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| 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) |
| 2023– | Central & Western | 34 | (6) |
| Total | 289 | (61) | |
| 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 formerHong Kong professionalfootballer who played as aleft winger.
He is the brother of former professional footballerLee Wai Lim.[1]
Lee and his brother,Lee Wai Lim grew up inSha Tau Kok. They were discovered and recruited by Chan Ping, the team manager ofTai Po, who was impressed by the brothers in a street match.
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.
Lee moved toPegasus in the January 2009 transfer window. He has since scored an important goal in the League Cup semifinal againstSouth China which ended 2–1 in Pegasus' favour.
On 9 July 2012,South China chairmanSteven Lo announced that they have signed Lee for the 2012–13 season.[2] He made his debut forSouth China on 2 September 2012 atHong Kong Stadium, having scored a long-range goal to help the team win againstYokohama FC Hong Kong 5–2.
In July 2014, Lee returned toPegasus.
On 30 June 2015, Lee signed forEastern.
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.
At the2011 Long Teng Cup, in the final match againstChinese Taipei, Lee scored two goals and helped Hong Kong win the match 6–0 and retain the trophy.[4]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2 | |||||||
| 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 |
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