Wu Chun Ming

Robbie Wu Chun Ming (Chinese: 胡晉銘; born 21 November 1997 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus, on loan from Eastern.

Wu Chun Ming
Personal information
Full name Robbie Wu Chun Ming
Date of birth (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Pegasus
(on loan from Eastern)
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2012 Wanchai
2013–2015 Pegasus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Pegasus 48 (1)
2019– Eastern 1 (0)
2020– → Pegasus (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2016 Hong Kong U-18 8 (1)
2016–2018 Hong Kong U-21 2 (0)
2017–2019 Hong Kong U-22 5 (1)
2017– Hong Kong 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017

Youth career

During his high school years at YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College,[1][2][3][4][5][6] Wu joined the Wanchai academy after taking an interest in football due to his father, who was a football fan. He later joined the Pegasus academy where he helped his side to win the 2014-15 Hong Kong FA Youth Cup.

On 12 March 2016, Wu scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory for the City University of Hong Kong in The University Sports Federation of Hong Kong's football championship game.[7]

Club career

On 7 July 2015, Wu signed his first professional contract with Pegasus.[8]

On 3 February 2016, Wu made his first team debut in a 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup match against his former youth club Wan Chai. He made his league debut later that year on 7 May, coming on as a substitute against Rangers.[9]

On 12 June 2019, Wu announced that he would be leaving Pegasus after six years in order to challenge himself at a new club.[10]

On 30 June 2019, it was reported that Wu had signed with Eastern.[11]

On 1 September 2020, it was announced that Wu would return to Pegasus on loan for the following season.[12]

International career

Despite having yet reached the age of 16, Wu was selected for the Hong Kong U-18 squad that competed in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament. He made two appearances for the team during the tournament.

Wu was selected again for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament where he appeared in all four games.

In July 2017, Wu was selected for the Hong Kong U-22 squad ahead of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament where he appeared in all three games. He scored the opener against North Korea in a 1-1 draw.

On 5 October 2017, Wu made his senior national team debut in a 4-0 win over Laos.[13]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played 5 October 2017.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong 201710
Total10

Honours

Club
Pegasus

Individual
  • Best Young Player: 2019

References
  1. The Honour Roll. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards, Robbie Wu. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Unsung heros" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Robbie fires title success" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "【港足二十年．胡晉銘】不是最有天份　卻是最肯堅持". HK01. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "RTHK x Hok Yau Club Radio Programme「奮發時刻 DSE」". RTHK. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "城大封王胡晉銘飛頂奠勝". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2016. (in Chinese)
  8. "體壇連線：陳柏熹 胡晉銘準備登陸港超". Wen Wei Po. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (in Chinese)
  9. "BC Rangers 3:2 Hong Kong Pegasus". HKFA.
  10. "法比奧證元朗保留防線班底 飛馬中場胡晉銘離隊尋新挑戰". Ming Pao. Retrieved 12 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "東方換血李志堅帶大埔兵過檔". Apple Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  12. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "東方胡晉銘重返母會 外借到飛馬一季". Apple Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2020. (in Chinese)
  13. "佐迪首騷即有波入 港隊熱身炒老撾4蛋". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2017. (in Chinese)
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