# Wong Wai

Wong Wai (Chinese: 黃威; Jyutping: wong$^4$ wai$^1$; born 17 September 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

## Club career
### Early career

Wong studied at Yu Chun Keung Memorial College and graduated after Form 5. He represented various youth levels of the national team.

### Sham Shui Po

Wong joined Third Division club Sham Shui Po when he was young. In 2008, youth team members were all promoted to the club's first team in order to gain experience. In the first season, the club reached the final of Junior Shield, which they eventually lost 0–2 to Shatin. Wong Wai played 5 out of 6 games and scored a goal in the semi-finals.
In Wong's second season, he scored 12 goals throughout the season, including 3 goals in the promotion play-offs, which helped the club gain promotion to the Second Division.
Wong helped the club gain promotion to the First Division for the first time in club history by scoring 12 goals in 19 games in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, he failed to help the team prevent relegation to the Second Division, although he featured in most of the matches.

### Metro Gallery

Wong linked up with former Sham Shui Po player and manager Lee Chi Kin and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in July 2012.

### Tai Po

After the conclusion of his contract, Wong once again followed Lee Chi Kin, this time to the newly promoted HKPL club Tai Po. He was revealed as a Tai Po player during the club's season kick-off event on 19 July 2016.
On 17 July 2019, it was revealed that Wong had left Tai Po at the end of his contract.

### Eastern

On 27 September 2019, once again following Lee Chi Kin, Wong signed for Eastern.

### HK U23

Before the beginning of the 2021–22 season, the newly formed HK U23 announced that Wong joined the club on loan for the season as one of the over-aged players.

### Lee Man

On 8 July 2022, Wong signed for Lee Man.

## International career

Wong had represented the Hong Kong national under-19 football team and participated in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification held in Indonesia. He scored one goal in four games.
On 16 February 2013, Wong received his first call-up from the senior team for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Vietnam. However, he was excluded from the final squad announced on 15 March 2013.
On 31 May 2013, Wong was included in the 20-men final squad for an international friendly match against the Philippines held on 4 June. He made his debut during the match, as he entered in the 77th minute as a substitute for Leung Chun Pong.
On 21 November 2023, Wong scored an equalizer against Turkmenistan in the second round of 2026 World Cup AFC qualifiers, which ended in a 2–2 draw.
On 26 December 2023, Wong was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 May 2021
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sham Shui Po | 2008–09 | Third 'District' Division | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 18 | 10 |
| Sham Shui Po | 2009–10 | Third 'District' Division | 13 | 9 | — | — | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 |
| Sham Shui Po | 2010–11 | Second Division | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 22 | 17 |
| Sham Shui Po | 2011–12 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 23 | 2 |
| Sham Shui Po Total | Sham Shui Po Total | Sham Shui Po Total | 62 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 41 |
| Metro Gallery | 2012–13 | First Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | | | 19 | 1 |
| Metro Gallery | 2013–14 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | | | 14 | 1 |
| Metro Gallery | 2014–15 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | | | 8 | 0 |
| Pegasus | 2015–16 | First Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | | 9 | 1 |
| Wofoo Taipo | 2016–17 | First Division | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | | | 23 | 6 |
| Wofoo Taipo | 2017–18 | First Division | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | | | 21 | 6 |
| Wofoo Taipo | 2018–19 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | | 28 | 3 |
| Eastern | 2019–20 | First Division | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | | | 8 | 4 |
| Eastern | 2020–21 | First Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 162 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 215 | 63 |
* ↑ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
* ↑ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
* ↑ Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield was not held in the 2009–10 season.
* ↑ Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.
* ↑ Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.
* ↑ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield
* ↑ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield

### International

    As of 17 December 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Hong Kong | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 53 | 6 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 2013 ||||||
| 1 | 4 June 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Philippines | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 2014 ||||||
| 2 | 5 March 2014 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–3 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 10 October 2014 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Singapore | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 13 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | North Korea | 1–2 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup - Second preliminary round |
| 5 | 16 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup - Second preliminary round |
| 6 | 19 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | Guam | 0–0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup - Second preliminary round |
| 2016 ||||||
| 7 | 7 October 2016 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Cambodia | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 11 October 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Singapore | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2017 ||||||
| 9 | 23 March 2017 | Amman International Stadium, Jordan | Jordan | 0–4 | Friendly |
| 10 | 31 August 2017 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 5 September 2017 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 12 | 5 October 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Laos | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 10 October 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Malaysia | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 14 | 9 November 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Bahrain | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 15 | 14 November 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Lebanon | 0–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 2018 ||||||
| 16 | 27 March 2018 | Kim Il Sung Stadium, North Korea | North Korea | 0–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 17 | 11 October 2018 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Thailand | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 16 October 2018 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – Second preliminary round |
| 20 | 13 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan | North Korea | 0–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – Second preliminary round |
| 21 | 16 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan | Mongolia | 5–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – Second preliminary round |
| 2019 ||||||
| 22 | 11 June 2019 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 23 | 10 October 2019 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq | Iraq | 0–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 24 | 19 November 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Cambodia | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 25 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | South Korea | 0–2 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 26 | 18 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | China | 0–2 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2021 ||||||
| 27 | 3 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Iran | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 28 | 11 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Iraq | 0–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 2022 ||||||
| 29 | 1 June 2022 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 30 | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 31 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | Cambodia | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 32 | 14 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | India | 0–4 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 33 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan | Japan | 0–6 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 34 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | South Korea | 0–3 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 35 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | China | 0–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2023 ||||||
| 36 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 37 | 15 June 2023 | Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Hong Kong | Vietnam | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 38 | 19 June 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Thailand | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 7 September 2023 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Hong Kong | Cambodia | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 40 | 11 September 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Brunei | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 41 | 12 October 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Bhutan | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round |
| 42 | 17 October 2023 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 0–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round |
| 43 | 21 November 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Turkmenistan | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 2024 ||||||
| 44 | 14 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 45 | 19 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Iran | 0–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 46 | 23 January 2024 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Palestine | 0–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 47 | 5 September 2024 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Solomon Islands | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 48 | 8 September 2024 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | Fiji | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 49 | 14 November 2024 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Philippines | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 50 | 19 November 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Mauritius | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 51 | 8 December 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Mongolia | 3–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round |
| 52 | 14 December 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 5 October 2017 | 12 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Laos | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 June 2022 | 30 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 3. | 11 September 2023 | 40 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Brunei | 5–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 21 November 2023 | 43 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Turkmenistan | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 5. | 5 September 2024 | 47 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Solomon Islands | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 8 December 2024 | 51 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Mongolia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round |

## Honours
### Club

Eastern
* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2019–20
* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2019–20
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2020–21
Pegasus
* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2015–16
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2015–16
Tai Po
* Hong Kong Premier League: 2018–19
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2016–17

#### Lee Man

* Hong Kong Premier League: 2023–24