Remi Dujardin (Chinese: 杜國榆; born 23 June 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial French descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.

Remi Dujardin
杜國榆
Personal information
Full name Remi Dujardin
Date of birth (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth North Point, Hong Kong
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Centre back
Team information
Current team
Tai Po
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2012 Kitchee
2012–2015 Pegasus
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 St. Bonaventure Bonnies 70 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Rochester Lancers
2019 Jumilla 0 (0)
2019 Estudiantes de Murcia 2 (0)
2020–2021 Skënderbeu 0 (0)
2021 Egnatia 0 (0)
2022–2023 Sham Shui Po 14 (1)
2023 Dandong Tengyue 10 (0)
2024 Rangers 12 (0)
2024– Tai Po 0 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Hong Kong U-23 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019

College career

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In April 2016, Dujardin signed for National Premier Soccer League club Rochester River Dogz.[1] Meanwhile, he also played college soccer for St. Bonaventure Bonnies in NCAA Division I.

Club career

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In January 2019, after graduating from college, Dujardin turned professional and signed for Segunda División B club Jumilla.[2][3] He also played for Tercera División club Estudiantes de Murcia, the reserve team of Jumilla.[4]

In September 2020, Dujardin signed for Kategoria Superiore club Skënderbeu after trialing for Veikkausliiga club HIFK few months ago.[5][6]

In August 2021, Dujardin joined another Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.

On 8 August 2022, Dujardin returned to Hong Kong and signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po.[7]

On 6 April 2023, Dujardin signed for China League One club Dandong Tengyue.

On 27 January 2024, Dujardin joined Rangers. He appeared in 14 matches in the 2023–24 season for the club including 12 league games and 2 cup games.

On 18 July 2024, Dujardin joined Tai Po.[8]

International career

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Dujardin has represented Hong Kong internationally on the youth level, being a regular team member of Hong Kong U-23 from 2017 to 2019.[9][10][11][12]

Personal life

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Dujardin is the elder brother of professional footballer Alexandre Dujardin.

Honours

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Rangers

References

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  1. ^ "Former French International School student Remi Dujardin now wows the crowd in US". scmp.com. 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "杜國榆談西班牙體驗:學到專業精神". hk01.com. 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ "杜國榆征西乙B 郭sir有信心". hk.sports.appledaily.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Remi Dujardin at Soccerway
  5. ^ "杜國榆羅素延續外闖夢". hd.stheadline.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "新力軍衝出香港 杜國榆加盟芬超". hk.on.cc. 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ "首次返香港落班 杜國榆盼證明自己". hk.on.cc. 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ 港超聯 大埔班費8位數 正入紙興建訓練基地 on.cc 18 July 2024
  9. ^ "杜國榆:由北角踢到美國 抱著要贏的信念回饋香港". sportsroad.hk. August 2018.
  10. ^ "Remi Dujardin is ready to take on the world, but will always have a place in his heart for HK". scmp.com. 17 September 2017.
  11. ^ "杜國榆「比本土更本土」 港產台法混血兒 新晉港腳毋忘初心". mingpaocanada.com.
  12. ^ "Asian Games soccer berth draws a fitter and stronger Remi Dujardin back to Hong Kong – 'my body condition has improved a lot'". scmp.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 23 May 2020.
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