Lam Hin Ting (Chinese: 林衍廷; born 9 December 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a holding midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lam Hin Ting | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Left back Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Kitchee | ||
2009–2016 | CFCSSHK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | R&F | 8 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dreams | 28 | (5) |
2019–2020 | R&F | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Happy Valley | 11 | (1) |
2021– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Hong Kong U-19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Hong Kong U-22 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2021 |
Lam spent one year of his football career at Hong Kong Barcelona Football School before spending the next eight years with Chelsea Soccer School. In March 2016, he went on a 20-day trial with Portuguese club Cova da Piedade. However, due to the language barrier between him and his teammates, he was unable to communicate with them and was not offered a contract.[1]
Upon Lam's return to Hong Kong, he resumed his school education. Three days after his returned, he was contacted by R&F coach Leung Chi Wing who offered him a chance to play professional football at a RMB$6,000 per month salary.[2] He agreed to the deal and trained with the team at its Sanshui base.
Lam was handed his first team debut 18 September 2016 in a Senior Shield match versus Hong Kong Sapling and at age 16, became the youngest player to appear in the competition.[3] On 1 October, he made his first league appearance in a game against Pegasus.
In recognition of his performances, he was named a finalist for the Best Young Player award for 2016-17.[4]
After the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, Lam considered returning to Portugal for another trial. He ultimately decided to sign with Dreams, following Leung who had been named the manager of the club.[5] He scored his first two goals for the club in a 4-2 win over Southern.[6]
Following Dreams' decision to self-relegate, Lam rejoined R&F, signing a contract on 24 July 2019.[7]
On 14 October 2020, Lam left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.
On 10 November 2020, Lam signed with Happy Valley.[8]
On 14 July 2021, it was reported that Lam would sign with Rangers.[9]
Throughout his career, Lam has been on the end of supplemental discipline due to poor behaviour.
On 21 March 2021, Lam was sent off post-match for alleged sexual harassment of referee Gigi Law.[10] This allegation was confirmed by the Hong Kong Football Association on 19 April 2021 and Lam was banned 10 matches.[11]
On 28 December 2021, the HKFA banned Lam from representing Hong Kong for one year and fined him $6,000 after it emerged that Lam and his teammates broke team rules and violated COVID-19 protocols during the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification tournament in Japan.[12]
On 10 September 2022, videos began circulating on the internet of Lam tossing his kit at a referee after being sent off in a local futsal match. Rangers responded by suspending Lam indefinitely for his actions and for participating in football activity without permission from the club.[13]
Hong Kong Rangers FC – current squad | |
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