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'''Matthew Thomas Lam'''<ref name="N01">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://soccer.sina.com.hk/news/832/2/1/2290235/1.html 傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機], [[Sina Corp|Sina]], 28 February 2013</ref><ref name="N02">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/zh-hk/player_view.php?player_id=12401 球員資料 – 林柱機], [[Hong Kong Football Association]]</ref> ({{zh|t=林柱機}};<ref name="N01"/><ref name="N02"/> born 10{{Nbsp}}September 1989) is a Canadian professional [[association football|soccer]] player. He is a [[free agent]].
'''Matthew Thomas Lam'''<ref name="N01">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://soccer.sina.com.hk/news/832/2/1/2290235/1.html 傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機], [[Sina Corp|Sina]], 28 February 2013</ref><ref name="N02">{{in lang|zh-hk}} [http://www.hkfa.com/zh-hk/player_view.php?player_id=12401 球員資料 – 林柱機], [[Hong Kong Football Association]]</ref> ({{zh|t=林柱機}};<ref name="N01"/><ref name="N02"/> born 10 September 1989) is a [[Canadian (people)|Canadian]] professional [[association football|soccer]] player who is currently a free agent.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Edmonton]], Alberta,<ref name="CSA" /> Lam played youth soccer in the Netherlands for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and in England for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] before making his professional debut for Croatian side [[NK Croatia Sesvete|Croatia Sesvete]] in October 2009.<ref name = "SW">{{Soccerway|matthew-lam/99742}}</ref> Lam returned to Canada to play for [[FC Edmonton]] in 2010, as the team prepared to join the [[North American Soccer League (2010)|North American Soccer League]] for the 2011 season. Lam left FC Edmonton in January 2011, moving [[on loan]] to Japanese team [[JEF United Chiba]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sandor|first=Steven|title=Big in Japan: Another FC Edmonton player leaves for JEF United|url=http://the11.ca/2011/02/07/big-in-japan-another-fc-edmonton-player-leaves-for-jef-united/|accessdate=8 February 2011|newspaper=The 11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415024000/http://the11.ca/2011/02/07/big-in-japan-another-fc-edmonton-player-leaves-for-jef-united/|archivedate=15 April 2011}}</ref>
Born in [[Edmonton]], Alberta,<ref name="CSA" /> Lam played youth soccer in the Netherlands for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and in England for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] before making his professional debut for Croatian side [[NK Croatia Sesvete|Croatia Sesvete]] in October 2009.<ref name = "SW">{{Soccerway|matthew-lam/99742}}</ref> Lam returned to Canada to play for [[FC Edmonton]] in 2010, as the team prepared to join the [[North American Soccer League (2010)|North American Soccer League]] for the 2011 season. Lam left FC Edmonton in January 2011, moving on loan to Japanese team [[JEF United Chiba]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sandor|first=Steven|title=Big in Japan: Another FC Edmonton player leaves for JEF United|url=http://the11.ca/2011/02/07/big-in-japan-another-fc-edmonton-player-leaves-for-jef-united/|accessdate=8 February 2011|newspaper=The 11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415024000/http://the11.ca/2011/02/07/big-in-japan-another-fc-edmonton-player-leaves-for-jef-united/|archivedate=15 April 2011}}</ref>


Lam earned one cap for [[Canada U-20 men's national soccer team|Canada U20]] in November 2008.<ref name="CSA" />
Lam earned one cap for [[Canada U-20 men's national soccer team|Canada U20]] in November 2008.<ref name="CSA" />


On 27{{Nbsp}}February 2013, Lam joined [[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]] side [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]], signing an initial 18-month contract.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} {{Cite web|url=http://sportsroad.hk/archives/2486|title=足球：傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機|date=27 February 2013|publisher=sportsroad.hk}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} {{Cite news|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2013/02/28/SP1302280021.htm|title=傑志羅致前阿積士中場|date=28 February 2013|newspaper=Wen Wei Po}}</ref>
On 27 February 2013, Lam joined [[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]] side [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]], signing an initial 18-month contract.<ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} {{Cite web|url=http://sportsroad.hk/archives/2486|title=足球：傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機|date=27 February 2013|publisher=sportsroad.hk}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh-hk}} {{Cite news|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2013/02/28/SP1302280021.htm|title=傑志羅致前阿積士中場|date=28 February 2013|newspaper=Wen Wei Po}}</ref>


