Yuan Mincheng

Yuan Mincheng
元敏诚
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Yanji, Jilin, China
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Changchun Yatai
Number 26
Youth career
Yanbian FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Guangxi Longguida 10 (0)
2016 Nantong Zhiyun 15 (0)
2017–2020 Chongqing Lifan 65 (4)
2021–2023 Shenzhen 51 (3)
2023– Changchun Yatai 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Yuan Mincheng (Chinese: 元敏诚; Korean: 원민성; born 8 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer of Korean descent who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

Club career

Yuan Mincheng joined China League Two side Guangxi Longguida in 2015 after he failed to gain promotion to Yanbian FC's first team squad. He moved to Nantong Zhiyun in 2016 when Nantong bought the first team of Guangxi Longguida as well as their position in the China League Two.[2] He would go on to establish himself as a regular by making 15 league appearances within the team throughout the season.

Chongqing Lifan

Yuan transferred to Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan on 28 February 2017.[3] On 3 May 2017, he made his debut for Chongqing in the 2017 Chinese FA Cup in a 1–0 away defeat against China League Two club Heilongjiang Lava Spring, coming on as a substitute for Li Fang in the 80th minute.[4] His Chinese Super League debut came on three days later on 6 May 2017 in a 3–2 home defeat against Henan Jianye as the benefit of the new rule of the league that at least one Under-23 player must be in the starting line-up and was substituted off by Wang Weicheng in the 14th minute.[5] On 20 October 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 4–4 home draw against Hebei China Fortune.[6]

Shenzhen FC

On 8 April 2021, Yuan joined fellow Chinese Super League club Shenzhen, reuniting with his former head coach at Chongqing, Jordi Cruyff. He would make his debut on 21 April 2021, in a league game against Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. in a game that ended in a 2-1 victory.[7] This was followed by his first goal for the club on 21 July 2021, in a league game against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. that ended in a 3-0 victory.[8]

Changchun Yatai

On 29 July 2023, Yuan joined fellow Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai. He made his debut for the club on the same day in a 0-0 away draw against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. [9]

Career statistics

As of 4 November 2023.[10]
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
Guangxi Longguida 2015 China League Two 10 0 2 0 - - 12 0
Nantong Zhiyun 2016 15 0 0 0 - - 15 0
Chongqing Lifan 2017 Chinese Super League 3 0 1 0 - - 4 0
2018 14 1 1 0 - - 15 1
2019 29 1 2 0 - - 31 1
2020 19 2 0 0 - - 19 2
Total 65 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 69 4
Shenzhen 2021 Chinese Super League 16 1 3 0 - - 19 1
2022 19 1 1 0 - - 20 1
2023 16 1 0 0 - - 16 1
Total 51 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 55 3
Changchun Yatai 2023 Chinese Super League 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Career total 149 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 159 7

References

  1. ^ "Yuan Mincheng" (in Chinese). Shenzhen F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "关于广西龙桂达足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示". Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "中乙队官宣95年小将赴力帆 U23新政催生连跳2级". Sina (in Chinese). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "足协杯-李晓挺爆射定江山 黑龙江1-0淘汰力帆". Sina (in Chinese). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "中超-巴索戈2传1射吴庆破门 建业3-2力帆斩首胜". Sina (in Chinese). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ^ "中超-董学升戴帽卡尔德克压哨救主 斯威4-4华夏". Sina (in Chinese). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ "HENAN SSLM VS. SHENZHEN 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. ^ "CHONGQING LIANGJIANG VS. SHENZHEN 0 - 3". Soccerway.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ "新援元敏诚替补完成首秀 长春亚泰0比0平天津津门虎". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "元敏诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-11-28 at the Wayback Machine