Ye Jia
Ye Jia (simplified Chinese: 叶佳; traditional Chinese: 葉佳; pinyin: Yè Jiā; Jyutping: jip6 gaai1, born 1 December 1981), is a Chinese-born Hong Kong football player and current player for Hong Kong First Division club South China. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field.
Ye Jia playing for Tai Po | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ye Jia | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder/ Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | South China | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | Shanghai Tiannuo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Shanghai Jiucheng | ||
2006–2007 | Rangers (HKG) | ||
2007–2017 | Tai Po | 111 | (21) |
2019– | South China | 10 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Hong Kong | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2017 |
Ye Jia | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 葉佳 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶佳 | ||||||||||
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Early life
Ye Jia was born on 1 December 1981 in Shanghai, China. He played for amateur football team Shanghai Tiannuo in China Amateur Football League in 2002.[1] After a season, the boss of Zhu Jun bought Tiannuo and founded professional football team Shanghai Jiucheng in China League Two, so Ye Jia became a professional football player.
Club career
Shanghai Jiucheng
As his first professional team experience, Ye Jia did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Ebelio Ordóñez. He always was a substitution player in league matches.
Tai Po
In 2007–2008, Tai Po was the finalist of the FA Cup. Ye scored an important goal for the club against South China AA and brought the club to the final. This is the first time of the club to be the finalist of the FA Cup.
Tai Po got 3 straight wins against Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United (HKG) and Pegasus in the season 2008–2009. As Ye was suspended for the first match, he played as a striker in the next 2 matches, giving 2 assists and a goal for the club. He also scored for the club in the semi-finals of FA Club against Kitchee SC and Tai Po got into the final.
In the year 2009–2010, Ye scored 7 in the first 6 matches. Moreover, in the match against Tuen Mun Progoal he scored 4 goals.
South China
At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Ye joined South China.[2]
International career
As a Chinese national, according to the FIFA Statues, he became eligible for the Hong Kong national football team following two years of residency in Hong Kong. Hong Kong coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Ye Jia for the training section before 2010–11 season in Hong Kong.[3]
Career statistics
International career
- Updated 28 July 2011
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
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1 | 4 October 2010 | Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
2 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 0–7 | 0 | Friendly | |
3 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly | |
4 | 3 June 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
5 | 23 July 2011 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | 0–3 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | 0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Tai Po
- Hong Kong First Division
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Champion: 2008–09
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Champion: 2012–13
References
- (in Chinese) 全国足球业余丙级队联赛总决赛东区参赛队介绍, Sina, 20 October 2002
- "「焦點球員」葉頌朗缺陣 南華反勝黃大仙 晉峰狂數深水埗". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 8 September 2019. (in Chinese)
- (in Chinese) 香港足隊公布31人長期集訓, Ta Kung Pao, 24 July 2010