Lam Hin Ting

Lam Hin Ting (Chinese: 林衍廷; born 9 December 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Happy Valley.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lam.
Lam Hin Ting
Personal information
Full name Lam Hin Ting
Date of birth (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centreback
Full Back
Club information
Current team
 Happy Valley
Number 32
Youth career
2008–2009 Barcelona Football School (Hong Kong)
2009–2016 Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 R&F 8 (0)
2017–2019 Dreams 28 (5)
2019–2020 R&F 5 (0)
2020– Happy Valley 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Hong Kong U-19 5 (0)
2018– Hong Kong U-22 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 November 2017

Youth career

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]

Club career

R&F

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]

Dreams

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]

R&F

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.

Happy Valley

On 10 November 2020, Lam signed with Happy Valley.[8]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "由葡萄牙走到三水　林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. "由葡萄牙走到三水　林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
  3. "R＆F富力首演1球負標準灝天". on.cc. Retrieved 18 September 2016. (in Chinese)
  4. "由葡萄牙走到三水　林衍廷歷盡球員之孤獨". HK 01. Retrieved 19 May 2017. (in Chinese)
  5. "陳偉豪加盟夢想FC做隊長". on.cc. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Chinese)
  6. "Dreams FC 4:2 Kwoon Chung Southern". HKFA.
  7. "FatGor回歸富力R＆F". on.cc. Retrieved 24 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  8. 港超聯　林衍廷加盟愉園　同「99仔」拍住上 on.cc 10 November 2020
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