:Lee Wai Lim
{{Short description|Hong Kong footballer (born 1981)}}
{{distinguish|Lee Wai Lun}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Wai Lim
| image = Leewailim.JPG
| upright =
| full_name = Lee Wai Lim
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|5|5}}
| birth_place = Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| years1 = 2003–2009
| clubs1 = Tai Po
| caps1 = 110
| goals1 = 31
| years2 = 2009–2015
| clubs2 = South China
| caps2 = 74
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = Pegasus
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = Metro Gallery
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2015
| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs1 = Pegasus (assistant coach)
}}
Lee Wai Lim ({{zh|t=李威廉|j=lei5 wai1 lim4}}, born 5 May 1981) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and coach. He is the brother of former professional footballer Lee Hong Lim.{{cite web|url=http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/11814|title=AFC Cup 2014 Group G - South China 4:0 Kelantan (MAS)|publisher=Hong Kong Football Association|date=22 April 2014}}
A former Hong Kong Footballer of the Year winner in 2009, Lee pleaded guilty in 2018 to one count each of accepting an advantage and conspiracy to defraud. He was sentenced to 180 hours of community service for his crimes.
Club career
=Tai Po=
Lee joined Tai Po in the third division in 2003 after being discovered by Tai Po'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 as a shopping mall security guard.{{cite web |last1=Chu |first1=Yau Lai |title=由足球先生至打假波 李威廉球員生涯歷盡人生起跌 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/184923/%E5%81%87%E6%B3%A2%E6%A1%88-%E7%94%B1%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F%E8%87%B3%E6%89%93%E5%81%87%E6%B3%A2-%E6%9D%8E%E5%A8%81%E5%BB%89%E7%90%83%E5%93%A1%E7%94%9F%E6%B6%AF%E6%AD%B7%E7%9B%A1%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E8%B5%B7%E8%B7%8C |website=HK 01 |accessdate=4 May 2018}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}
==2009 Hong Kong FA Cup==
Lee scored the penalty against Fourway to take Tai Po to the final of the Hong Kong FA Cup.
In the final, Lee Wai Lim scored a free kick and helped 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.[http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2009-06-06&match_id=5863 2009 FA Cup final match report]
His last match for Tai Po FC was a friendly against his new employers South China on 13 June 2009 at Mong Kok Stadium. 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.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090613&sec_id=25391&art_id=12872476 08/09香港足球明星選舉 最佳 11人南華佔 4 威廉王子登基] Apple Daily. 13 June 2009.
=South China=
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.[http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/06/12/WF-1096500.htm 南華昨午宣布李威廉加盟] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921032107/http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/06/12/WF-1096500.htm |date=21 September 2009 }}
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.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100512&sec_id=25391&art_id=14020323 紅海難抗阿爾利化 南華輸 1:3出局] Apple Daily. 12 May 2010.
On 19 February 2011, Lee scored with a header in the 82-minute to help South China win the away game by 1:0 against Tuen Mun.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/02/20/SP1102200030.htm 流浪門將 一腳笠死何國泉] Wen Wei Po. 20 February 2011.
=Pegasus=
Lee joined Pegasus in the summer of 2015 as a player-coach.
International career
He was selected by Goran Paulić and Dejan Antonić for the Hong Kong team at the end of 2008, to prepare for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. He scored a hattrick in his first game against Macau as Hong Kong achieved a 9–1 win.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2009/01/05/SP0901050013.htm 李威廉大器晚成] Wen Wei Po. 5 January 2009.
He starred in the 2009 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, scoring one goal and providing two assists to help Hong Kong secure a 4–1 victory at home and a 5–4 aggregate win over Guangdong. His performance earned him the nickname Prince William from the fans.
On 30 September 2011, Lee Wai Lim scored the opening goal in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111001&sec_id=25391&subsec_id=25392&art_id=15664684 龍騰盃 港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差] Apple Daily. 1 October 2011.
