Chinese Super League: Hong Kong’s Yue Tze-nam delighted with second chance to make a first impression at Meizhou Hakka
- Yue sees out season as mainstay in team after joining midway through campaign
- The 24-year-old is among several Hong Kong players who were teammates at youth level and all dreamed of making it as professionals
Hong Kong international Yue Tze-nam said a conversation with his father and a better attitude had helped him make a dream start to life in the Chinese Super League.
The 24-year-old right back joined CSL side Meizhou Hakka last August, midway through the season, and was an instant hit, playing in 17 of the club’s remaining 20 matches and scoring twice, including an injury-time winner against Henan.
Yue is in his second stint at an overseas club, and has made the most of his second chance, after struggling to adapt during a brief spell in Portugal.
The former Eastern player left the Hong Kong Premier League side in 2019 and joined Cova da Piedade when they were still in Liga 2, but returned to the city only six months later, having played in only a handful of under-23 matches.
“I have been fortunate that I was not affected by the short spell in Portugal and when the second chance came with the offer from the mainland, I grabbed it tightly and played my best to make it succeed,” Yue said.