 Tze Nam 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 | 35 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018– | Hong Kong | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 Aug 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 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] Before playing for Meizhou Hakka, Yue spent time at Oswestry School in Shropshire, England, as well as Eastern.
Club career
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
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 July 2023.[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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 89 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
International
- As of 14 January 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 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
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Honours
Club
- Eastern
International
- Hong Kong
References
- ↑ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Tze-Nam Yue - Meizhou Hakka midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ 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. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 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
- Yue Tze Nam at Soccerway
- Yue Tze Nam on Instagram
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