Lau Hok Ming

Lau Hok Ming
劉學銘
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Lau Hok Ming
Date of birth	19 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back ; Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Kwai Tsing
2011–2012	Sham Shui Po
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Metro Gallery
2016–2019	Southern
2019–2022	Eastern
2019–2020	→ Lee Man (loan)
2020–2021	→ Pegasus (loan)
2021–2022	→ Rangers (loan)
2022–2023	Southern
2023–2024	HKFC
International career‡
2015–2018	Hong Kong U-22
2022	Hong Kong
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Ryan Lau Hok Ming (Chinese: 劉學銘, born 19 October 1995) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

Lau was sent to Premier League football club Aston Villa^[1] and La Liga football club Barcelona for training.

Metro Gallery

On 26 November 2014, Lau scored his first goal of his football career for Metro Gallery against Yuen Long, in a match lost 1:2. On 27 September 2015, Lau scored his first goal of Dreams Metro Gallery against Yuen Long in a 3:2 win.^[2]

Southern

In June 2016, Lau signed for Southern. He made 50 appearances for the club and was a part of the club's 2018-19 Hong Kong FA Cup runner-up side. On 31 May 2019, Southern announced that Lau would depart the club after three seasons.^[3]

Eastern

On 1 June 2019, it was reported that Lau had signed with Eastern.^[4] This was confirmed on 17 July 2019 during the club's season opening media event.^[5]

Lee Man

On 1 September 2019, Lau was loaned to Lee Man for a year.^[6]

Pegasus

On 15 October 2020, Eastern head coach Lee Chi Kin revealed that Lau had been loaned to Pegasus.^[7]

Rangers

On 31 August 2021, Lau was loaned to Rangers.

Return to Southern

On 23 July 2022, Lau signed a contract to return to Southern after three seasons.^[8]

HKFC

On 29 July 2023, Lau joined HKFC.

International career

On 1 June 2022, Lau made his international debut for Hong Kong in the friendly match against Malaysia.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 14 June 2022

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

Family

Lau Hok Ming's brother Lau Ka Ming is a former professional football player.^[9]

References

^ 劉學銘李毅凱維拉學法 Oriental Daily News 2011-5-14
^ "夢想駿其贏得險！臨完場前玩心跳！". on.cc. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (in Chinese)
^ "蘇沙、劉學銘等5將落「區」夢想6名外援離隊". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 31 May 2019. (in Chinese)
^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "冠忠南區搶閘簽兩射手　夢想6外援全數離隊". HK01. Retrieved 1 June 2019. (in Chinese)
^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅　16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
^ "理文4:2挫飛馬響頭炮　從東方借用港足守將劉學銘". Ming Pao. Retrieved 1 September 2019. (in Chinese)
^ "東方復操備戰新季　李志堅稱富力退賽影響短暫　願簽部分失業兵". Ming Pao. Retrieved 15 October 2020. (in Chinese)
^ "南區第5簽港將劉學銘歸隊". Sing Tao. Retrieved 23 July 2022. (in Chinese)
^ 港超聯　劉門雙傑打死不離親兄弟 on.cc 2016-4-11 (in Chinese)

External links

[1] 劉學銘李毅凱維拉學法 Oriental Daily News 2011-5-14

[2] "夢想駿其贏得險！臨完場前玩心跳！". on.cc. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (in Chinese)

[3] "蘇沙、劉學銘等5將落「區」夢想6名外援離隊". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 31 May 2019. (in Chinese)

[4] Yuen, Chi Ho. "冠忠南區搶閘簽兩射手　夢想6外援全數離隊". HK01. Retrieved 1 June 2019. (in Chinese)

[5] Yuen, Chi Ho. "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅　16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)

[6] "理文4:2挫飛馬響頭炮　從東方借用港足守將劉學銘". Ming Pao. Retrieved 1 September 2019. (in Chinese)

[7] "東方復操備戰新季　李志堅稱富力退賽影響短暫　願簽部分失業兵". Ming Pao. Retrieved 15 October 2020. (in Chinese)

[8] "南區第5簽港將劉學銘歸隊". Sing Tao. Retrieved 23 July 2022. (in Chinese)

[9] 港超聯　劉門雙傑打死不離親兄弟 on.cc 2016-4-11 (in Chinese)

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