Matthew Thomas Lam

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, 28 February 2013球員資料 – 林柱機

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(; born 10 September 1989) is a

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professional

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player who is currently a free agent.

Club career

Born in

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, Alberta, Lam played youth soccer in the Netherlands for

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and in England for

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before making his professional debut for Croatian side

Croatia Sesvete NK Croatia Sesvete was a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb. Previous club names: NK Sljeme (1957–1988), NK Sesvete (1988–1996), NK Badel Sesvete (1996–1997), NK Sesvete (1997–1998). The club was ...

in October 2009. Lam returned to Canada to play for

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

in 2010, as the team prepared to join the

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for the 2011 season. Lam left FC Edmonton in January 2011, moving on loan to Japanese team

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. Lam earned one cap for Canada U20 in November 2008. On 27 February 2013, Lam joined

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side

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, signing an initial 18-month contract. On 10 January 2018, fellow

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club Lee Man acquired Lam on loan for the remainder of the season. On 25 May 2019, it was announced that Lam would be leaving the club after six years. On 19 June 2019, R&F head coach

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revealed that Lam would join the club. He opened his account for the club on 22 December 2019, scoring a brace in a 7–1 win over Rangers. Lam sued the club in November 2020 due to unpaid wages. On 3 May 2021, it was announced that Lam would join

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until the end of the season. On 9 August 2021, it was announced that Lam had joined

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. On 19 June 2022, it was announced that Lam had left Eastern.

Personal life

His father is

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and his mother is Canadian of

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descent. His brother,

Sam Lam Sam Lam (born December 30, 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Career University and college Lam played college soccer at Concordia University College of Alberta as well as with the University of Alberta Golden Bears. He was nominat ...

, is also a professional soccer player.FC Edmonton 2012 Season Review
Eighty Six Forever, 25 September 2012

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lam, Matt 1989 births Living people Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Japan 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 Canadian descent Hong Kong people of Dutch descent Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in England FC Edmonton players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players J2 League players JEF United Chiba players Kitchee SC players Lee Man FC players R&F (Hong Kong) players Southern District FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers NK Croatia Sesvete players North American Soccer League players Croatian Football League players Sheffield United F.C. players Soccer players from Edmonton Association football midfielders Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England