On 10{{Nbsp}}January 2018, fellow [[Hong Kong Premier League]] club [[Lee Man FC|Lee Man]] acquired Lam on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Au Yeung|first1=Patrick|title=MATT LAM JOINS LEE MAN ON LOAN|url=https://www.facebook.com/offside.hk/photos/a.1449682031970648.1073741828.1431992023739649/1979671995638313/?type=3|website=Facebook|publisher=Offside.hk}}</ref> On 25{{Nbsp}}May 2019, it was announced that Lam would be leaving the club after six years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuen |first1=Chi Ho |title=列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/333169/%E8%B6%B3%E7%B8%BD%E7%9B%83-%E5%88%97%E6%96%AF%E5%A5%A7%E4%BD%90%E8%BF%AA%E7%B5%90%E6%9D%9F9%E5%B9%B4%E5%82%91%E5%BF%97%E7%94%9F%E6%B6%AF-%E6%9E%97%E6%9F%B1%E6%A9%9F%E6%8C%87%E6%96%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%AE%B6%E9%87%8E%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%A7 |website=HK01 |accessdate=25 May 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>
On 10 January 2018, fellow [[Hong Kong Premier League]] club [[Lee Man FC|Lee Man]] acquired Lam on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Au Yeung|first1=Patrick|title=MATT LAM JOINS LEE MAN ON LOAN|url=https://www.facebook.com/offside.hk/photos/a.1449682031970648.1073741828.1431992023739649/1979671995638313/?type=3|website=Facebook|publisher=Offside.hk}}</ref>


On 25 May 2019, it was announced that Lam would be leaving the club after six years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuen |first1=Chi Ho |title=列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/333169/%E8%B6%B3%E7%B8%BD%E7%9B%83-%E5%88%97%E6%96%AF%E5%A5%A7%E4%BD%90%E8%BF%AA%E7%B5%90%E6%9D%9F9%E5%B9%B4%E5%82%91%E5%BF%97%E7%94%9F%E6%B6%AF-%E6%9E%97%E6%9F%B1%E6%A9%9F%E6%8C%87%E6%96%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%AE%B6%E9%87%8E%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%A7 |website=HK01 |accessdate=25 May 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>
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On 19{{Nbsp}}June 2019, [[R&F (Hong Kong)|R&F]] head coach [[Yeung Ching Kwong]] revealed that Lam would join the club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tsang |first1=Ngan Ping |title=富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九 |url=https://hk.sports.appledaily.com/sports/realtime/article/20190619/59735481 |website=Apple Daily |accessdate=19 June 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> He began playing for the club on 22{{Nbsp}}December 2019, scoring a goal in a 7–1 win over [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=富力狂數流浪「七個一皮」 理文小勝東方 |url=https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/278833 |website=Sportsroad.hk |accessdate=22 December 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> Lam sued the club in November 2020 due to unpaid wages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3111114/rf-players-taking-club-court-unpaid-wages-after-guangzhou-based|title=Hong Kong football players battling Chinese owners for unpaid wages|date=24 November 2020|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref>


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On 19 June 2019, [[R&F (Hong Kong)|R&F]] head coach [[Yeung Ching Kwong]] revealed that Lam would join the club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tsang |first1=Ngan Ping |title=富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九 |url=https://hk.sports.appledaily.com/sports/realtime/article/20190619/59735481 |website=Apple Daily |accessdate=19 June 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> He opened his account for the club on 22 December 2019, scoring a brace in a 7–1 win over [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=富力狂數流浪「七個一皮」 理文小勝東方 |url=https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/278833 |website=Sportsroad.hk |accessdate=22 December 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> Lam sued the club in November 2020 due to unpaid wages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3111114/rf-players-taking-club-court-unpaid-wages-after-guangzhou-based|title=Hong Kong football players battling Chinese owners for unpaid wages|date=24 November 2020|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
On 3{{Nbsp}}May 2021, it was announced that Lam would join [[Southern District FC|Southern]] until the end of the season.<ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20210503/bkn-20210503135733187-0503_00882_001.html 港超聯　林柱機加盟冠忠南區再戰港超] on.cc 3 May 2021</ref> On 9{{Nbsp}}August 2021, it was announced that Lam had joined [[Eastern SC|Eastern]].<ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20210809/bkn-20210809132133214-0809_00882_001.html 港超聯　東方龍獅開操拜神　望踢出新風格] on.cc 9 August 2021</ref> On 19{{Nbsp}}June 2022, it was announced that Lam had left Eastern. <ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20220619/bkn-20220619121228606-0619_00882_001.html 港超聯　東方龍獅馮慶燁林柱機離隊] on.cc 19 June 2022</ref>

