Ming Tian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ming.
Ming Tian
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Wuhan Yangtze River 149 (3)
2023– Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 23 (0)
International career‡
2014 China U19 3 (0)
2019– China 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:41, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Ming Tian (Chinese: 明天; pinyin: Míng Tiān; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team.

Club career

Ming Tian would play for the Wuhan Zall youth team before being sent to France to study with the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football team for three months.[1] On his return he would be promoted to the senior team and go on to establish himself as regular within the club.[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier for the club by winning the 2018 China League One division.[3] He would make his top tier debut on 1 March 2019 against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. in a league game that ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 June 2019 in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. that ended in 2–0 victory.[5]

At the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season, Wuhan were relegated.[6] On 25 January 2023, the club announced that it had dissolved due to financial difficulties.[7] On 7 April 2023, Ming was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[8]

International career

On 10 December 2019, Ming would make his senior international debut against Japan in a 2–1 defeat in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2022.[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Zall/
Wuhan/
Wuhan Yangtze River 		2014 China League One 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2015 10 0 0 0 – – 10 0
2016 27 0 0 0 – – 27 0
2017 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
2018 27 0 0 0 – – 27 0
2019 Chinese Super League 28 2 0 0 – – 28 2
2020 19 0 0 0 – 2[a] 0 21 0
2021 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
2022 19 1 0 0 – – 19 1
Total 149 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 151 3
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2023 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Career total 149 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 151 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

International

As of matches played 11 June 2021.[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
China 2019 2 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Club

Wuhan Zall

References

  1. ^ "卓尔牵手法甲索肖俱乐部 两希望之星将赴法"镀金"". sports.sina.cn. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "拒绝挖角！武汉卓尔续约中甲最佳新人明天". sohu.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ "WUHAN ZALL VS. BEIJING GUOAN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "WUHAN ZALL VS. SHENZHEN 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "China 2022". rsssf.org. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "官方：武汉长江俱乐部宣布解散". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ^ "27岁武汉长江球员明天加盟天津津门虎". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Match Report China PR 1-2 Japan". eaff.com. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ Ming Tian at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. ^ Ming Tian at National-Football-Teams.com