Yu Jinyong (Chinese: 于金永; pinyin: Yú Jīnyǒng; born 6 July 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan, and the China under-23 national team.

Yu Jinyong
Personal information
Full name Yu Jinyong
Date of birth (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper, striker
Team information
Current team
Shandong Taishan
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2021 Shandong Taishan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Shandong Taishan 0 (0)
International career
2023– China U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024

Club career

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Yu Jinyong was born on 6 July 2004 in Shenyang, Liaoning,[2] and went through the Shandong Taishan youth academy.[3]

In 2021, as a 16-year-old,[3] Yu Jinyong was named in Shandong Taishan's 35-man squad for the upcoming 2021 Chinese Super League season.[4] He failed to make a single appearance during the season,[5] but followed the team to a Chinese Super League title, the club's first in eleven years.[6]

In August 2023, Yu Jinyong went on trial to Belgian club Royal Charleroi under the recommendation of then-teammate Marouane Fellaini, who dubbed him as a "little Courtois", but he had since returned to China.[7]

On 17 July 2024, Yu Jinyong made his professional and senior debut in a 2024 Chinese FA Cup tie against Qingdao West Coast.[8]

International career

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Yu Jinyong was part of the China U20 squad that competed in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, where his role had been a back-up goalkeeper.[9]

On 5 April 2024, he was named in China's final squad of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[10] On 16 April 2024, in China's first group stage match against Japan, he came on as a substitute for Duan Dezhi in the 88th minute of the game, as a striker.[11] In a post-match interview, China U23 head coach Cheng Yaodong claimed that the substitution had previously been envisioned in his tactics.[12]

Personal life

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Yu Jinyong was born to his father Yu Ming, a former Liaoning and Chinese international footballer, and his mother, Hu Jie, a Chinese former volleyball player.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 17 July 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shandong Taishan 2021 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
2023 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0[b] 0 0 0
2024 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 0[c] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

Honours

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Shandong Taishan

References

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  1. ^ "YU JINYONG". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "姓名男出生日期身份证号码代表单位" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "鲁能16岁门将进一队,成为中超第一高度,两名新星意外落选". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Sohu. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "山东泰山35人名单:5外援在列 莫伊塞斯报名格德斯无缘". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Sohu. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Yu Jinyong at Soccerway
  6. ^ a b "2021赛季中超落幕 山东泰山荣膺冠军 下赛季联赛扩军". ent.people.com.cn (in Chinese). People's Daily. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "1米98!19岁!球队老板费莱尼亲邀?泰山国门要留洋踢比甲". www.163.com (in Chinese). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ "于金永:赛前崔康熙教练给了我很大的信心;风雨过后便是彩虹". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ^ "国青赴乌兹别克斯坦参加U20亚洲杯 小组出线成奢望" [The national youth team goes to Uzbekistan to participate in the U20 Asian Cup] (in Chinese (China)). Sohu. 23 February 2023.
  10. ^ "男足国奥队参加卡塔尔U23亚洲杯名单公布" [The men's Olympic football team's roster for the U23 Asian Cup in Qatar is announced]. sports.xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 5 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Group B: Japan 1-0 China PR". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ "成耀东:对手10人应战还是很强;于金永踢中锋是设想过的". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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