Yu Wai Lim

Yu Wai Lim (Chinese: 余煒廉; born 20 September 1998) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

Yu Wai Lim
余煒廉

Personal information
Full name	Yu Wai Lim
Date of birth	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back Right back
Team information
Current team	Lee Man
Number	55
Youth career
2008–2009	Tai Po
2009–2011	Sun Hei
2011–2015	Kitchee
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Tai Po	23	(0)
2016–2018	Yuen Long	15	(0)
2018–2024	Lee Man	75	(0)
2024	Wuxi Wugo	13	(0)
2025–	Lee Man	11	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Hong Kong U-16	6	(0)
2015–2017	Hong Kong U-19	4	(0)
2019	Hong Kong U-22	3	(0)
2021–	Hong Kong	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2024

Club career

On 17 July 2016, Yuen Long confirmed the signing of Yu.^[1]

On 17 July 2018, Yu was named as one of fourteen new players at Lee Man.^[2]

On 24 June 2024, Yu joined China League One club Wuxi Wugo.^[3]

On 28 January 2025, Yu returned to Lee Man.^[4]

International career

On 11 June 2021, Yu made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Iraq.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 3 November 2024

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2021	2	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	2	0
Total		9	0

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2021	Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain	Iraq	0–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2	15 June 2021	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	0–4	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
3	1 June 2022	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	0–2	Friendly
4	8 June 2022	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India	Afghanistan	2–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
5	11 June 2022	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India	Cambodia	3–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
6	21 September 2022	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Myanmar	2–0	Friendly
7	19 June 2023	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong	Thailand	0–1	Friendly
8	11 June 2024	Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	0–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Honours

Club

Tai Po

• Hong Kong First Division League: 2015–16^[5]

Yuen Long

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2017–18^[6]

Lee Man

• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2018–19
• Hong Kong Premier League: 2023–24

International

Hong Kong

• Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2019