Lam Ngai Tong (; born 13 January 1990) is a former
Macanese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Hong Kong First Division
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is the oldest top-flight league system ...
club
Sai Kung.
Club career
After stints at
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po () is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...
and
Yokohama FC Hong Kong
Metro Gallery Football Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division.
History
The team began as Fourway Athletics (), it joined Hong Kong First Division in 2008–09 season as a competition mem ...
, Lam moved to
Tai Po
Tai Po is an List of areas of Hong Kong, area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Mark ...
. His time at Tai Po saw the club win the
2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division and
2015–16 Hong Kong First Division titles. However, upon the club's promotion to the
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
in 2016, Lam declined to re-sign with the club in order to continue working as a physical education teacher.
In September 2016, Lee decided to resume his career at
Hong Kong Second Division club
Sparta Rotterdam Mutual.
On 31 July 2018, Lam confirmed to the media that he would resign his teaching post in order to return to Tai Po as a full-time professional footballer.
On 12 July 2019, Lam moved to
Happy Valley.
International career
Lam was born in Macau and moved to Hong Kong in 1993. He is eligible to represent Macau or Hong Kong on the international level. He earned his first cap with
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
on 5 September 2017 in a 2–0 loss to India.
Career statistics
Club
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International
References
External links
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Lam Ngai Tongat HK
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1990 births
Living people
Macau men's footballers
Hong Kong men's footballers
Hong Kong men's youth international footballers
Macau men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Hong Kong First Division League players
Hong Kong Premier League players
Sham Shui Po SA players
Metro Gallery FC players
Tai Po FC players
Wong Tai Sin DRSC players
Happy Valley AA players
North District FC players