Matt Lam
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Thomas Lam | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
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| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Kitchee | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Ajax | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Croatia Sesvete | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Edmonton | 19 | (0) |
| 2011 | → JEF United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013– | Kitchee SC | 50 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 26 March 2016 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Lam[1][2][3] (Traditional Chinese: 林柱機;[1][2] born 10 September 1989) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays for Hong Kong Premier League side Kitchee.
Early and personal life
His father is Hongkongese and his mother is Dutch.[1] His brother is Sam Lam, who is also a professional soccer player.[4]
Career
Born in Edmonton, Alberta,[5] Lam played youth football in the Netherlands for Ajax and in England for Sheffield United, before making his professional debut for Croatian side Croatia Sesvete in October 2009.[6] Lam returned to Canada to play for FC Edmonton in 2010, as the team prepared to join the North American Soccer League for the 2011 season. Lam left FC Edmonton in January 2011, moving on loan to Japanese team JEF United.[7]
Lam earned one cap for Canada U20 in November 2008.[5]
On 27 February 2013, Lam joined Hong Kong First Division League side Kitchee, signing an 18-month contract.[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (traditional Chinese (HK)) 傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機, Sina, 28 February 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (traditional Chinese (HK)) 球員資料 – 林柱機, Hong Kong Football Association
- ↑ Player Information – Lam, Matthew Thomas, Hong Kong Football Association
- ↑ FC Edmonton 2012 Season Review, Eighty Six Forever, 25 September 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Matt Lam at Soccerway
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- Articles with traditional Chinese (HK)-language external links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Canadian expatriates in England
- Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong
- Canadian expatriates in Japan
- Canadian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Canadian people of Dutch descent
- Canadian people of Hong Kong descent
- Canadian soccer players
- Hong Kong people of Dutch descent
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the United Kingdom
- FC Edmonton players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- J2 League players
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba players
- Kitchee SC players
- NK Croatia Sesvete players
- North American Soccer League players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Soccer people from Alberta
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
