Yu Yao-hsing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Yao-hsing
游耀興
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Yilan County, Taiwan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Foshan Nanshi
Number 26
Youth career
National Yilan Senior High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Ming Chuan University 66 (17)
2024– Foshan Nanshi 11 (1)
International career‡
2023– Chinese Taipei 14 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese: 游耀興; born 12 February 2002) is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Foshan Nanshi and the Chinese Taipei national team.[1]

Club career

Yao-hsing had planned to stop playing football to attend the National Taiwan Normal University. However, when he was not accepted into the university, he decided to enroll at Ming Chuan University and continuing playing football with Ming Chuan University FC. During his first match with the club in 2020, he was the only freshman in the starting lineup.[2] As of 2023, he serves as the team's captain.[3]

International career

Yao-hsing made his senior international debut on 16 June 2023 in a friendly against Thailand.[4] Three days later he scored his first goal for Taiwan in a 3–2 friendly victory over the Philippines.[5] On 12 October 2023, Yao-hsing scored a brace against Timor-Leste in Taiwan's opening match of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6][7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Taiwan's goal tally first.[1]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2023 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Philippines 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2 12 October 2023 National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Timor-Leste 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 3–0
4 11 June 2024 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–0 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 11 December 2024 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Mongolia 3–0 4–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
6 14 December 2024  Hong Kong 1–1 1–2
Last updated 14 December 2024

International career statistics

As of match played 11 December 2024[1]
Chinese Taipei
Year Apps Goals
2023 8 3
2024 5 2
Total 13 5

References

  1. ^ a b c "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Mengru, Xie. "大專足聯／「或許我不一樣」　大一游耀興穿銘傳10號有使命感 原文網址: 大專足聯／「或許我不一樣」　大一游耀興穿銘傳10號有使命感" (in Chinese). ETtoday. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Haowei, Lu. "品學兼優人又超帥！　銘傳隊長游耀興堪稱萬人迷" (in Chinese). Go Goal. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "國家隊首秀就先發　游耀興爸媽竟然不知情！" (in Chinese). Line Today. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Morilla, Juro. "Azkals concede late goal in thriller as Taiwan escapes". Rappler. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Myanmar open up big leads". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ Ziheng, Qiu. "游耀興戰東帝汶上演梅開二度 將進球獻給最愛的家人" (in Chinese). Yahoo. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.