Yue Tze Nam
 Yue with Eastern in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yue Tze Nam | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Meizhou Hakka | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Eastern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Eastern | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cova Piedade | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Eastern | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Resources Capital (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Meizhou Hakka | 48 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018– | Hong Kong | 27 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Yue Tze Nam (Chinese: 茹子楠; born 12 May 1998) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[2]
Club career
[edit]Yue was promoted to the first team of Eastern at the start of the 2017–18 season. He debuted for the club on 29 October 2017 in a Sapling Cup match against Tai Po.[3]
Following an impressive display at the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, Yue signed with Eastern's affiliate club Cova Piedade on 1 February 2019.[4]
On 17 July 2019, Eastern announced that Yue would return to the club.[5]
On 15 October 2020, Yue was loaned to Resources Capital.[6]
On 21 August 2022, it was announced that Yue would join Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka on a 3.5 year contract.[7] Yue is one of the five players from Hong Kong who are now plying their trade on the Chinese Super League.[8]
International career
[edit]Yue was called up by Hong Kong's head coach Gary White in his October 2018 squad.[9] He made his international debut as a 90th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Indonesia on 16 October 2018.[10]
On 26 December 2023, Yue was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Before starting his professional career at Eastern in 2017, Yue spent time at Oswestry School in Shropshire, England.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 April 2024.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eastern | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cova Piedade | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eastern | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 8[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Resources Capital (loan) | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 102 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ^ Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
International
[edit]- As of 10 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Eastern
International
[edit]- Hong Kong
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong, China". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Tze-Nam Yue - Meizhou Hakka midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "和富大埔5:2大炒東方龍獅". Apple Daily. Retrieved 29 October 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ NG, Ka Kei (February 2019). "省港盃功臣茹子楠加盟葡甲科瓦彼達迪 司徒文俊：希望港將努力外闖". Upower. Retrieved 1 February 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (17 July 2019). "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅 16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "歡迎晉峰的新加盟球員！". Facebook. Retrieved 15 October 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ "茹子楠轉投中超梅州客家 東方補簽國援朱康銘". Sing Tao. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Hong Kong defender making most of Chinese Super League shot". South China Morning Post. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Chan, Kin-wa (8 October 2018). "Hong Kong coach Gary White picks his final 23 but Dai Wai-tsun fails to make the cut". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "法圖斯建功取新帥領軍首個入球 港足作客1：1逼和印尼". Ming Pao. Retrieved 16 October 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Yue Tze Nam at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Yue Tze Nam at Soccerway
- Yue Tze Nam on Instagram
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