- Ng Wai Chiu
-
Ng Wai Chiu Personal information Full name Ng Wai Chiu Date of birth 22 October 1981 Place of birth Hong Kong Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Playing position Full-back, defensive midfielder Club information Current club South China Number 33 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–2000 Instant–Dict 1998–1999 → Kitchee (loan) 2001 Guangdong Mingfeng 2002–2003 Guangzhou Xiangxue 35 (1) 2002 → South China (loan) 4 (0) 2004 Nanjing Yoyo 27 (2) 2005 → Shanghai Zobon (loan) 23 (1) 2006–2008 Shanghai Shenhua 38 (1) 2009–2010 Hangzhou Greentown 34 (0) 2011– South China 1 (0) National team‡ 2001– Hong Kong 19 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2011Ng Wai Chiu (traditional Chinese: 吳偉超; simplified Chinese: 吴伟超; Mandarin Pinyin: Wú Wěichāo; Jyutping: Ng4 Wei5 Ciu1, born 22 October 1981 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional football player cuurently playing for Hong Kong First Division League club South China. He has been capped for Hong Kong at various youth levels, including the Olympic U-23 team and is now a regular in senior 'A' internationals.
Contents
Early life
Ng Wai Chiu's father Ng Chi Ying was also a footballer for Guangdong. At the age of 7, Ng Wai Chiu moved from Kowloon Bay to Shatin's Hin Keng Estate. He then started playing football in the football field below his building. He began to challenge his father's football skills when he was 15 but lost every time. He joined the Hong Kong Sports Institute in the same year and met his Hong Kong defence partner Chan Wai Ho there for the first time. [1]
Club career
Ng spent time learning his trade at various clubs, including a short spell in England when he was an apprentice with Huddersfield and Southampton side.
Unsatisfied with the Hong Kong League, Ng moved to Mainland to further develop his football ability. After gradually working his way up from the lower-divisions in Mainland, he signed for Nanjing Yoyo F.C. in the Chinese Jia League on 15 February 2004[2], before moving to Shanghai Zobon in the Chinese Super League in 2005.
Shanghai Zobon
In 2005, Ng Wai Chiu was a regular starter for newly promoted club Shanghai Zobon under coach Ma Liang-Xing. He played 23 matches for Zobon and scored 1 goal. The club finished 11th in the 14 team league. He was named as a member of the Shanghai United team to face Primera Liga outfits Villareal CF and Sevilla.[3]
Shanghai Shenhua
Near the end of the 2006 Chinese Super League season, Ng Wai Chiu was selected as a member of the CSL All Stars. With Ng and Li Wei Feng in central defence, Shenhua only conceded 18 goals, the second best record in the league.[4]On 21 December, the club and the player announced an extension to their contract.[5]
Hangzhou Greentown
Ng played for the Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown, and is the first professional player from Hong Kong to be in the Chinese Super League.[6]
In the 2010-11 season, he was plagued by injuries to his knee and missed many matches with Hangzhou Greentown as well as the Hong Kong national football team.[7]
South China
Ng Wai Chiu return to Hong Kong and joined South China on 22 January 2011.[8] But his knee injury persisted and he did not play until April. On 16 April, He played 13 minutes as a substitute as South China beat Rangers FC 3:1. [9]
On 3 May, in the 2011 AFC Cup, Ng Wai-Chiu came on as a substitute in the away game against Persipura Jayapura and scored with a header with 4 minutes remaining. But it was to no avail as South China lost 4:2 and was dumped out of the tournament.[10]
International
Hong Kong
Ng Wai Chiu played for Hong Kong against Japan in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match in Hong Kong, but Hong Kong lost 0:4.
Ng Wai Chiu also played in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship where Hong Kong lost all 3 of its matches and finished last.
