Lee Wai Lim (, born 5 May 1981) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and coach. He is the brother of former professional footballer Lee Hong Lim.
A former Hong Kong Footballer of the Year winner in 2009, Lee pleaded guilty in 2018 to one count each of accepting an advantage and conspiracy to defraud. He was sentenced to 180 hours of community service for his crimes.
Club career
Tai Po Lee joined Tai Po in the third division in 2003 after being discovered by Tai Po's secretary Chan Ping. He stayed with the team as it progressed to the First Division in 2007 and turned professional. During his time as an amateur, he worked as a shopping mall security guard.
2009 Hong Kong FA Cup Lee scored the penalty against Fourway to take Tai Po to the final of the Hong Kong FA Cup.
In the final, Lee Wai Lim scored a free kick and helped Tai Po beat TSW Pegasus 4:2 and thus became the first district team to win the trophy. Lee Wai Lim also won the title of Man of the Match.2009 FA Cup final match report
His last match for Tai Po FC was a friendly against his new employers South China on 13 June 2009 at Mong Kok Stadium. Tai Po lost the game. Lee Wai Lim scored a penalty which he won himself.
Lee was awarded Hong Kong Player of the Year award on 12 June 2009 and received a HK$45,000 prize.08/09香港足球明星選舉 最佳 11人南華佔 4 威廉王子登基 Apple Daily. 13 June 2009.
South China On the same date he won the Player of the Year prize, Lee Wai Lim confirmed that he would be joining South China in the season of 2009–10.南華昨午宣布李威廉加盟
On 11 May 2010, in the 2010 AFC Cup second round match against Al Riffa, in the 28th minute, Lee Wai Lim passed to teammate Lee Chi Ho to score. But South China lost the game 1:3.紅海難抗阿爾利化 南華輸 1:3出局 Apple Daily. 12 May 2010.
On 19 February 2011, Lee scored with a header in the 82-minute to help South China win the away game by 1:0 against Tuen Mun.流浪門將 一腳笠死何國泉 Wen Wei Po. 20 February 2011.
Pegasus Lee joined Pegasus in the summer of 2015 as a player-coach.
International career He was selected by Goran Paulić and Dejan Antonić for the Hong Kong team at the end of 2008, to prepare for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. He scored a hattrick in his first game against Macau as Hong Kong achieved a 9–1 win.李威廉大器晚成 Wen Wei Po. 5 January 2009.
He starred in the 2009 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, scoring one goal and providing two assists to help Hong Kong secure a 4–1 victory at home and a 5–4 aggregate win over Guangdong. His performance earned him the nickname Prince William from the fans.
On 30 September 2011, Lee Wai Lim scored the opening goal in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup.龍騰盃 港隊逼和菲律賓史上最差 Apple Daily. 1 October 2011.
Bribery scandal On 6 October 2016, Lee was one of six current and former Pegasus players to be taken in for questioning by the ICAC on allegations of match fixing. He was formally charged on 28 June 2017 for conspiring to fix several reserve league matches.
On 12 January 2018, Lee pleaded guilty to one count each of accepting an advantage and conspiracy to defraud. He was sentenced on 4 May 2018 to 180 hours of community service.
Personal life He is the elder brother of Lee Hong Lim, who used to be his team mate at Tai Po, until he moved in January 2009 to Pegasus.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTai Po2006–071731040102332007–081821120312442008–09236102142309Total00South China2009–1015131–00912732010–11123101020301632011–123000000030Total304411020121496
International As of 15 October 2013. #DateVenueOpponentsResultGoalsCompetition119 November 2008UST Stadium, Macau9–13Friendly214 January 2009Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong2–10Friendly321 January 2009Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong1–302011 AFC Asian Cup qualification428 January 2009Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen0–102011 AFC Asian Cup qualification523 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan4–012010 EAFF Championship Semi-final625 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan0–002010 EAFF Championship Semi-final727 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan12–002010 EAFF Championship Semi-final89 October 2009Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan0–602011 AFC Asian Cup qualification911 February 2010Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan0–302010 East Asian Football Championship104 October 2010Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India1–00Friendly1117 November 2010Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–70Friendly129 February 2011Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia0–20Friendly133 June 2011Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong1–10Friendly1423 July 2011Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia0–302014 FIFA World Cup qualification1528 July 2011Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong0–502014 FIFA World Cup qualification1630 September 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan3–312011 Long Teng Cup172 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan5–102011 Long Teng Cup184 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan6–002011 Long Teng Cup1914 November 2012Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia1–10Friendly201 December 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong2–102013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2213 December 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong0–102013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2229 December 2012Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–402013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 22322 March 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–002015 AFC Asian Cup qualification244 June 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong0–10Friendly6 September 2013Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar0–00Friendly2510 September 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–00Friendly2615 October 2013Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–402015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Honours Tai Po Hong Kong FA Cup: 2008–09
South China Hong Kong First Division: 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2009–10
Hong Kong Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2009, 2013
Individual Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2009
References
External links Tai Po FC Player profile Hong Kong Football Association player profile Hong Kong National Team player profile