Fan Yunlong (Chinese: 范云龙; pinyin: Fàn Yúnlóng; born 15 March 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a left midfielder for Guizhou Zhicheng, Shanghai East Asia, Guizhou Renhe and Guangzhou City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fan Yunlong | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 29 | (11) |
| 2011 | Shanghai East Asia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 53 | (19) |
| 2013–2016 | Guizhou Renhe | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Guizhou Zhicheng (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 48 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou City | 39 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Guizhou Hengfeng (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022 | |||
In his playing career, he had a long association with Guizhou Zhicheng who he represented on four separate occasions. He helped them earn two promotions and played in three divisions for them. He also played for neighboring club Guizhou Renhe where he won the Chinese FA Cup and Chinese FA Super Cup as well as Shanghai East Asia and Guangzhou City before retiring.
Club career edit
Fan Yunlong started his football career with hometown club Guizhou Zhicheng in 2008 and played in the China League Two with the club for three seasons. He then transferred to China League One side Shanghai East Asia after Guizhou Zhicheng failed to be promoted in the 2010 season.[1] However, Guizhou Zhicheng bought Shanghai Pudong Zobon F.C.'s League One license on 28 January 2011, Shanghai East Asia agreed to let Fan return to Guizhou Zhicheng after nearly one month's negotiation.[2] Fan scored four goals in 24 appearances in the 2011 season, however, Guizhou finished last place in the league and was relegated back to the third tier after they were beaten by Fujian Smart Hero in a penalty shootout in the relegation play-offs.[3] Fan chose to stay in the club for the 2012 season and scored 15 goals in 29 appearances as Guizhou finished first place in the third tier and won promotion back to the second flight.
On 16 January 2013, Fan transferred to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe.[4] In December 2015, Fan returned to Guizhou Zhicheng on a one-year loan deal.[5] He made a permanent transfer to Guizhou Zhicheng on 24 December 2016 after the club won promotion to the Chinese Super League.[6] Fan transferred to fellow Super League side Guangzhou R&F (now known as Guangzhou City) on 22 January 2019 after Guizhou were relegated to the second tier.[7] While he went on to establish himself as a regular with the Guangzhou team, Fan would be allowed to return to Guizhou on loan for the fourth time in his career on 20 May 2020.[8] On 11 April 2023 he announced his retirement from professional football.[9]
Career statistics edit
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 2008 | China League Two | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |||||
| 2009 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||
| 2010 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Shanghai East Asia | 2011 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | China League Two | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 15 | |||
| Total | 53 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19 | ||
| Guizhou Renhe | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Guizhou Hengfeng (loan) | 2016 | China League One | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||
| Guizhou Hengfeng | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Guangzhou R&F/ Guangzhou City |
2019 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Guizhou Hengfeng (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours edit
Club edit
References edit
- ^ 东亚引进强援范云龙 曾在中乙赛场大放光芒引争抢 Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine at Shanghai Online 2011-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-18 (in Chinese)
- ^ 贵州悍将离东亚回归智诚 徐根宝眼中他可成新张琳芃 at sina.com 2011-03-01 Retrieved 2013-01-18 (in Chinese)
- ^ "附加赛-点球战门将立功 福建6-5贵州进中甲". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ 再添强援！贵州人和国酒茅台队签下范云龙！ Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at Guizhou Renhe F.C. 2013-01-16 Retrieved 2013-01-18 (in Chinese)
- ^ 恒丰正式入股贵州智诚 范云龙回归 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-24 Retrieved 2015-12-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ 贵州智诚官宣范云龙加盟 本土大将助力中超新军 at sports.sina.com 2016-12-24 Retrieved 2016-12-24 (in Chinese)
- ^ 贵州队长转投富力获官宣 效力贵州14载出战178场 at sports.sina.com 2019-01-22 Retrieved 2019-01-22 (in Chinese)
- ^ "520大礼!恒丰官宣2将租借加盟 范云龙回归桂宏来投". Sina (in Chinese). 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "范云龙自宣退役：人因奋斗而自带光芒，好好道个别吧". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ 范云龙 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "足协杯-人和总分3-2恒大队史首夺冠 恒大三冠梦碎". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
External links edit
- Fan Yunlong at Soccerway