Ng Wai Chiu was optimistic he would be able to play for Hong Kong in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches.[11] But in the end he missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches against Saudi Arabia due to his poor form.[12]
On 30 September 2011, Ng Wai-Chiu was sent off in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.[13]
Personal life
Ng Wai Chiu's uncle is Hong Kong actor Francis Ng. Francis Ng wrote the foreword for Ng Wai Chiu's autobiography Winning Over Myself (贏自己).[14]
International career
- As of 4 October 2011
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Competition 1 14 January 2001 Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India 
Romania2 – 4 0 Sahara Millennium Cup 2 4 December 2003 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 
South Korea1 – 3 0 2003 EAFF Championship 3 18 February 2004 Darulmakmur Stadium, Penang, Malaysia 
Malaysia3 – 1 1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 31 March 2004 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong 
China PR0 – 1 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 9 June 2004 Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 
Kuwait0 – 4 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 13 October 2004 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Malaysia2 – 0 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 17 November 2004 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China China PR0 – 7 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 9 February 2005 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
Brazil1 – 7 0 2005 Carlsberg Cup 9 18 February 2006 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
India2 – 2 0 Friendly 10 22 February 2006 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
Qatar0 – 3 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 11 1 March 2006 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
Bangladesh1 – 0 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 12 18 November 2007 Macau UST Stadium, Macau 
Macau9 – 1 0 Friendly [15] 1 January 2009 Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, China Guangdong1 – 3 0 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup [16] 4 January 2009 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Guangdong4 – 1 1 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup 13 14 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong India2 – 1 1 Friendly 14 21 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
Bahrain1 – 3 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 15 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 
Japan0 – 4 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 16 7 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea0 – 5 0 2010 East Asian Football Championship 17 11 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Japan0 – 3 0 2010 East Asian Football Championship 18 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 
Philippines3 – 3 0 2011 Long Teng Cup 19 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 
Chinese Taipei6–0 0 2011 Long Teng Cup References
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))我來自呢區：沙田 Shatin 街場→中超→南華 吳偉超走不出沙田 Apple Daily. 11 April 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))吳偉超轉投南京有有 Apple Daily. 16 February 2004
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))吳偉超中超打穩陣腳 Apple Daily. 8 November 2005.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))入選中超明星賽 求驗客手記：吳偉超為港爭光 20 October 2006
- ^ (Chinese)雙方一拍即合 港腳吳偉超明年續留上海申花 Xin Wen Wen Pao. 22 December 2006
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20091027101228/http://www.geocities.com/hkgfootball/players/ng_wc.txt
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))吳偉超跟操谷狀態 Wen Wei Po. 18 January 2011
- ^ (Chinese) 吳偉超回歸港甲投南華 Wen Wei Po. 23 January 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))吳偉超回歸港甲首戰奏捷 Ta Kung Pao. 17 April 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))基士文兩失入球良機 Wen Wei Po. 4 May 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))吳偉超回歸港甲首戰奏捷 Ta Kung Pao. 17 April 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))簡訊/吳偉超無緣作客鬥沙特 Ta Kung Pao. 19 July 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))龍騰盃 港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差 Apple Daily. 1 October 2011.
- ^ (traditional Chinese (HK))無意投南華 吳偉超心繫中超 Ta Kung Pao. 9 July 2009.
- ^ 31st Guangdong-HK Cup – Match Results, Hong Kong Football Association, 1 January 2009
- ^ 31st Guangdong-HK Cup – Match Results, Hong Kong Football Association, 4 January 2009
External links
Awards Preceded by
Chan Ka Ki
Kwok Man TikHong Kong First Division League Best Youth Player Award
(with Chan Ho Man)
2000-01Succeeded by
Chan Ho Man
Goldbert Chi ChiuSporting positions Preceded by
Ma ChengHangzhou Greentown F.C. captain
2009–2010Succeeded by
Du WeiSouth China AA – current squad 1 Yapp Hung Fai · 2 Lee Chi Ho · 3 Nakajima-Farran · 5 Bai He · 6 Wong Chin Hung · 7 Chan Siu Ki · 8 Xu Deshuai · 9 Lee Wai Lim · 10 Au Yeung Yiu Chung · 11 Li Haiqiang (c) · 12 Man Pei Tak · 15 Chan Wai Ho · 16 Leung Chun Pong · 18 Kwok Kin Pong · 19 Li Yim Lam · 20 Kot Cho Wai · 21 Dega · 22 Giovane · 23 Zhang Chunhui · 25 Souza · 26 Chan Pak Hang · 27 Daal · 30 Joel · 31 Cheng Lai Hin · 32 Fan Chun Yip · 33 Ng Wai Chiu · 35 Cheung Chun Hei · Head coach: Ján Kocian
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong footballers
- Hong Kong international footballers
- Instant-Dict players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Shanghai Shenhua players
- Guangzhou FC players
- Hangzhou Greentown players
- Nanjing Yoyo players
- South China AA footballers
- Hong Kong sportspeople stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
