Yu Jinyong

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Jinyong
Personal information
Full name Yu Jinyong
Date of birth (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004
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

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]

International career

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.[8]

On 5 April 2024, he was named in China's final squad of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[9] 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.[10] In a post-match interview, China U23 head coach Cheng Yaodong claimed that the substitution had previously been envisioned in his tactics.[11]

Personal life

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]

Honours

Shandong Taishan

References
  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. "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. Yu Jinyong at Soccerway
  6. "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. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Group B: Japan 1-0 China PR". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. "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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