Yue Tze Nam

Yue Tze Nam (Chinese: 茹子楠; born 12 May 1998) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[1] Before playing for Eastern, Yue Tze spent time at Oswestry School in Shropshire, England.

Yue Tze Nam
Tze Nam with Eastern in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yue Tze Nam
Date of birth (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998
Place of birth Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Right back
Team information
Current team
 Meizhou Hakka
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2015 Eastern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Eastern 4 (0)
2019 Cova Piedade 0 (0)
2019–2022 Eastern 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Resources Capital (loan) 15 (1)
2022– Meizhou Hakka 35 (3)
International career‡
2019 Hong Kong U-23 2 (1)
2018– Hong Kong 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 Aug 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2023

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.[2]

Following an impressive display at the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, Yue signed with Eastern's affiliate club Cova Piedade on 1 February 2019.[3]

On 17 July 2019, Eastern announced that Yue would return to the club.[4]

On 15 October 2020, Yue was loaned to Resources Capital.[5]

On 21 August 2022, it was announced that Yue would join Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka on a 3.5 year contract.[6] Yue is one of the five players from Hong Kong who are now plying their trade on the Chinese Super League.[7]

International career

Yue was called up by Hong Kong's head coach Gary White in his October 2018 squad.[8] He made his international debut as a 90th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Indonesia on 16 October 2018.[9]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 15 July 2023.[10]
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 100000003[lower-alpha 1]040
2018–19 300000–2[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 400000005090
Cova Piedade 2019–20 LigaPro 000000––00
Eastern 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League 40001[lower-alpha 2]0–8[lower-alpha 1]0130
2021–22 4020–007[lower-alpha 1]1131
Total 80201000151261
Resources Capital (loan) 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League 151–––3[lower-alpha 1]0181
Meizhou Hakka 2022 Chinese Super League 17210–––182
2023 18100–––181
Total 35310000000363
Career total 624301000231895
  1. Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup
  2. Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

International
As of matches played 29 July 2022
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong 201810
201910
202000
202100
202260
Total80

Honours

Club
Eastern

International
Hong Kong

References
  1. "Tze-Nam Yue - Meizhou Hakka midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "和富大埔5:2大炒東方龍獅". Apple Daily. Retrieved 29 October 2017. (in Chinese)
  3. 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. Retrieved 1 February 2019. (in Chinese)
  4. 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. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  5. "歡迎晉峰的新加盟球員！". Facebook. Retrieved 15 October 2020. (in Chinese)
  6. "茹子楠轉投中超梅州客家 東方補簽國援朱康銘". Sing Tao. Retrieved 20 August 2022. (in Chinese)
  7. "Hong Kong defender making most of Chinese Super League shot". South China Morning Post. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. 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. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. "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. Retrieved 16 October 2018. (in Chinese)
  10. Yue Tze Nam at Soccerway


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