reserve United keeper Ben Amos no chance. But Kitchee lost the match 2–5. [9]
On 25 January 2017, Lam scored a last-minute winner versus Hà Nội to lift Kitchee to victory in their 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match. [10]
On 26 May 2018, Lam made his final appearance for Kitchee as the club won the 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup. [11]
After over a decade at Kitchee, Lam signed with fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern on 1 July 2018. [12]
On 13 January 2020, Lam terminated his contract with Eastern and signed with rivals R&F. [13] The contract is for a half year, with a clause for an automatic extension after seven league appearances. [14]
However, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong in 2020, the 2019–20 season was suspended before he could trigger an extension. Thus, on 6 June 2020, Lam revealed that R&F had declined to renew his contract at the club. [15]
On 10 September 2020, Rangers' Director of Football Philip Lee declared that Lam would return to the club as a player and a youth team coach. [16] He added that Lam would sign a one-year contract and be given the captain's armband. [17]
On 6 April 2024, Lam announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the 2023–24 season. [18]
On 5 March 2005, Lam made his international debut for Hong Kong in the Preliminary Competition of 2005 East Asian Football Championship against Mongolia.
On 1 June 2012, Lam scored the only goal in Hong Kong's friendly win against Singapore at the Hong Kong Stadium. [19]
As of 6 December 2006
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Double Flower (loan) | 2002–03 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | — | — | ? | ? |
Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||||||
Kitchee (loan) | 2003–04 | ? | 3 | ? | 1 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | — | — | ? | 5 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | ||||||
Rangers | 2004–05 | ? | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ? | 3 |
2005–06 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
2006–07 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ? | 4 | |||
Career Total | 1 | 0 | — | — |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hong Kong | 2005 | 4 | 2 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 4 | 1 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 1 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 7 | 3 | |
2015 | 10 | 2 | |
2016 | 6 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 9 |
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