Yue Tze Nam Explained

Yue Tze Nam (; born 12 May 1998) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.^[2]

Club career

Yue was promoted to the first team of Eastern at the start of the 2017–18 season. He debuted for the club on 29 October 2017 in a Sapling Cup match against Tai Po.^[3]

Following an impressive display at the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, Yue signed with Eastern's affiliate club Cova Piedade on 1 February 2019.^[4]

On 17 July 2019, Eastern announced that Yue would return to the club.^[5]

On 15 October 2020, Yue was loaned to Resources Capital.^[6]

On 21 August 2022, it was announced that Yue would join Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka on a 3.5 year contract.^[7] Yue is one of the five players from Hong Kong who are now plying their trade on the Chinese Super League.^[8]

International career

Yue was called up by Hong Kong's head coach Gary White in his October 2018 squad.^[9] He made his international debut as a 90th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Indonesia on 16 October 2018.^[10]

On 26 December 2023, Yue was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[11]

Personal life

Before starting his professional career at Eastern in 2017, Yue spent time at Oswestry School in Shropshire, England.

Career statistics

Club

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Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eastern	2017–18	Hong Kong Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
	2018–19		3	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	9	0
Cova Piedade	2019–20	LigaPro	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Eastern	2019–20	Hong Kong Premier League	4	0	0	0	1	0	–		8	0	13	0
	2021–22		4	0	2	0	–		0	0	7	1	13	1
	Total		8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	15	1	26	1
Resources Capital (loan)	2020–21	Hong Kong Premier League	15	1	–		–		–		3	0	18	1
Meizhou Hakka	2022	Chinese Super League	17	2	1	0	–		–		–		18	2
	2023		27	1	0	0	–		–		–		27	1
	2024		4	0	0	0	–		–		–		4	0
	Total		48	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	3
Career total			75	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	23	1	102	5

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	11	0
Total		27	0

	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
2018
1	16 October 2018	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia		1–1	Friendly
2019
2	11 June 2019	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong		0–2	Friendly
2022
3	1 June 2022	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		0–2	Friendly
4	8 June 2022	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India		2–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
5	11 June 2022	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India		3–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
6	19 July 2022	Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan		0–6	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
7	24 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan		0–3	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
8	27 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan		0–1	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2023
9	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong		1–1	Friendly
10	28 March 2023	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia		0–2	Friendly
11	19 June 2023	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong		0–1	Friendly
12	11 September 2023	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong		10–0	Friendly
13	12 October 2023	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong		4–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
14	17 October 2023	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan		0–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
15	16 November 2023	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran		0–4	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
16	21 November 2023	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong		2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2024
17	1 January 2024	Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates		2–1	Friendly
18	14 January 2024	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar		1–3	2023 AFC Asian Cup
19	19 January 2024	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar		0–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup
20	23 January 2024	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar		0–3	2023 AFC Asian Cup
21	21 March 2024	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong		0–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
22	26 March 2024	Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan		0–3	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
23	6 June 2024	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong		2–4	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
24	11 June 2024	Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan		0–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Honours

Club

Eastern

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2019–20
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2019–20

International

Hong Kong

• Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hong Kong, China. 2024-01-14 . www.the-afc.com .
2. Web site: Tze-Nam Yue - Meizhou Hakka midfielder . 2023-08-10 . ESPN . en.
3. Web site: Tsang . Ngan Ping . 和富大埔5:2大炒東方龍獅 . Apple Daily . 29 October 2017.
4. Web site: NG . Ka Kei . 省港盃功臣茹子楠加盟葡甲科瓦彼達迪 司徒文俊：希望港將努力外闖 . Upower . February 2019 . 1 February 2019.
5. Web site: Yuen . Chi Ho . 李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅 16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半 . HK01 . 17 July 2019 . 17 July 2019.
6. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/RCFootballClub/posts/2834931243392325?__cft__[0=AZUoC47u3h8Pdlt5gXAz5tB5jLLctbXEp97igCI5U8ojmW3-7MHGzk-q4xXwsxJjeVlPp_o77SvIuqwOFtTKJW6H0DU3pTdzzZya5v9K-Y0fwLtTt10GnBR9J2aI94aoulySAmL73CTEuoRHiYINU7Vsfb160_ANzMupz3tRZqs3WUyQB777sUYqKBkkGHbRF5U&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R 歡迎晉峰的新加盟球員！ ]. Facebook . 15 October 2020.
7. Web site: 茹子楠轉投中超梅州客家 東方補簽國援朱康銘 . Sing Tao . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
8. Web site: 2023-01-25 . Hong Kong defender making most of Chinese Super League shot . 2023-02-01 . South China Morning Post . en.
9. Web site: Chan . Kin-wa . Hong Kong coach Gary White picks his final 23 but Dai Wai-tsun fails to make the cut . South China Morning Post . 8 October 2018 . 8 October 2018.
10. Web site: 法圖斯建功取新帥領軍首個入球 港足作客1：1逼和印尼 . Ming Pao . 16 October 2018.
11. Web site: 中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單. Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists. 26 December 2023. 15 January 2024. Hong Kong Football Association. zh.