Leung Yau Wai
Personal information
Full name Tinowaye Leung Yau Wai
Date of birth (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002
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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
South China 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division 1110000111
Chiangrai City 2022–23 Thai League 3 1010000101
Career total 2110000211

    References

    1. ↑ "港足專題．青訓路向5｜香港小將葡式體驗　危機感是進步的關鍵" [Hong Kong football topic. Youth Training Direction 5｜Portuguese teenagers from Hong Kong experience a sense of crisis is the key to progress]. hk01.com (in Chinese). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "Leung Yau Wai". hkfa.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ "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.
    5. ↑ 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)
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "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.
    9. ↑ "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.
    10. ↑ "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.
    11. ↑ "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.
    12. ↑ "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.


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