Leung Yau Wai

Hong Kong footballer (born 2002)

Leung Yau Wai
Personal information
Full name	Tinowaye Leung Yau Wai
Date of birth	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Southern
Number	13
Youth career
	Yuen Long
2014–2017	Kitchee
2018	Eastern
2018–2020	Loures
2020–2022	Cova da Piedade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	South China	11	(1)
2022	Chiangrai City	10	(1)
2023	Reilac Shiga	0	(0)
2024–	Southern	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Hong Kong U-16	9	(1)
2019	Hong Kong U-19	6	(0)
2021–	Hong Kong U-22	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Tinowaye Leung Yau Wai (Chinese: 梁祐維; born 13 January 2002) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently play as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.

Club career

Leung started his football career in the academies of Yuen Long, Kitchee and Eastern.^[1] He made 11 appearances for South China in the 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League, scoring once.^[2] In September 2018, he moved to Portugal and joined Loures.^[3]

In January 2020, Leung signed a professional contract with Portuguese side Cova da Piedade.^[4]^[5] He was promoted to the Cova da Piedade under-23 squad the following February, featuring in a number of games as a substitute.^[6]

Having failed to break into the first team of Cova da Piedade, Leung moved to Thailand in August 2022, signing with Thai League 3 club Chiangrai City.^[7]^[8] He scored his first goal for Chiangrai City in October of the same year, the only goal in a 1–0 win against Maejo United.^[9]

On 19 March 2023, Leung moved to Japan and signed with Japan Football League club Reilac Shiga.^[10]

On 9 January 2024, Leung returned to Hong Kong and joined Southern.

International career

Leung has represented Hong Kong at youth international level.^[11]^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 November 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South China	2017–18	Hong Kong First Division	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
Chiangrai City	2022–23	Thai League 3	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
Career total			21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1

References

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^ "東方小將葡萄牙避疫回流當地讀書踢波舒服過香港" [The oriental teenager from Portugal avoided the epidemic and returned to the local area to study and play comfortably in Hong Kong]. collection.news (in Chinese). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "離鄉別井年半終登陸葡甲梁祐維盼於歐洲踢出名堂" [Leung Yau Wai looks forward to making a name for himself in Europe at the end of the year and a half]. upower.com.hk (in Chinese). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ McNicol, Andrew (30 January 2020). "Hong Kong teen footballer Leung Yau Wai signs professional contract with Portuguese outfit Cova da Piedade". scmp.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023. (subscription required)
^ "港足︱19歲中堅梁祐維連續兩場葡U23聯賽上陣　「基本功和體能也有進步」" [Hong Kong Football︱The 19-year-old stalwart Leung Yau Wai has played two consecutive Portuguese U23 league games "basic skills and physical fitness have also improved"]. news.mingpao.com (in Chinese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "外流港將　轉戰泰國T3 梁祐維投清萊城" [Outflow Port will move to Thailand T3 Leung Yau Wai votes for Chiang Rai City]. hk.on.cc (in Chinese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "港足小將梁祐維加盟泰國球會　成香港第一人：還有時間為理想外流" [Hong Kong football player Leung Yau Wai joined the Thailand Football Club and became the first person in Hong Kong: There is still time for ideals to flow out]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "港將梁祐維攻入外流泰國後第一球　「爭取更好表現為香港爭光」" [Hong Kong player Leung Yau Wai scored the first goal after the exodus to Thailand "Strive for a better performance to win glory for Hong Kong"]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "梁祐維選手 Chiangrai City FC より加入およびU-22香港代表選出のお知らせ" [Leung Yau Wai joins from Chiangrai City FC and is selected for the U-22 Hong Kong representatives]. Reilac Shiga FC (in Japanese). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "越南集訓營 – 香港十五歲以下代表隊名單公佈" [Vietnam Training Camp – Hong Kong Under-15 Team List Announced]. edge.eaff.com (in Chinese). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "港足公布U23 U19代表隊名單" [Hong Kong Football Team Announces U23 U19 Team List]. paper.wenweipo.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.