Gao Tianyu

Not to be confused with Gao Tianyi or Guo Tianyu.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Gao Tianyu

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team	Zhejiang FC
Youth career
0000–2019	Zhejiang Greentown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Iwate Grulla Morioka	1	(0)
2021–	Zhejiang FC	24	(0)
2023	→ Henan FC (loan)	21	(0)
2024	→ Qingdao West Coast (loan)	1	(0)
2024	→ Shaanxi Union (loan)	13	(0)
International career^‡
2019	China U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 18 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Gao Tianyu (Chinese: 高天语; born 20 January 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC.

Club career

Gao Tianyu would play for the Zhejiang FC youth team before joining third tier Japanese football club Iwate Grulla Morioka.[1] He would go on to be promoted to their senior team where he made his professional debut in a league game on 1 December 2019 against Thespakusatsu Gunma in a 1-0 defeat.[2] This would be his only appearance for the club after they allowed him to leave once his contract expired, which saw Gao return to Zhejiang.[3] He would make his debut in a league game against Suzhou Dongwu on 29 September 2021, in a game that ended in a 3-0 victory.[4] He would then go on to establish himself as a regular as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.[5]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iwate Grulla Morioka	2019	J3 League	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zhejiang Professional F.C.	2021	China League One	10	0	1	0	–		2[a]	0	13	0
	2022	Chinese Super League	14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	total		24	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	29	0
Career total			25	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	30	0

1. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

References

1. "J3岩手盛冈仙鹤官宣 中国球员高天语黄鑫鹏到期离队" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
2. "THESPAKUSATSU GUNMA VS. IWATE GRULLA MORIOKA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
3. "高天语：今年太开心了，这是属于浙江足球的一年" (in Chinese). k.sina.com.cn. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
4. "China » League One 2021 » 25. Round » Zhejiang Professional - Suzhou Dongwu 3:0". www.worldfootball.net. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
5. "足球——中超附加赛：浙江平青岛 总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
6. Gao Tianyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

External links

• Gao Tianyu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)