On 3 May 2021, it was announced that Lam would join [[Southern District FC|Southern]] until the end of the season.<ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20210503/bkn-20210503135733187-0503_00882_001.html 港超聯　林柱機加盟冠忠南區再戰港超] on.cc 3 May 2021</ref>

On 9 August 2021, it was announced that Lam had joined [[Eastern SC|Eastern]].<ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20210809/bkn-20210809132133214-0809_00882_001.html 港超聯　東方龍獅開操拜神　望踢出新風格] on.cc 9 August 2021</ref>

On 19 June 2022, it was announced that Lam had left Eastern. <ref>[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20220619/bkn-20220619121228606-0619_00882_001.html 港超聯　東方龍獅馮慶燁林柱機離隊] on.cc 19 June 2022</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 18:14, 21 September 2023

Matt Lam
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Lam
Date of birth (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Ajax
2008–2009 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Croatia Sesvete 1 (0)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 19 (0)
2011 → JEF United Chiba (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2019 Kitchee 89 (8)
2018 → Lee Man (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 R&F 13 (2)
2021 Southern 4 (0)
2021–2022 Eastern 3 (0)
International career
2008 Canada U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2022

Matthew Thomas Lam[2][3] (Chinese: 林柱機;[2][3] born 10 September 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who is currently a free agent.

Club career

Born in Edmonton, Alberta,[4] Lam played youth soccer in the Netherlands for Ajax and in England for Sheffield United before making his professional debut for Croatian side Croatia Sesvete in October 2009.[1] Lam returned to Canada to play for FC Edmonton in 2010, as the team prepared to join the North American Soccer League for the 2011 season. Lam left FC Edmonton in January 2011, moving on loan to Japanese team JEF United Chiba.[5]

Lam earned one cap for Canada U20 in November 2008.[4]

On 27 February 2013, Lam joined Hong Kong First Division side Kitchee, signing an initial 18-month contract.[6][7]

On 10 January 2018, fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man acquired Lam on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]

On 25 May 2019, it was announced that Lam would be leaving the club after six years.[9]

On 19 June 2019, R&F head coach Yeung Ching Kwong revealed that Lam would join the club.[10] He opened his account for the club on 22 December 2019, scoring a brace in a 7–1 win over Rangers.[11] Lam sued the club in November 2020 due to unpaid wages.[12]

On 3 May 2021, it was announced that Lam would join Southern until the end of the season.[13]

On 9 August 2021, it was announced that Lam had joined Eastern.[14]

On 19 June 2022, it was announced that Lam had left Eastern. [15]

Personal life

His father is Hongkongese and his mother is Canadian[4] of Dutch descent.[2] His brother, Sam Lam, is also a professional soccer player.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Matt Lam at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c (in Chinese) 傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機, Sina, 28 February 2013
  3. ^ a b (in Chinese) 球員資料 – 林柱機, Hong Kong Football Association
  4. ^ a b c "Player profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 28 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Sandor, Steven. "Big in Japan: Another FC Edmonton player leaves for JEF United". The 11. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. ^ (in Chinese) "足球：傑志簽入加拿大籍港將林柱機". sportsroad.hk. 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ (in Chinese) "傑志羅致前阿積士中場". Wen Wei Po. 28 February 2013.
  8. ^ Au Yeung, Patrick. "MATT LAM JOINS LEE MAN ON LOAN". Facebook. Offside.hk.
  9. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大". HK01. Retrieved 25 May 2019. (in Chinese)
  10. ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九". Apple Daily. Retrieved 19 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. ^ "富力狂數流浪「七個一皮」 理文小勝東方". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 22 December 2019. (in Chinese)
  12. ^ "Hong Kong football players battling Chinese owners for unpaid wages". South China Morning Post. 24 November 2020.
  13. ^ 港超聯　林柱機加盟冠忠南區再戰港超 on.cc 3 May 2021
  14. ^ 港超聯　東方龍獅開操拜神　望踢出新風格 on.cc 9 August 2021
  15. ^ 港超聯　東方龍獅馮慶燁林柱機離隊 on.cc 19 June 2022
  16. ^ FC Edmonton 2012 Season Review, Eighty Six Forever, 25 September 2012
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