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Lee Hong Lim
Lee in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lee Hong Lim
Date of birth (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth North District, Hong Kong
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
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 (11)
2019–2023 Lee Man 31 (5)
Total 255 (55)
International career
2009–2017 Hong Kong 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Hong Lim (Chinese: 李康廉; Jyutping: lei5 hong1 lim4, born 29 September 1983) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a left winger.

He is the brother of former professional footballer Lee Wai Lim.[1]

Early age

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Lee and his brother, Lee Wai Lim grew up in 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

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Tai Po

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Tai Po was in the Third Division when the brothers joined the team. The team were promoted to the Second Division League and the two brothers were crucial members of the promoted team, for which Lee scored 12 goals in 22 games. The team finished at the second spot in the 2005–06 season and secured promotion to the First Division League. Lee 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 season in the First Division League.

Pegasus

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Lee 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

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On 9 July 2012, South China chairman Steven Lo announced that they have signed Lee 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.

Pegasus

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In July 2014, Lee returned to Pegasus.

Eastern

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On 30 June 2015, Lee signed for Eastern.

Lee Man

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On 19 July 2019, Lee Man announced the signing of Lee at their season-opening media event.[3]

In April 2023, Lee announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

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At the 2011 Long Teng Cup, in the final match against Chinese Taipei, Lee scored two goals and helped Hong Kong win the match 6–0 and retain the trophy.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Senior Shield FA Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tai Po 2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division League 21 12 4[a] 1 0 0 0 0 25 13
2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League 15 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 21 2
2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League 15 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 23 1
2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
Total 64 18 7 1 4 0 8 0 0 0 83 19
Pegasus 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League 10 3 0 0 4 2 4 1 18 6
2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League 19 4 2 2 3 1 24 7
2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League 16 4 1 0 2 1 3 1 6 1 28 7
2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League 18 2 6 1 3 0 3 2 30 5
Total 63 13 9 3 12 4 10 4 6 1 100 25
South China 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League 16 6 4 0 4 1 24 7
2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 6 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 7
Career total 143 37 20 4 20 5 18 4 6 1 207 51
  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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2009 2 0
2010 3 0
2011 6 2
2012 10 2
2013 6 0
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 4 0
2017 1 0
Total 33 4
Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
List of international goals scored by Lee Hong Lim
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 6–0 2011 Long Teng Cup
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3 29 February 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 5–1 Friendly
4 7 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 2–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2

Honours

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Pegasus

South China

Eastern

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Cup 2014 Group G - South China 4:0 Kelantan (MAS)". Hong Kong Football Association. 22 April 2014.
  2. ^ 2012–13 組軍消息 – 足主的話 – STEVEN LO'S BLOG Archived 12 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ (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.
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