Yue Tze Nam
Hong Kong footballer (born 1998)
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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 China Super League club Beijing Guoan and the Hong Kong national team.[2]
 Yue in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Meizhou Hakka | 93 | (7) |
| 2026– | Beijing Guoan | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018– | Hong Kong | 41 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Early life
Yue was introduced to football by his father and began playing at the age of four at King George V Memorial Park near his home in Sai Ying Pun. At the age of six, he joined the Orca Football Academy for formal training.[3] Yue later moved to the youth team Little Nam Kwok co-founded by his father, where he regularly participated in training camps and youth tournaments across the region.[3]
Yue became a member of the Hong Kong national youth football teams in 2011, playing for various age groups and occasionally serving as captain. However, due to following misguided fitness advice, he developed anorexia nervosa, leading him to miss Hong Kong's qualification for the AFC U-16 Championship finals in 2014.[3]
Yue later moved to the United Kingdom to study at Oswestry School, representing the school team in competitive matches. During his three years in the UK, Yue also played for local amateur club Oswestry, earning the Player of the Match award on several occasions.[4]
Club career
Eastern
In the 2017–18 season, following the revamped Sapling Cup rules requiring each team to field at least two U22 players per match, Eastern's then-vice chairman Lee Kin Wo invited the eligible Yue to return to his parent club and compete in the competition while still completing his studies in the UK. Yue shuttled between England and Hong Kong to balance academics and professional football. On 29 October 2017, he made his professional debut starting in a Sapling Cup group stage match against Tai Po, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–5 defeat.[5]
After graduating from secondary school, Yue returned to Hong Kong full-time for the 2018–19 season. Playing primarily as a midfielder, he struggled for minutes amid competition from foreign imports and senior local players. In late 2018, Yue started against Pegasus but became a substitute after 43 minutes due to his poor performance. In February 2019, recommended by Eastern's youth director Wong Chun Yue, Yue trialled with Liga Portugal 2 club Cova Piedade, a partner of Eastern. He planned a two-year stint in Portugal but returned to Hong Kong that summer after failing to adapt to life abroad and integrate into the squad.[6][4]
Wanting regular playing time, Yue moved to newly-promoted Resources Capital on loan fr the 2020–21 season. Apart from the match against Eastern (due to loan terms), he started nearly every league game, scored his first professional league goal in the final fixture, and provided six assists across the campaign.[7][user-generated source]
Moving to China
In August 2022, Yue moved to China, signing for Meizhou Hakka on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[8]
On 14 January 2026, Yue joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[9] On 15 May 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 league victory at home against Qingdao Hainiu, with a left-footed volley from outside the box on the 23rd minute. [10]
International career
In October 2018, Yue was called up by newly appointed Hong Kong head coach Gary White for friendly matches against Thailand and Indonesia. White praised his energetic personality and versatile style.[11]
On 16 October, Yue made his senior debut as a 90th minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Indonesia. He travelled to Taiwan for the 2019 EAFF Championship second round qualification in November, but did not made any appearance.[citation needed]
On 30 May 2025, Yue played 45 minutes in an unofficial friendly match in which Hong Kong lost 1–3 against Manchester United.[12][13] On 10 June 2025, in Hong Kong's first match at the new Kai Tak Sports Park, he started in a 1–0 Asian Cup qualifier victory against India.[14][15]
On 5 June 2026, Yue captained the Hong Kong representative team for the first time in his career, leading the team to a 2–0 win at home against Mongolia.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 January 2026[17]
| 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[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 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[b] | 0 | – | 8[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 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[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 92 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2026 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 146 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
International
- As of 9 June 2026
| 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 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Eastern
- Beijing Guoan
International
- Hong Kong