Shao Jiayi
邵佳一
Shao with MSV Duisburg in June 2011
Personal information
Full name Shao Jiayi
Date of birth (1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Beijing, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Beijing Guoan 70 (12)
2002–2006 1860 Munich 58 (8)
2006–2011 Energie Cottbus 100 (15)
2008–2009 → Energie Cottbus II (loan) 10 (0)
2011 MSV Duisburg 10 (1)
2012–2015 Beijing Guoan 85 (15)
Total 333 (51)
International career
2000–2010 China 40 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shao Jiayi (Chinese: 邵佳一; pinyin: Shào Jiāyī; born 10 April 1980) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Beijing Guoan (two spells), TSV 1860 Munich, Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg as well as the China national team with which he participated in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Shao Jiayi started his football career in the 1999 league season playing for top-tier side Beijing Guoan where then manager Shen Xiangfu promoted him to the first team. Despite a change in management with Milovan Đorić and Wei Kexing coming in the following season, Shao gradually started to establish himself as regular within the team and due to his commanding presence in centre midfield, he was touted as one of the most exciting players in Chinese football.[1] He then helped guide the club to the 2000 Chinese FA Cup final where they lost 4–2 on aggregate against Chongqing Lifan.[2] After his breakout 2000 season, Shao became a vital member of the team's midfield and once again helped guide the club to another Chinese FA Cup final in 2001 where this time they faced Dalian Shide, losing 4–1 on aggregate.

After playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Shao gathered enough attention to impress Bundesliga side 1860 Munich, who signed him on four-year loan deal from Beijing.[3] A permanent transfer was made on 14 January 2003,[4] reported to be approximately €1.3 million.[5] Shao played there for three-and-a-half seasons before transferring to Energie Cottbus, signing a three-year contract on 13 July 2006.[6]

He scored his first goals for Energie Cottbus at home against Hertha BSC and away to Borussia Dortmund after coming on as a substitute in both matches. After extending his stay with Energie Cottbus for two more seasons, on 30 June 2011, Shao signed with 2. Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg and made his debut for the club on 17 July 2011 in a 3–2 loss against Karlsruher SC.

On 13 December 2011, Shao returned to the Chinese Super League to rejoin his former club Beijing Guoan after playing nine years in Germany.[7] On 29 October 2015, Shao announced that he had decided to retire from football.[8]

International career

Shao's performances with Beijing Guoan led to him being called up by then manager Bora Milutinović to the Chinese national team and was included in the squad that placed fourth in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[9] Shao found more success with the national team when he was included in the squad that secured qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the tournament, he played in two games – receiving a red card against Turkey –[10] while China were knocked out of the group stage.[11] Shao was also a key player for the national team in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he scored three goals during the tournament which led China to finish as runners-up.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beijing Guoan 1999 Chinese Jia-A League 8 1 0 0 – – 8 1
2000 15 1 3 0 – – 18 1
2001 20 3 5 1 – – 25 4
2002 27 7 4 0 – – 31 7
Total 70 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 82 13 –
1860 Munich 2002–03 Bundesliga 12 1 1 0 – – 13 1 [12]
2003–04 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0 [12]
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 16 3 0 0 – – 16 3 [12]
2005–06 25 4 3 2 – – 28 6 [12]
Total 58 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 62 10 –
Energie Cottbus 2006–07 Bundesliga 29 2 1 0 – – 30 2 [12]
2007–08 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0 [12]
2008–09 7 1 0 0 – 2[a] 0 9 1 [12]
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 25 8 1 1 – – 26 9 [12]
2010–11 25 4 3 2 – – 28 6 [12]
Total 58 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 64 10 –
Energie Cottbus II 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 10 0 0 0 – – 10 0 [12]
MSV Duisburg 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 10 1 1 0 – – 11 1 [12]
Beijing Guoan 2012 Chinese Super League 20 3 0 0 4 1 – 24 4
2013 26 6 3 1 7 1 – 36 8
2014 22 3 3 1 7 3 – 32 7
2015 17 3 2 0 7 1 – 26 4
Total 85 15 8 2 25 6 0 0 118 23 –
Career total 333 51 30 8 25 6 2 0 390 65 –
  1. ^ Two appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
China 2000 3 0
2001 10 0
2002 3 0
2003 0 0
2004 9 5
2005 4 0
2006 3 1
2007 5 2
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
2010 1 0
Total 40 8
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shao goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Shao Jiayi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 July 2004 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China  Indonesia 1–0 5–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2 4–0
3 3 August 2004 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China  Iran 1–0 1–1 (4–3 PSO) 2004 AFC Asian Cup
4 17 November 2004 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Hong Kong 2–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5 3–0
6 16 August 2006 TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China  Singapore 1–0 1–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
7 10 July 2007 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 2–0 5–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup
8 15 July 2007 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Iran Iran 1–0 2–2 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "姓名：邵佳一". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ "China FA Cup 2000". RSSSF. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "China's Shao Jiayi on 4 1/2-year loan to 1860 Munich". Associated Press. 9 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Shao wird ein Löwe". TSV 1860 München (in German). 14 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ Reisner, Dino (23 January 2003). "China-Wochen im Löwenstüberl". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Cottbus sign China's Shao from 1860 Munich". ESPN. Reuters. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (13 December 2011). "Shao Jiayi rejoins Chinese Super League's Beijing Guoan after nine seasons in Germany". Yahoo!. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. ^ Zhang, Shuai (29 October 2015). "Shao Jiayi Officially Announces Retirement". China Radio International's English Service. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Asian Cup 2000 Libanon .:. 3. Platz". weltfussball.de. 29 October 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Turkey v China | Turkey reach last 16". BBC Sport. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "China, PR in World Cup Korea Japan 2002 players – Football Lineups". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jiayi Shao » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. ^ a b Shao Jiayi at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "Fans' Best XI Announced!". The-AFC.com. AFC. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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