Yao Junsheng
姚均晟
Personal information
Full name Yao Junsheng
Date of birth (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2016 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 → Sintrense (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Real Massamá (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Pinhalnovense (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2021 Shandong Luneng 16 (0)
2017 → Meizhou Hakka (loan) 26 (5)
2019 → Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 20 (2)
2020 → Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan) 5 (1)
2021- Zhejiang 49 (5)
International career‡
2014 China U-20 5 (0)
2016–2018 China U-23 28 (12)
2019- China 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Yao Junsheng (Chinese: 姚均晟; pinyin: Yáo Jūnshèng; born 29 October 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a left-footed midfielder for Zhejiang Professional.

Club career

Yao Junsheng joined Shandong Luneng Taishan's youth academy in 2006.[1] He went to Portugal for further training in January 2014,[2] and played for Sintrense, Real Massamá and Pinhalnovense between 2014 and 2016.

Yao was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Felix Magath in July 2016.[3] He was loaned to China League One side Meizhou Hakka for one season in February 2017.[4] He made his debut for Meizhou on 11 March 2017 in a 2–0 home loss against Dalian Yifang.[5] On 2 July 2017, Yao scored his first senior goal by penalty in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Yifang.[6][7] He scored five goals in 26 appearances in the 2017 season, which ensured Meizhou Hakka's stay in the second tier for another season.[8]

Yao returned to Shandong Luneng in the 2018 season. On 4 March 2018, he made his Chinese Super League debut in a 3–0 home win over Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[9] On 13 February 2019, Yao was loaned to fellow first-tier club Tianjin Tianhai for the 2019 season.[10]

The following season he was loaned out again, this time to second tier club Zhejiang Energy Greentown where he made his debut in a league game on 24 October 2020 against Kunshan in a 2-0 victory.[11] The club would miss out on promotion through the play-offs, however On 17 March 2021, Yao joined the China League One club on a permanent basis as they renamed themselves Zhejiang Professional.[12] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.[13]

International career

Yao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 10 September 2019 in a 5–0 win against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute for Hao Junmin in the 80th minute.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[14]
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
Sintrense (loan) 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Real Massamá (loan) 2014–15 Lisbon FA Pró-National Division 5 0 2[a] 0 - - 7 0
2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Pinhalnovense (loan) 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Shandong Luneng Taishan 2016 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2018 Chinese Super League 15 0 4 0 - - 19 0
2020 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Total 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Meizhou Hakka (loan) 2017 China League One 26 5 0 0 - - 26 5
Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 20 2 2 1 - - 22 3
Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan) 2020 China League One 5 1 0 0 - 2[b] 0 7 1
Zhejiang Professional 2021 China League One 28 4 0 0 - 0[b] 0 28 4
2022 Chinese Super League 21 1 6 2 - - 27 3
Total 49 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 55 7
Career total 125 13 14 3 0 0 2 0 141 16
  1. ^ Appearances in Taça da A.F.Lisboa
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "姚均晟的足球故事:梦想是为鲁能效力 父亲默默支持". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. ^ "鲁能再送6小将出国锻炼 另一小将刘洋转会武汉". Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ^ "鲁能进出14人成夏窗最"折腾队" 有俩队居然0动静". Netease (in Chinese). 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ^ "山东鲁能官宣外租三小将 其中一人租借至巴甲劲旅". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ^ "中甲-穆谢奎抢点铁卫扫射 一方2-0客胜梅州". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  6. ^ "中甲-博利破门后送点 9人一方1-1梅州终结3连胜". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  7. ^ "姚均晟连两轮进制胜球 中甲历练一年令他更成熟". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  8. ^ "姚均晟:踢不上球多大俱乐部也没意义 留洋很磨人". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  9. ^ "中超-塔神梅开二度吴兴涵建功 鲁能3-0胜国安". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  10. ^ "天海官宣集训队二将加盟补中场 致谢赵杨二将贡献". Sina Sports. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. ^ "China » League One 2020 Aufstieg » 1. Round » Zhejiang Greentown - Kunshan FC 2:0". Worldfootball.net. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  12. ^ "官宣!姚均晟正式加盟浙江队". Sina Sports. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ "ZHEJIANG PROFESSIONAL VS. QINGDAO FC 0 - 0". Soccerway.com. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  14. ^ "姚均晟". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

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