Ju Yingzhi (Chinese: 鞠盈智; born 24 July 1987) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He represented Hong Kong on the international level.
 Ju in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ju Yingzhi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Dalian Shide | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dalian Shide | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | → Citizen (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Citizen | 35 | (7) |
| 2011–2015 | Pegasus | 45 | (12) |
| 2015–2018 | Eastern | 28 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Kitchee | 28 | (6) |
| 2021– | Southern | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | China U-19 | ||
| 2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2023 | Hong Kong | 44 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 | |||
| Ju Yingzhi | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鞠盈智 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鞠盈智 | ||||||||||
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He was a member of the Hong Kong Asian Games football team in 2010.
Club career edit
Citizen edit
Ju Yingzhi scored the winning goal to help Citizen beat Sun Hei 5–4 in a league game.[2]
Pegasus edit
Ju Yingzhi signed to join Pegasus for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season. He is reported to have earned a huge pay rise for the move.[3] But it was revealed that he had to go through surgery to cure a problem with his knee. He will therefore miss the first two to three months of the 2011–12 season.[4]
Kitchee edit
On 15 June 2018, it was confirmed that Ju had signed with fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[5]
Southern edit
On 10 August 2021, it was announced that Ju had signed for Southern.
International career edit
On 9 October 2010, Ju made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2010 Long Teng Cup match against Philippines.
On 11 November 2010, Ju scored one of the goals in the 4–0 win over Bangladesh U-23 in the group stage of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
On 26 December 2023, Ju was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6]
On 24 January 2024, Ju announced his retirement from international football.
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 12 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | |
Hong Kong edit
- As of 12 October 2023
Hong Kong U-23 edit
| Hong Kong U23 appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
| 2010–11 | ||||||
| 28 September 2010 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground, Hong Kong |  Australia
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2–2 | 1 | Friendly | |
| 2 November 2010 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | South China | 0–4 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 1 | 7 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  United Arab Emirates
|
1–1 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 2 | 9 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Uzbekistan
|
1–0 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 3 | 11 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Bangladesh
|
4–1 | 1 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 4 | 15 November 2010 | Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |  Oman
|
0–3 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
Honours edit
Club edit
Dalian Shide[7]
- Chinese Super League: 2005
- China U19 Champions Cup: 2006
Citizen
Pegasus
Eastern
Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2018–19
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
International edit
Hong Kong
References edit
- ^ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ (in Chinese)鞠盈智建奇功 公民5：4反勝晨曦. Ming Pao (on soccer.sina.com.hk). 18 October 2010. 04:55:31.
- ^ 飛馬開操陣容大換血 Oriental Daily. 19 July 2011 (Tuesday)
- ^ (in Chinese)鞠盈智將做膝部手術. Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Ta Kung Pao. 7 August 2011. 04:32:01.
- ^ "讓傑志傳承 繼續於本地及亞洲賽創造佳績". Kitchee. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Ju, Yingzhi". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links edit
- Ju Yingzhi at Soccerway
- Ju Yingzhi at National-Football-Teams.com
