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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ng Wai Chiu | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern District (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | Shatin | ||
| 1996–1997 | HKSI | ||
| 1997–1998 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 1998 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 1998–1999 | →Kitchee (loan) | ||
| 2001 | Guangdong Mingfeng | ||
| 2002–2003 | Guangzhou Xiangxue | 35 | (1) |
| 2002 | →South China (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Nanjing Yoyo | 27 | (2) |
| 2005 | →Shanghai Zobon (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Shanghai Shenhua | 39 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Hangzhou Greentown | 34 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | South China | 6 | (2) |
| 2012 | →Pegasus (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2012 | Pegasus | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Tianjin Quanjian | 67 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2011 | Hong Kong | 19 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Nantong Zhiyun (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dalian Pro (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Changchun Yatai (assistant coach) | ||
| 2025– | Eastern District | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2011 | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳偉超 | ||||||||||
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Ng Wai Chiu (Chinese:吳偉超; born 22 October 1981) is aHong Kong football coach and former professionalfootballer. He was capped for Hong Kong at various youth levels, as well as the senior national team. He is currently the head coach ofHong Kong Premier League clubEastern District.
Ng's father Ng Chi Ying was also a footballer forGuangdong. At the age of 7, Ng moved from Kowloon Bay to Shatin'sHin Keng Estate. He then started playing football in the football field below his building. He began to challenge his father's football skills when he was 15, but lost every time. He joined theHong Kong Sports Institute in the same year and met his Hong Kong defence partnerChan Wai Ho there for the first time.[1]
Ng spent time learning his trade at various clubs, including a short spell in England when he was an apprentice withHuddersfield Town andSouthampton side.
Unsatisfied with the quality of the Hong Kong League, Ng moved to mainland China to further develop his football career. After gradually working his way up from the lower-divisions in mainland China, he signed forChinese Jia League clubNanjing Yoyo on 15 February 2004,[2] before moving toChinese Super League clubShanghai Zobon in 2005.
In 2005, Ng was a regular starter for the newly promoted clubShanghai Zobon under coachMa Liangxing. He played 23 matches for Zobon and scored 1 goal, and became the first professional player from Hong Kong to play in theChinese Super League. The club finished 11th in the 14-team league. He was named as a member of theShanghai United team to face La Liga outfitsVillarreal CF andSevilla.[3]
In 2006, Ng joinedShanghai Shenhua. At the end of the2006 Chinese Super League season, Ng was selected as a member of the CSL All Stars. With Ng andLi Weifeng in central defence, Shenhua only conceded 18 goals, which was the second-best record in the league.[4] On 21 December 2006, the club and the player announced an extension to his contract.[5]
In 2009, Ng joined anotherChinese Super League clubHangzhou Greentown.[6]
In the 2010–11 season, Ng was plagued by injuries to his knee and missed many matches with the club as well as theHong Kong national football team.[7]
Ng returned to Hong Kong and joinedSouth China on 22 January 2011.[8] However, his knee injury persisted and he did not play until April. On 16 April 2011, he played 13 minutes as a substitute as South China beatRangers 3–1.[9]
On 3 May 2011 in the2011 AFC Cup, Ng came on as a substitute in the away game againstPersipura Jayapura and scored a header with 4 minutes remaining. However, it was to no avail as South China lost 4–2 and was eliminated from the tournament.[10]
Ng joinedPegasus in January 2012 to get more playing opportunities. He made his debut on 4 February 2012 at home againstSham Shui Po and scored a goal to help his new club seal a 3–0 victory.[11]
On 25 December 2012, Ng returned to mainland China and joinedTianjin Songjiang for an undisclosed fee. He was the captain ofTianjin Songjiang in the 2012–13 season.
On 10 December 2016, Ng returned to Hong Kong again and joinedEastern.[12] He spent his final two seasons at the club.
On 19 June 2018, he announced his retirement from professional football in order to transition to coaching.[13]
Ng played forHong Kong againstJapan in the2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match in Hong Kong, but Hong Kong lost 0–4.
Ng also played in the2010 East Asian Football Championship where Hong Kong lost all 3 of its matches and finished last.
Ng was optimistic that he would be able to play forHong Kong in the2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches.[14] However, in the end he missed the2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches againstSaudi Arabia due to his poor form.[15]
On 30 September 2011, Ng was sent off in the 3–3 draw withthe Philippines in the2011 Long Teng Cup.[16]
On 1 January 2012, Ng captained Hong Kong to victory over Guangdong in the2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup when Hong Kong won the cup on penalties.[17]
On 18 September 2012, Ng decided to retire from international football.
On 10 July 2025, Ng was appointed as the head coach ofEastern District.[18]
Ng's uncle is Hong Kong actorFrancis Ng. Francis Ng wrote the foreword for Ng's autobiographyWinning Over Myself (贏自己).[19] He also has a sister, two years younger.
Ng has been married since 2008. He first met his wife, Zhang Huiting, in 2005 when he played for Shanghai Zobon, and later registered his marriage in Hong Kong.[20] However, he has enjoyed affairs with other women during his marriage, including most recently with a married woman.[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
Tianjin Quanjian
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Hong Kong First Division League Best Youth Player Award (withChan Ho Man) 2000–01 | Succeeded by |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | Hangzhou Greentown F.C. captain 2009–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team captain 2011–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Sun Pegasus F.C. captain August 2012 – December 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Tianjin Songjiang F.C. captain January 2013 – December 2016 | Succeeded by |
