Yu Ziqian
Yu Ziqian (Chinese: 于子千, born 3 June 1985) is a retired Chinese football Goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yu Ziqian | ||
| Date of birth | June 3, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3.6 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | Dalian Yiteng | ||
| 1999–2001 | Dalian Shide F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Shanxi Luhu | 16 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Dalian Shide | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Qingdao Jonoon | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Dalian Aerbin | 59 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Qingdao Hainiu(loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | Qingdao Hainiu | 16 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Dalian Yifang | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 | |||
Club career
Yu Ziqian played for the Dalian Yiteng youth team before it was sold-off and then merged with Dalian Shide F.C.'s own youth team. At Dalian Shide Yu was trained by former England international goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer, however before he had a chance to establish himself within the team he was seriously injured in a training session where he received a ruptured spleen and one year out of football.[1] Upon his return from injury Yu was allowed to join third-tier club Shanxi Luhu in the 2002 league campaign before he returned to Dalian Shide after they needed a third choice goalkeeper the following season. At the top-tier club he would have to wait to establish himself until on April 9, 2003 in a 2002–03 AFC Champions League semi-final match he was given his debut after the first choice goalkeeper An Qi was sent-off and Yu had to deputize as Dalian Shide lost to Al Ain FC 4-2.[2]
After making very little progress at Dalian Shide he was sold to top-tier club Qingdao Jonoon F.C. for 1.5 million Yuan and was expected to fight for the goalkeeping position against Liu Zhenli. After spending two seasons at the club Yu, however was unable to make the position his and he was allowed to leave for third-tier club Dalian Aerbin.[3] The move would be a huge success and he would go on to win not only the successive league titles but promotion to the top tier of Chinese football, the Chinese Super League. At the beginning of the 2012 season Yu was even named vice-captain, however after a series of bad performance culminating in a 5-2 league defeat to Liaoning Whowin on July 28, 2012 Yu was dropped from the team.[4]
In February 2015, Yu returned to Dalian Aerbin.[5]
On 9 July 2020, Yu announced his retirement.[6]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019. [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanxi Luhu | 2002 | Yi League | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| Dalian Shide | 2003 | Chinese Jia-A League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao Jonoon | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dalian Aerbin | 2010 | China League Two | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | China League One | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao Hainiu (Loan) | 2013 | China League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2014 | China League One | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| Dalian Yifang | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 0 | ||
Honours
Dalian Aerbin
Qingdao Hainiu
References
- 未扑出点球仍然耿耿于怀 于子千：我的未来不是梦 at sports.sina.com.cn. 2003-05-20. Retrieved 2013-04-30 (in Chinese)
- 亚冠杯实德2-4兵败艾因 中国冠军倒在裁判哨下 at nen.com.cn. 2003-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-30 (in Chinese)
- 转会截止内援进仨曲波留守 中能引援动作不大 at news.bandao.cn. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2013-04-30 (in Chinese)
- 中超最衰阵容评选：恒大双后卫入选 孙继海无奈 at sports.sohu.com. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2013-04-30 (in Chinese)
- 于子千回归老东家大连阿尔滨 at news.eastday.com 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-02 (in Chinese)
- "大连门将于子千退役 迎人生下半场投身青训". sina.com.cn. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- 于子千 at sodasoccer.com 2015-11-01 Retrieved 2018-11-01 (in Chinese)
- "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2011". soccerway.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- "2017中甲联赛积分榜". Sina. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
External links
- Yu Ziqian at Soccerway
- Player profile at Sodasoccer.com