Ren Hang
任航
Ren in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ren Hang
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Wuhan Three Towns
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2007 Changsha Ginde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Changsha Ginde 58 (0)
2011–2016 Jiangsu Suning 141 (8)
2017–2021 Hebei China Fortune 87 (4)
2021 → Wuhan Three Towns (loan) 30 (0)
2022- Wuhan Three Towns 23 (1)
International career‡
2014– China 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017

Ren Hang (Chinese: 任航; pinyin: Rén Háng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɻə̌n.xǎŋ]; born 23 February 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for and captains Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.

Club career

Ren Hang started his football career with Changsha Ginde in the 2007 season when he made his debut for the club on 4 October 2007 in a 2-0 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[1] By the following season, he had established himself as a vital member of the team by playing in 24 games as Changsha finished mid-table at the end of the 2008 season.[2] He continued to be a regular within the team's defense until the 2010 season when the club had a poor run of form that saw Ren dropped from the team as the club was relegated from the first tier.[3]

Before the start of the 2011 season, Ren was allowed to leave the club and he transferred to top tier side Jiangsu Suning.[4] He made his debut for the club on 3 April 2011 in a 2-0 loss against Beijing Guoan.[5] With Ren's versatility in defence where he could also play as a left-back, it would see him become a vital member of the team as results gradually improved and the club finished in their best ever league place of fourth at the end of the 2011 season.[6] He would go on to become the clubs captain and lead the team to the 2015 Chinese FA Cup trophy.[7]

Ren was degraded to Jiangsu's reserve team in June 2016 due to a contract dispute with the club.[8] On 16 September 2016, he terminated his contract with Jiangsu and joined fellow Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune; however, he was unable to play for the club until the 2017 season.[9][10] He made his debut for the club on 5 March 2017 in a 0-0 draw against Henan Jianye.

On 11 April 2021 he would be loaned out to second tier club Wuhan Three Towns for the 2021 China League One campaign.[11] The move would turn out to be a big successes and he would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and help aid the club to win the league title and gain promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first time in their history.[12] The following campaign Wuhan would make the move permanent and he would lead the squad to win the 2022 Chinese Super League title for the first time in the clubs history.[13]

International career

Ren made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia.[14] He would subsequently go on to be included in the squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and participated in three games as China were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Australia.[15] He scored his first international goal on 7 June 2017 in an 8-1 win against the Philippines.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 11 January 2023.[16]
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
Changsha Ginde 2007 Chinese Super League 3 0 - - - 3 0
2008 24 0 - - - 24 0
2009 22 0 - - - 22 0
2010 10 0 - - - 10 0
Total 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Jiangsu Suning 2011 Chinese Super League 28 1 0 0 - - 28 1
2012 30 1 1 0 - - 31 1
2013 20 0 2 0 6 0 1[a] 0 29 0
2014 25 1 7 0 - - 32 1
2015 26 2 6 1 - - 32 3
2016 12 3 1 0 6 0 1[a] 0 20 3
Total 141 8 17 1 12 0 2 0 172 9
Hebei China Fortune 2017 Chinese Super League 23 1 0 0 - - 23 1
2018 22 1 2 1 - - 24 2
2019 25 1 0 0 - - 25 1
2020 17 1 0 0 - - 17 1
Total 87 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 89 5
Wuhan Three Towns (loan) 2021 China League One 30 0 0 0 - - 30 0
Wuhan Three Towns 2022 Chinese Super League 23 1 0 0 - - 23 1
Career total 339 13 19 2 12 0 2 0 372 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2014 9 0
2015 13 0
2016 7 0
2017 3 1
Total 32 1

International goals

As of 7 June 2017
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2017 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Philippines 6–1 8–1 Friendly international

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

Wuhan Three Towns

References

  1. ^ 毛剑卿闪电破门孙祥发威 申花2-0长沙 视频　评 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. ^ "China 2008". RSSSF. 3 Apr 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. ^ "China 2010". RSSSF. 21 Jun 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  4. ^ 金德悍将正式加盟江苏舜天 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  5. ^ "Jiangsu Sainty vs. Beijing Guoan 0-2". soccerway.com. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ^ "China 2011". RSSSF. 21 Jun 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  7. ^ a b "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  8. ^ 一图看尽任航如今处境 唏嘘!只能隔着铁网看队友 at sports.163.com 2016-07-16 Retrieved 2016-11-03 (in Chinese)
  9. ^ 任航正式转会河北华夏 与苏宁提前终止合同 at sports.sohu.com.cn 2016-09-17 Retrieved 2016-10-31 (in Chinese)
  10. ^ 任航加盟华夏只能踢训练赛 中超预备队全没资格 at sports.163.com 2016-09-17 Retrieved 2016-11-03 (in Chinese)
  11. ^ "武汉三镇官方：刘奕鸣、荣昊、任航等十名球员加盟". m.dongqiudi.net. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  12. ^ a b "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  13. ^ a b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  14. ^ "热身赛-佩兰首秀于汉超高迪破门 国足2-0马其顿". xinhuanet.com. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ^ "CHINA PR VS. AUSTRALIA 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  16. ^ 任航 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 (in Chinese)

External links

China squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup
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