Wong Wai

Not to be confused with Huang Wei (footballer).

Wong Wai
黃威
Wong in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Wong Wai
Date of birth (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lee Man
Number 10
Youth career
Sham Shui Po
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Sham Shui Po 62 (32)
2012–2015 YFCMD 39 (2)
2015–2016 Pegasus 7 (0)
2016–2019 Tai Po 54 (10)
2019–2022 Eastern 19 (2)
2021–2022 → HK U23 (loan) 4 (2)
2022– Lee Man 17 (1)
International career‡
2009 Hong Kong U-19 5 (1)
2010–2014 Hong Kong U-23[2] 4 (0)
2013– Hong Kong 53 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Wong Wai (Chinese: 黃威; Jyutping: wong4 wai1; born 17 September 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

Club career

Early career

Wong studied at Yu Chun Keung Memorial College and graduated after Form 5. He represented various youth levels of the national team.

Sham Shui Po

Wong joined Third Division club Sham Shui Po when he was young. In 2008, youth team members were all promoted to the club's first team in order to gain experience. In the first season, the club reached the final of Junior Shield, which they eventually lost 0–2 to Shatin. Wong Wai played 5 out of 6 games and scored a goal in the semi-finals.

In Wong's second season, he scored 12 goals throughout the season, including 3 goals in the promotion play-offs, which helped the club gain promotion to the Second Division.

Wong helped the club gain promotion to the First Division for the first time in club history by scoring 12 goals in 19 games in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, he failed to help the team prevent relegation to the Second Division, although he featured in most of the matches.

Wong linked up with former Sham Shui Po player and manager Lee Chi Kin and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in July 2012.[3]

Tai Po

After the conclusion of his contract, Wong once again followed Lee Chi Kin, this time to the newly promoted HKPL club Tai Po. He was revealed as a Tai Po player during the club's season kick-off event on 19 July 2016.[4]

On 17 July 2019, it was revealed that Wong had left Tai Po at the end of his contract.[5]

Eastern

On 27 September 2019, once again following Lee Chi Kin, Wong signed for Eastern.[6]

HK U23

Before the beginning of the 2021–22 season, the newly formed HK U23 announced that Wong joined the club on loan for the season as one of the over-aged players.

Lee Man

On 8 July 2022, Wong signed for Lee Man.[7]

International career

Wong had represented the Hong Kong national under-19 football team and participated in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification held in Indonesia. He scored one goal in four games.

On 16 February 2013, Wong received his first call-up from the senior team for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Vietnam.[8][9] However, he was excluded from the final squad announced on 15 March 2013.[10]

On 31 May 2013, Wong was included in the 20-men final squad for an international friendly match against the Philippines held on 4 June.[11] He made his debut during the match, as he entered in the 77th minute as a substitute for Leung Chun Pong.[12]

On 21 November 2023, Wong scored an equalizer against Turkmenistan in the second round of 2026 World Cup AFC qualifiers, which ended in a 2–2 draw. [13]

On 26 December 2023, Wong was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2021[15]
Club Season Division League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup AFC Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sham Shui Po 2008–09 Third 'District' Division 13 9 5[a] 1[b] 18 10
2009–10 Third 'District' Division 13 9 —[c] 3[d] 3[e] 16 12
2010–11 Second Division 19 12 3[f] 5[g] 22 17
2011–12 First Division 17 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 23 2
Sham Shui Po Total 62 32 10 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 79 41
Metro Gallery 2012–13 First Division 17 1 1 0 — 1 0 — 19 1
2013–14 12 1 1 0 — 1 0 — 14 1
2014–15 5 0 1 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Pegasus 2015–16 First Division 4 0 — 2 0 3 1 — 9 1
Wofoo Taipo 2016–17 First Division 20 4 3 2 — 0 0 — 23 6
2017–18 17 4 1 0 — 3 2 — 21 6
2018–19 16 2 4 1 — 0 0 8 0 28 3
Eastern 2019–20 First Division 3 2 2 0 — 3 2 — 8 4
2020–21 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Total 162 46 23 9 6 0 13 5 8 0 3 3 215 63
  1. ^ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
  2. ^ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
  3. ^ Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield was not held in the 2009–10 season.
  4. ^ Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.
  5. ^ Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.
  6. ^ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
  7. ^ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield

International

As of 17 December 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2013 1 0
2014 5 0
2015 0 0
2016 2 0
2017 7 1
2018 6 0
2019 5 0
2020 0 0
2021 2 0
2022 7 1
2023 8 2
2024 10 2
Total 53 6

International goals

No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 October 2017 12 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Laos 2–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 8 June 2022 30 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Afghanistan 1–0 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
3. 11 September 2023 40 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Brunei 5–0 10–0 Friendly
4. 21 November 2023 43  Turkmenistan 1–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
5. 5 September 2024 47 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji  Solomon Islands 3–0 3–0 Friendly
6. 8 December 2024 51 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Mongolia 2–0 3–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round

Honours

Club

Eastern

Pegasus

Tai Po

References

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