Shi Ke
石柯
Personal information
Full name Shi Ke
Date of birth (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Xinyi, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Shandong Taishan
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Wenzhou Provenza (loan) 12 (1)
2012–2014 Hangzhou Greentown 65 (1)
2015–2020 Shanghai SIPG 127 (0)
2021– Shandong Taishan 49 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 China U-20 7 (0)
2013–2016 China U-23 21 (0)
2013– China 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2019

Shi Ke (Chinese: 石柯; pinyin: Shí Kē; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂɻ̩̌ kʰɤ́]; born 8 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Shandong Taishan in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Shi Ke started his football career in 2006 when he joined Hangzhou Greentown's youth academy from Wuxi Sports School. He was loaned out to China League Two club Wenzhou Provenza for the 2011 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 August 2011 in a 1–1 draw against Sichuan FC. Shi was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in 2012. He made his debut for the club on 25 March 2012 in a 1–0 win against Beijing Guoan.[1] He soon became a regular for the club after Du Wei joined Shandong Luneng in July 2012.

On 24 January 2015, Shi transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG.[2] He made his debut for the club on 19 June 2015 in a 5–3 win against Changchun Yatai. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 February 2017 in a 5–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2017 AFC Champions League.[3] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and he would go on the win the club's first league title at the end of the 2018 Chinese Super League season.[4]

After six seasons in Shanghai, Shi would join fellow top tier club Shandong Taishan on 20 February 2021.[5] He made his debut for the club on 20 April 2021 in a league game against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic that ended in a 2-0 victory.[6] He would immediately establish himself as an integral member of the teams defence that went on to the win the 2021 Chinese Super League title and 2021 Chinese FA Cup.[7] This would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them the next season.[8]

International career

Shi received his first call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team by then manager Su Maozhen in June 2010.[9] He played once in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship against Thailand in the group stage. Shi continued to play for the under-20 national team in the 2011 Toulon Tournament and was appointed as captain by then manager Jan Olde Riekerink. He made three appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as the under-20 national team qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.

Shi was called up to the Chinese under-23 national team in April 2012.[10] He made his debut for the under-23 national team on 9 May 2012 in a 2–2 draw against Malawi.[11] He was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and made three appearances as China qualified for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.

Shi was first called up to the Chinese national team for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He made his debut on 28 July 2013 in a 4–3 win against Australia, coming on as a substitute for Yang Hao.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[12]
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
Wenzhou Provenza (loan) 2011 China League Two 12 1 - - - 12 1
Hangzhou Greentown 2012 Chinese Super League 19 0 2 0 - - 21 0
2013 23 0 1 0 - - 24 0
2014 23 1 1 0 - - 24 1
Total 65 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 69 1
Shanghai SIPG 2015 Chinese Super League 16 0 2 0 - - 18 0
2016 27 0 1 0 10 0 - 38 0
2017 23 0 5 0 12 2 - 40 2
2018 28 0 4 0 9 0 - 41 0
2019 19 0 2 0 4 0 1[a] 0 26 0
2020 14 0 1 0 1 0 - 16 0
Total 127 0 15 0 36 2 1 0 179 2
Shandong Taishan 2021 Chinese Super League 19 0 5 0 - - 24 0
2022 30 0 4 0 - - 34 0
Total 49 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Career total 253 2 28 0 36 2 1 0 318 4
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 3 0
2019 5 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Club

Shanghai SIPG

Shandong Taishan

References

  1. ^ 幸福来得太突然 at sports.163.com 2012-03-26 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 上海上港宣布国奥队长加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-01-24 Retrieved 2015-01-26 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 亚冠-三大巨星破门武磊添花 上港5-1大胜西悉尼 at sports.sina.com 2017-02-28 Retrieved 2017-03-01 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ a b "上海上港夺中超首冠 纪录夜翻开历史新篇章" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "山东泰山官方：国脚中卫石柯加盟球队" (in Chinese). M.dongqiudi.net. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "CHONGQING LIANGJIANG VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 0 - 2". Soccerway.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "山东泰山队获得2021赛季中超联赛冠军". k.sina.com.cn. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "山东泰山队第八次夺足协杯冠军 创足协杯三连冠纪录". ent.people.com.cn. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ 国青备战亚青赛名单 宿茂臻领国安六将鲁能四人 at sports.sohu.com 2010-06-01 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
  10. ^ U22国足名单：恒大鲁能各有五将 国安四少领衔 at sports.sohu.com 2012-03-31 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
  11. ^ 实录-郑凯木破门终场失球 U22国足首秀2-2马拉维 at sports.163.com 2012-05-09 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
  12. ^ 石柯 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "超级杯-王燊超传射侯永永首秀 上港2-0胜国安夺冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

External links

Shandong Taishan F.C. – current squad
China squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup
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