Yu Guijun (Chinese: 于贵君; pinyin: Yú Guìjūn; born 15 April 1985) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League Two side Shenzhen Renren.

Yu Guijun
于贵君
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Dandong, Liaoning, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2003 Shenyang Ginde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 Guangzhou R&F 159 (8)
2013Qingdao Hainiu (loan) 11 (2)
2014 Qingdao Hainiu 25 (2)
2015–2018 Shenzhen Renren 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2018

Club career edit

Yu was initially an amateur footballer and studied in Dandong No.2 Middle School. He was scouted by Shenyang Ginde youth team coach in 2002 when he had a wonderful performance in the Liaoning Provincial Sports Games. He began to receive professional football training from July 2002 and was promoted to first team squad in 2004.[1] On 2 May 2004, Yu made his senior debut in the first leg of the second round in the 2004 Chinese FA Cup and scored his first senior goal in the first half as Shenyang Ginde beat Shaanxi Guoli 2–1.[2] He continued to score in the second leg on 6 May, helping Shenyang Ginde to advance to the third round.[3] Having a promising performance in the FA Cup, Yu became a regular starter and made his league debut on 16 May, in a 0–0 home draw against Shenzhen Jianlibao.[4] He scored his first league goal in the third league appearance on 26 May, which Shenyang Ginde were beaten by Beijing Hyundai 4–1.[5] Yu scored 3 goals in 19 appearances in the Super League and 4 goals in the FA Cup in his debut season.

Yu made stable appearances in the next few seasons and followed the club to move to Changsha in 2007. Changsha Ginde finished the bottom in the 2010 league season and relegation to China League One. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen as the club's name changed into Shenzhen Phoenix, Yu chose to stay in the club.[6] The club were bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F and moved to Guangzhou in June and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Yu made 17 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2011 league season. On 21 July 2013, Yu was loaned to China League Two side Qingdao Hainiu until 31 December.

In 2015, Yu signed for Shenzhen Renren.

Career statistics edit

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018.[7]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2004 Guangzhou R&F Chinese Super League 19 3 4 4 2 0 - 25 7
2005 26 0 0 0 2 0 - 28 0
2006 25 1 2 0 - - 27 1
2007 7 0 - - - 7 0
2008 23 1 - - - 23 1
2009 23 1 - - - 23 1
2010 8 0 - - - 8 0
2011 China League One 17 2 2 0 - - 19 2
2012 Chinese Super League 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2013 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2013 Qingdao Hainiu China League Two 11 2 - - - 11 2
2014 China League One 25 2 3 0 - - 28 2
2016 Shenzhen Renren China League Two 18 0 1 0 - - 19 0
2017 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
2018 7 0 0 0 - - 7 0
Total China PR 226 12 12 4 4 0 0 0 242 16

References edit

  1. ^ 沈阳金德小鬼当家 at sports.sina.com.cn 2004-06-30 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 足协杯国力1-2不敌金德 尼日利亚外援萨姆尔发威 at sports.sina.com.cn 2004-05-02 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 沈阳金德闪现19岁新星 于贵君表现出色照耀五里河 at sports.sina.com.cn 2004-05-07 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 健力宝四大国脚哑火杨晨引争端 金德0-0平深圳 at sports.sina.com.cn 2004-05-16 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 现代车4-1碾碎金德管 北京两小将成为全场主角 at sports.sohu.com 2004-05-26 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ 深圳凤凰主场暂移东莞 刘成于贵君归队许博待定 at sports.sohu.com 2011-03-12 Retrieved 2012-10-15 (in Chinese)
  7. ^ 于贵君 at sodasoccer.com 2015-11-01 Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)