Gao Tianyi

Not to be confused with Gao Tianyu or Guo Tianyu.

Gao Tianyi
高天意

Gao Tianyi with Beijing Guoan in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	17
Youth career
	Shandong Luneng
	Hangzhou Greentown
	Chengdu Blades
2013–2014	Damm
2014–2015	Hospitalet
2015–2016	Albacete
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Shenzhen FC	16	(0)
2017–2020	Jiangsu Suning	55	(1)
2019	→ Shenzhen FC (loan)	8	(1)
2021–2023	Beijing Guoan	69	(4)
2024–	Shanghai Shenhua	19	(3)
International career^‡
2019	China U22	2	(0)
2022–	China	6	(0)
2023	China U23 (Wildcard)	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022

Gao Tianyi (Chinese: 高天意; born 1 July 1998) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese football club Shanghai Shenhua and China national team.

Club career

Gao Tianyi started his professional career with China League One side Shenzhen in 2016.[1] On 13 February 2017, Gao transferred to Super League side Jiangsu Suning.[2] On 1 March 2017, Gao made his debut for Jiangsu Suning in the 2017 AFC Champions League against Adelaide United, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Xiaobin in the 80th minute.[3] He made his Super League debut on 5 March 2017 in a 4–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua.[4]

Able to take up a mandatory under-23 spot within the team, he would initially gain significant playing time at Jiangsu, but by the 2019 Chinese Super League season he would be unable to command the same amount of game time and was loaned out back to fellow top tier club Shenzhen.[5] On his return to Jiangsu, Gao would fight to gain more playing time and was part of the squad that won the 2020 Chinese Super League title with them.[6] On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[7]

On 16 February 2021, Beijing Guoan announced the signing of Gao. He was given the number 15 shirt.[8] He would make his debut in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua on 24 April 2021 that ended in a 2–1 defeat.[9]

International career

On 24 March 2022, Gao made his international debut in a 1–1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

On 12 December 2023, Gao was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[10][11]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shenzhen	2016	China League One	16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
Jiangsu Suning	2017	Chinese Super League	20	0	2	0	3	0	0[a]	0	25	0
	2018	Chinese Super League	22	0	3	0	-		-		25	0
	2019	Chinese Super League	7	1	1	0	-		-		8	1
	2020	Chinese Super League	6	0	5	0	-		-		11	0
	Total		55	1	11	0	3	0	0	0	69	1
Shenzhen (loan)	2019	Chinese Super League	8	1	0	0	-		-		8	1
Beijing Guoan	2021	Chinese Super League	20	0	1	0	0	0	-		21	0
	2022	Chinese Super League	25	3	1	0	-		-		26	3
	2023	Chinese Super League	24	1	3	0	-		-		27	1
	Total		69	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	74	4
Career total			148	6	17	0	3	0	0	0	168	6

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

• Chinese Super League: 2020[13]

Shanghai Shenhua

• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024

References

1. 官方：阿布巴卡尔、埃尔顿及两小将加盟深圳 Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine at sportscn.com 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-02
2. 苏宁官宣高天意加盟 签约4年身披16号球衣 at ifeng.com 2017-02-13 Retrieved 2017-03-02
3. 亚冠-特谢拉2球李昂伤退 苏宁2-1阿德莱德2连胜 at sohu.com 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-02
4. 中超-两大腕+毛剑卿立功 特谢拉红牌申花4-0苏宁 at sina.com 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-07
5. "高天意租借回归深圳佳兆业" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
6. "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
7. "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
8. "官方：高天意正式加盟北京国安" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
9. "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
10. "Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
11. "中国男足亚洲杯集训名单出炉 唯一新面孔是个门将" [Chinese men's football team's Asian Cup roster released, the only new face is a goalkeeper] (in Chinese). China Youth Net. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
12. 高天意 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2017-03-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
13. "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

External links

• Gao Tianyi at Soccerway