Budding Hong Kong midfielder aims to replicate Udebuluzor’s Germany-paved route to national team
- 17-year-old midfielder Moses Wu studied at the same school as Michael Udebuluzor, and aims follow the striker into Hong Kong’s national team
- Wu left home at 13 and tested himself against Premier League academy teams in England, before finalising a move to Oberneuland
Teenage midfielder Moses Wu said he hoped his move to German club football would help him follow in the footsteps of new Hong Kong national team striker Michael Udebuluzor.
Wu made his debut for Hong Kong under-18s in August, against a visiting Manchester United youth side, before opting to join Bremen-based, fifth-tier team Oberneuland, with the aim of accelerating his development among the “speed and physicality” of men’s football.
The 17-year-old and striker Udebuluzor, who is two years his senior, both attended Kowloon’s Christian Alliance International School. Udebuluzor, who moved to Germany five years ago and plays for third division club Ingolstadt 04, has scored twice in three Hong Kong appearances.
“Michael was the best player in school, I always looked up to him and paid attention to his game, and I still do,” said Wu, who turns 18 in a few weeks.
“Representing my country for the under-18s, in front of a few thousand fans, was an important step for me.
“The national team coaches are monitoring my progress in Germany. They have asked me to send my match footage, and I want to eventually break into the senior team.”