Justin Hui


Justin Hui 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. He was handed the captaincy of MJC's football team, guiding them to the 2017 A Division football title.
He was with the National Football Academy since 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.
He is also friends with Sheffield, Stacia and Bibiana since Primary 1.

Club career

NFA U18

Justin started his career with National Football Academy 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.

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. However, he was released from the team following the conclusion of the season.

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. 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. Justin made his first start for the club in a Singapore Cup match, in August, against Cambodian side Nagaworld FC, playing over 80 minutes. 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. Prior to this match, Justin had made 3 substitute appearances in the league for the club.

International career

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

Honours

Individual

Updated 26 Feb 2020