Tam Lok Hin (, born 19 January 1991) is a former

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professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the assistant coach of

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club

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Club career

Workable

Tam Lok Hin made his

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debut on 12 January 2008, in a match against

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, being substituted in the 70th minutes. However, this was his only league appearance in the season.

Eastern

After Workable was relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season, Tam followed former Workable coach

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and manager

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. He got more chances to break into the Eastern first team during the 2008–09 season. He had made 13 league appearances and scored 3 three league goals. His first league goal was scored on 24 October 2008, helping his team to win 5–0 over

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. He then scored 2 goals in a match for the first team on 15 November 2008, helping his team to win 5–0 over Mutual. However, the club did not achieve good results and decided to return to the

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at the end of the season.

Citizen

Tam Lok Hin signed for

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in 2009. He was used as a substitute in the 2010–11 Hong Kong Senior Shield final and scored with a header to make it 3–3 between Citizen and

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. Citizen went on to win the game on penalty shootout.

Lee Man

On 21 May 2018, Lee Man announced that they had signed Tam. On 2 June 2020, Tam was named on a list of departures from the club. However, on 3 September 2020, Tam was brought back by the club on a short term deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. His contract was further expanded for the 2020–21 season.

International career

Tam Lok Hin was a member of the Hong Kong U-19. He scored 2 goals in

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qualifying match against Singapore on 9 November 2009. 3 January 2016, Tam scored a goal for

in 38th

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Honours

;Citizen *

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;Yuen Long *

: 2017–18 ;Lee Man *

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: 2018–19

Career statistics

Club

''As of 11 June 2012''

International

Hong Kong U-21

:''As of 1 February 2011''

Hong Kong

:''As of 18 November 2010''

Hong Kong U-23

:''As of 3 July 2012''

References

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Tam Lok Hin
at HKFA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tam, Lok Hin 1991 births Living people Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong international footballers Eastern Sports Club footballers Citizen AA players Yuen Long FC players Lee Man FC players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players