Leung_Yau_Wai
Leung Yau Wai
Hong Kong footballer (born 2002)
Tinowaye Leung Yau Wai (Chinese: 梁祐維; born 13 January 2002) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently play as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tinowaye Leung Yau Wai | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yuen Long | |||
| 2014–2017 | Kitchee | ||
| 2018 | Eastern | ||
| 2018–2020 | Loures | ||
| 2020–2022 | Cova da Piedade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | South China | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | Chiangrai City | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Reilac Shiga | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Southern | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Hong Kong U-16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hong Kong U-22 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 | |||
Leung started his football career in the academies of Yuen Long, Kitchee and Eastern.[1] He made 11 appearances for South China in the 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League, scoring once.[2] In September 2018, he moved to Portugal and joined Loures.[3]
In January 2020, Leung signed a professional contract with Portuguese side Cova da Piedade.[4][5] He was promoted to the Cova da Piedade under-23 squad the following February, featuring in a number of games as a substitute.[6]
Having failed to break into the first team of Cova da Piedade, Leung moved to Thailand in August 2022, signing with Thai League 3 club Chiangrai City.[7][8] He scored his first goal for Chiangrai City in October of the same year, the only goal in a 1–0 win against Maejo United.[9]
On 19 March 2023, Leung moved to Japan and signed with Japan Football League club Reilac Shiga.[10]
On 9 January 2024, Leung returned to Hong Kong and joined Southern.
Leung has represented Hong Kong at youth international level.[11][12]
Club
- As of 20 November 2022.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2017–18 | Hong Kong First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Chiangrai City | 2022–23 | Thai League 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
- "港足專題．青訓路向5｜香港小將葡式體驗 危機感是進步的關鍵" [Hong Kong football topic. Youth Training Direction 5｜Portuguese teenagers from Hong Kong experience a sense of crisis is the key to progress]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "Leung Yau Wai". hkfa.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "東方小將葡萄牙避疫回流 當地讀書踢波舒服過香港" [The oriental teenager from Portugal avoided the epidemic and returned to the local area to study and play comfortably in Hong Kong]. collection.news (in Chinese). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "離鄉別井年半終登陸葡甲 梁祐維盼於歐洲踢出名堂" [Leung Yau Wai looks forward to making a name for himself in Europe at the end of the year and a half]. upower.com.hk (in Chinese). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- McNicol, Andrew (30 January 2020). "Hong Kong teen footballer Leung Yau Wai signs professional contract with Portuguese outfit Cova da Piedade". scmp.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023. (subscription required)
- "港足︱19歲中堅梁祐維連續兩場葡U23聯賽上陣 「基本功和體能也有進步」" [Hong Kong Football︱The 19-year-old stalwart Leung Yau Wai has played two consecutive Portuguese U23 league games "basic skills and physical fitness have also improved"]. news.mingpao.com (in Chinese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "外流港將 轉戰泰國T3 梁祐維投清萊城" [Outflow Port will move to Thailand T3 Leung Yau Wai votes for Chiang Rai City]. hk.on.cc (in Chinese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "港足小將梁祐維加盟泰國球會 成香港第一人：還有時間為理想外流" [Hong Kong football player Leung Yau Wai joined the Thailand Football Club and became the first person in Hong Kong: There is still time for ideals to flow out]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "港將梁祐維攻入外流泰國後第一球 「爭取更好表現為香港爭光」" [Hong Kong player Leung Yau Wai scored the first goal after the exodus to Thailand "Strive for a better performance to win glory for Hong Kong"]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "梁 祐維 選手 Chiangrai City FC より加入およびU-22香港代表選出のお知らせ" [Leung Yau Wai joins from Chiangrai City FC and is selected for the U-22 Hong Kong representatives]. Reilac Shiga FC (in Japanese). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "越南集訓營 – 香港十五歲以下代表隊名單公佈" [Vietnam Training Camp – Hong Kong Under-15 Team List Announced]. edge.eaff.com (in Chinese). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "港足公布U23 U19代表隊名單" [Hong Kong Football Team Announces U23 U19 Team List]. paper.wenweipo.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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