Bribery scandal
On 6 October 2016, Lee was one of six current and former Pegasus players to be taken in for questioning by the ICAC on allegations of match fixing.{{cite web|title=飛馬4人涉假波案停職前足球先生李威廉被捕梁孔德：不守秩序就要拉|url=https://www.hk01.com/體育/47023/飛馬4人涉假波案停職-前足球先生李威廉被捕-梁孔德-不守秩序就要拉|website=HK01|accessdate=6 October 2016}} He was formally charged on 28 June 2017 for conspiring to fix several reserve league matches.{{cite web|last1=Zuser|first1=Tobias|title=LEAGUE Former Pegasus Players charged with match fixing|url=http://www.offside.hk/league/former-pegasus-players-charged-with-match-fixing/|website=Offside.hk}}
On 12 January 2018, Lee pleaded guilty to one count each of accepting an advantage and conspiracy to defraud.{{cite web|title=李威廉場邊「帽子戲法」操控假波 暗號指示飛馬 4球員不認罪|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180112/20272014|website=Apple Daily}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} He was sentenced on 4 May 2018 to 180 hours of community service.{{cite web |title=李威廉認罪判180小時服務令 須付飛馬2萬元得益 |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20180504/s00001/1525419443618/%E3%80%90%E5%81%87%E6%B3%A2%E6%A1%88%E3%80%91%E6%9D%8E%E5%A8%81%E5%BB%89%E8%AA%8D%E7%BD%AA%E5%88%A4180%E5%B0%8F%E6%99%82%E6%9C%8D%E5%8B%99%E4%BB%A4-%E9%A0%88%E4%BB%98%E9%A3%9B%E9%A6%AC2%E8%90%AC%E5%85%83%E5%BE%97%E7%9B%8A |website=Ming Pao |accessdate=4 May 2018}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}
Personal life
He is the elder brother of Lee Hong Lim, who used to be his team mate at Tai Po, until he moved in January 2009 to Pegasus.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|10 October 2012}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Senior Shield !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|AFC Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Tai Po
|17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08
|18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09
|23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | !0 | 0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|South China
|15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2010–11
|12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2011–12
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 6 |
=International=
: As of 15 October 2013.
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!# !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Goals !Competition | ||||||
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | UST Stadium, Macau | {{fb|MAC}} | align=center|9–1 | align=center|3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | {{fb|India}} | align=center|2–1 | align=center|0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 21 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | {{fb|Bahrain}} | align=center|1–3 | align=center|0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 28 January 2009 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen | {{fb|Yemen}} | align=center|0–1 | align=center|0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | {{fb|Chinese Taipei}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center|1 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-final |
| 6 | 25 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | {{fb|North Korea}} | align=center|0–0 | align=center|0 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-final |
| 7 | 27 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | {{fb|Guam}} | align=center|12–0 | align=center|0 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-final |
| 8
|9 October 2009 |Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan |{{fb|Japan}} |align=center|0–6 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 9
|11 February 2010 |Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |{{fb|JPN}} |align=center|0–3 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 10
|4 October 2010 |Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India |{{fb|India}} |align=center|1–0 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 11
|17 November 2010 |Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |{{fb|PAR}} |align=center|0–7 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 12
|9 February 2011 |Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|MAS}} |align=center|0–2 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 13
|3 June 2011 |Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong |{{fb|MAS}} |align=center|1–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 14
|23 July 2011 |Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia |{{fb|KSA}} |align=center|0–3 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 15
|28 July 2011 |Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong |{{fb|KSA}} |align=center|0–5 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 16
|30 September 2011 |Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |{{fb|PHI}} |align=center|3–3 |align=center|1 | ||||||
| 17
|2 October 2011 |Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |{{fb|MAC}} |align=center|5–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 18
|4 October 2011 |Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |{{fb|TPE}} |align=center|6–0 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 19
|14 November 2012 |Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia |{{fb|MAS}} |align=center|1–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 20
|1 December 2012 |Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |{{fb|GUM}} |align=center|2–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 21
|3 December 2012 |Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |{{fb|AUS}} |align=center|0–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 22
|9 December 2012 |Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |{{fb|PRK}} |align=center|0–4 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 23
|22 March 2013 |Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |{{fb|VIE}} |align=center|1–0 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| 24
|4 June 2013 |Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |{{fb|PHI}} |align=center|0–1 |align=center|0 | ||||||
| style="background-color:#89CFF0"
| |6 September 2013 |Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |{{fb|MYA}} | align="center" |0–0 | align="center" |0 | ||||||
| 25
|10 September 2013 |Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |{{fb|SIN}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |0 | ||||||
| 26
|15 October 2013 |Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |{{fb|UAE}} |align=center|0–4 |align=center|0 |
Honours
Tai Po
South China
Hong Kong
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421174528/http://tpfc.org.hk/player.asp?id=198&mode=player Tai Po FC Player profile]
- [http://www.hkfa.com/zh-hk/player_view.php?player_id=3890 Hong Kong Football Association player profile]
- [http://www.hkfa.com/zh-hk/player_view.php?player_id=8703 Hong Kong National Team player profile]
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