Lam Hok Hei (, born 18 September 1991 in Hong Kong) is a

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professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club Rangers.

Club career

Rangers

Lam started his professional football career in

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. In 2008, he signed for Rangers. He quickly established himself as a regular first team member. In January 2013, Rangers' manager Philip Lee said that he would let Lam make the decision about his own future.

Persija Jakarta

On 18 May 2013, Lam announced that he had joined

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club

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for a four-month loan contract. On 26 May 2013, Lam made his line-up debut for Persija Jakarta against

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, and he played for about 70 minutes before being injured. Persija Jakarta won, 1–0. On 1 June 2013, Lam made his second appearance, against

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; in this match, Lam made his first assist, on a goal by

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, and

won, 3–0.

South China

Lam scored his first goal for

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in the

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Eastern

Following Eastern's 2016–17 season playoff win, chairman Peter Leung announced that the club had signed Lam from South China.

Rangers

On 23 September 2019, Lam was loaned to Rangers for a season. He officially joined the club after the end of the 2019–20 season. Lam was in good form at the start of the 2020–21 season, scoring 4 goals in 7 appearances including 1 league goal and 3 cup goals. On 4 August 2022, Lam returned to Rangers.

International career

Lam scored his first international goal for

on 14 November 2012 in the match against

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at the

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. The game ended 1–1.

Career statistics

Club

:''As of 31 May 2014''

International

:''As of 28 March 2015''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lam, Hok Hei 1991 births Living people Hong Kong footballers Fourway Athletics players Eastern Sports Club footballers South China AA players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persija Jakarta players Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Hong Kong expatriate footballers Hong Kong international footballers Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Association football forwards Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players