Ng Wai Him

Hong Kong footballer
Ng Wai Him
伍瑋謙
Personal information
Full name Ng Wai Him
Date of birth (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Southern
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2018 CFCSSHK
2019–2020 Happy Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 CFCSSHK 4 (0)
2020–2021 Happy Valley 1 (0)
2021– Southern 21 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Hong Kong U-16 7 (0)
2019 Hong Kong U-19 3 (0)
2023 Hong Kong U-22 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Ng Wai Him (Chinese: 伍瑋謙; born 30 June 2002) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.

Club career

Southern

2021–22

On 3 August 2021, Ng joined Southern. Ng would make his debut for the team in the league opener against Hong Kong Football Club where he conceded 20 seconds in to Robert Scott but saw the team mount a comeback in the dying moments to salvage a 2–1 victory.[2] He would then go on to keep his 5th shutout against Eastern where he described as a "godly" experience as he shared the same pitch with local footballing legend Yapp Hung Fai, Southern would go on to with the game with 6 minutes left.[2] He would go on to make 14 appearances in all competitions also held the most shutouts in the league prior to the league being cut short.[3]

He would then extend his contract with Southern till the end of the 2022–23 season, taking a year off university.[3]

2022–23

Following his contract extension, Ng would continue to be the No.1 for Southern and made his first appearance for the team in a 2–0 win against HKU23.[4] He was then awarded his first Man of The Match award iof the season in a sudden 3–1 comeback against Lee Man which saw him make a ton of crucial saves to keep hopes alive.[5] In a crucial FA Cup quarter-final fixture against Lee Man, a controversial decision by the referee which saw his teammate Lau Hok Ming sent off and a penalty awarded, he would step up and save Gavilan's penalty kick and another shot to secure a crucial 1–0 victory, continuing their unbeaten streak.[6]

International career

Ng was called up as an emergency backup in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers due to all 3 of the goalkeepers being sick, he flew to the squad camp almost immediately using his own wallet but didn't make an appearance for the team. He was also called up for the 2022 EAFF E-1 championship preliminary squad and made the final cut but failed to make an appearance.[7][8][9]

Ng was called up for the preliminary squad ahead of the 2023 Merlion Cup and made the final cut.[10] He would make his Hong Kong national under-22's debut in a 1–0 victory over Singapore, keeping his first international cleansheet.[11] He made his second appearance for the representative team in the Merlion Cup final, which saw the team lose 2–1 to Malaysia.[12]

On 26 December 2023, Ng was named in the Hong Kong senior team's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2023
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Happy Valley 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southern 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League 4 0 1 0 9[a] 0 0 0 14 0
2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League 17 0 3 0 10[a] 0 1 0 31 0
Total 21 0 4 0 19 0 1 0 45 0
Career total 22 0 4 0 19 0 1 0 46 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Sapling Cup

Honours

Southern

Individual

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b 體路 (2021-12-19). "【港足・專訪】異軍突起的新門神 伍瑋謙抹走好壞迎接未來". 體路 Sportsroad. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "門線新秀崛起 伍瑋謙港超再起步". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. ^ "港超聯 旗開得勝！冠忠南區兩蛋贈香港U23". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ "港超聯 伍瑋謙膺POM：場比賽好夢幻". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ 袁志浩 (2022-12-10). "足總盃︱南區再挫理文歡送謝朗軒 伍瑋謙救十二碼：世界盃學到嘢". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ "香港隊 首入決選名單 兩00後小將力爭首騷". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  8. ^ "香港隊 東亞盃決選名單出爐 3中超兵入選". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  9. ^ "香港隊 備戰東亞盃 33人初選名單出爐". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. ^ "香港隊 U22代表隊決賽名單公布". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  11. ^ 明報. "魚尾獅盃｜港足U22小勝新加坡 闖決賽鬥馬來西亞爭冠 | 明報". LINE TODAY (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  12. ^ "【港足】U22一球不敵馬來西亞 魚尾獅盃屈居亞軍". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  13. ^ "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.
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Southern District FC – current squad
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Hong Kong squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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