Justin Hui

Justin Hui
Personal information
Full name Justin Hui Yong Kai
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hougang United FC
Number 16
Youth career
2015-2016 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Young Lions 1 (0)
2017 - Hougang United 4 (1)
National team
2015 Singapore U18
2016 Singapore U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 25, 2017

Justin Hui (born 17 February 1997) is a Singaporean Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hougang United FC in the S.League, Singapore's top tier of competitive football.

Personal Life

Justin is the son of a private tutor and a teacher. He attended Holy Innocents' Primary School before attending the Singapore Sports School and Meridian Junior College.[1] He was handed the captaincy of MJC's football team, guiding them to the 2017 A Division football title.[2]

He was with the National Football Academy (Singapore) since he part of Secondary 2 and later started his career with the National Football Academy Under-18 side in the Prime League.

His performance at the youth level led to him being nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Dollah Kassim Award although he did not win it.[2][3]

Club career

NFA U18

Justin started his career with National Football Academy (NFA) u-18 team in 2015. In his second season with the team, he was handed the captaincy of the team by head coach, Takuya Inoue.[4]

Young Lions

After impressive performances in the Prime League with the NFA U18s, he was handed a debut in the S.League for the Young Lions in September 2016, coming on as a substitute against Brunei DPMM.[5] However, he was released from the team following the conclusion of the season.[6]

Hougang United

Justin then moved to Hougang United for the 2017 S.League season but was initially registered for their reserve side in the Prime League.[7] He made his debut for the Cheetahs against Tampines Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute before earning a shock first start in the following match against Brunei DPMM in a 2-0 defeat.[8] Justin made his first start for the club in a Singapore Cup match, in August, against Cambodian side Nagaworld FC, playing over 80 minutes.[9] Justin then made his first S.League start for the Cheetahs in late October 2017 against his former club, Young Lions. It proved a debut to remember for Justin as he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory for the cheetahs.[5] Prior to this match, Justin had made 3 substitute appearances in the league for the club.[5]

International career

He was part of the 2015 Under-18 Squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[7]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Hougang United 2017 4 1 1 0 1 0 — 6 0
Career Total 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0

References

  1. ↑ "Dollah Kassim Award nominee Justin believes hard work will reap success". The New Paper. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. 1 2 "Justin scores hat-trick as Meridian land ninth A Division crown". The New Paper. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Rusyaidi crowned 2016 TNP Dollah Kassim Award winner". The New Paper. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  4. ↑ "The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award nominee: Justin Hui". The New Paper. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "Hougang's Hui off to a dream start". The New Paper. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ↑ "S.League Transfer Round-Up: Warriors' waiting on approval, Young Lions pounce on Ikhsan Fandi". FourFourTwo. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  7. 1 2 "In grades-obsessed Singapore, a young footballer dreams big". FourFourTwo. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Lionel Tan out to become a great Chinese centre-back for the Lions". FourFourTwo. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  9. ↑ hermes (2017-09-30). "ST Young Star of the Month: A student with a big goal". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-12-25.


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