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.
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]
On 17 July 2024, Yu Jinyong made his professional and senior debut in a 2024 Chinese FA Cup tie against Qingdao West Coast.[8] On 13 September, he made his Chinese Super League debut, starting in the 1−0 home loss against Qingdao West Coast.[9]
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.[10]
On 5 April 2024, he was named in China's final squad of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[11] 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.[12] In a post-match interview, China U23 head coach Cheng Yaodong claimed that the substitution had previously been envisioned in his tactics.[13]
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 February 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
Honours
Shandong Taishan
References
- ^ "YU JINYONG". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Yu Jinyong at Soccerway
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "于金永：赛前崔康熙教练给了我很大的信心；风雨过后便是彩虹". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "完成中超首秀，泰山门将于金永自勉：继续努力，持续学习". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Group B: Japan 1-0 China PR". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Yu Jinyong at Soccerway
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