Yan Zihao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.
Yan Zihao
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Number 5
Youth career
Oliveirense
–2012 Sacavenense
2013–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Cova da Piedade 9 (3)
2015–2016 Oriental Dragon 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Torreense (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2019 Tianjin Quanjian 13 (0)
2018 → Jiangsu Yancheng (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Qingdao Huanghai 10 (0)
2021– Cangzhou Mighty Lions 16 (1)
International career‡
2014 China U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

Yan Zihao (Chinese: 晏紫豪; pinyin: Yàn Zǐháo; born 18 January 1995) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a left-back or left winger for Chinese Super League side Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Club career

Yan Zihao was selected to go to football training camps held in Portugal to help in his youth development, in a scheme that was sponsored by the Chinese Football Association.[1] His time in Portugal would see him join the senior team teams of lower league sides Cova da Piedade and Torreense.[2] On 1 February 2016, Yan would return to China with second-tier football club Tianjin Quanjian for the start of the 2016 China League One season.[3] He would make his debut on 8 May 2016 in a league game against Qingdao Jonoon in a 3–2 victory where he came on as a substitute for Wang Jie.[4] After the game he would start to become a regular within the team and help them win the division title and promotion to the top tier.[5] The following season saw the club bring in experienced left-back Mi Haolun, which saw Yan lose his place within the team and he was loaned out to third-tier club Jiangsu Yancheng in the 2018 league season.[6]

On 15 July 2020 Tianjin was dissolved due the owners financial irregularities.[7] Yan would be free to join top-tier club Qingdao Huanghai on a free transfer on 8 April 2021.[8] He would make his debut in a league game on 25 July 2021 against Wuhan Zall in a 2–0 defeat.[9] After establishing himself as squad player he would leave the club to join another top-tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 8 April 2021.[10] Yan would make his debut for the club in a league game on 27 April 2021 against Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. in a 0–0 draw.[11]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cova da Piedade 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores 9 3 0 0 – – 9 3
Torreense (loan) 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 7 0 0 0 – – 7 0
Tianjin Quanjian 2016 China League One 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2017 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2019 1 0 2 0 – – 3 0
Total 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Jiangsu Yancheng (loan) 2018 China League Two 9 0 0 0 – – 9 0
Qingdao Huanghai 2020 Chinese Super League 10 0 1 0 – – 11 0
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2021 Chinese Super League 15 1 0 0 – – 15 1
2022 1 0 2 0 – – 3 0
Total 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Career total 64 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 69 4

Honours

Club

Tianjin Quanjian F.C.

References

  1. ^ "1天揽3小将!权健签中国魔笛+潜力边卫+后防铁塔". sports.ifeng.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "权健打造"国青帮" 官宣三位旅欧国青小将加盟". sports.ifeng.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "权健宣布再签留洋小将 称晏紫豪可增强球队实力". sports.163.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "League One 2016 > Qingdao Jonoon - Tianjin Quanjian". worldfootball.net. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "李玮锋:晏紫豪租借期是半年 结束后他会返回权健". sports.sina.com.cn. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "天津天海官方宣布解散 正式退出中超联赛". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ "升班马黄海官宣朱建荣等5强援加盟 天海旧将在列". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ "WUHAN YANGTZE VS. QINGDAO FC 2 - 0". Soccerway.com. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. ^ "十点准时相见！官方：沧州雄狮签下前青岛队边后卫晏紫豪". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ "CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS VS. HENAN SSLM 0 - 0". Soccerway.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. ^ Yan Zihao at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. ^ Yan Zihao at ForaDeJogo (archived)