Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1981 | ||
Place of birth | North District, Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Hong Kong Pegasus | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2009 | Tai Po | 110 | (31) |
2009–2015 | South China | 75 | (16) |
2015– | Hong Kong Pegasus | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2015 | Hong Kong | 30 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2015– | Hong Kong Pegasus (Assistant Coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014 |
Lee Wai Lim (Chinese: 李威廉; Jyutping: lei5 wai1 lim4, born 5 May 1981) is a Hong Kong football player, who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club South China. He joined Tai Po in the 2003–04 season. He is the brother of Eastern player Lee Hong Lim.
Lee joined Tai Po FC in the third division in 2003 after being discovered by Tai Po FC's secretary Chan Ping. He stayed with the team as it progressed to the First Division in 2007 and turned professional. During his time as an amateur, he worked also as a shopping mall security guard.
Lee scored the penalty against Fourway to take NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po to the final of the Hong Kong FA Cup.
In the final, Lee Wai Lim scored a free kick and helped NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po beat TSW Pegasus 4:2 and thus became the first district team to win the trophy. Lee Wai Lim also won the title of Man of the Match.
His last match for Tai Po FC was a friendly against his new employers South China on 13 June 2009 at Mong Kok Stadium. NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po lost the game. Lee Wai Lim scored a penalty which he won himself.
Lee was awarded Hong Kong Player of the Year award on 12 June 2009 and received a HK$45,000 prize.
On the same date he won the Player of the Year prize, Lee Wai Lim confirmed that he would be joining South China in the season of 2009–10.
On 11 May 2010, in the 2010 AFC Cup second round match against Al Riffa, in the 28th minute, Lee Wai Lim passed to teammate Lee Chi Ho to score. But South China lost the game 1:3.