Ye Jia (simplified Chinese: 叶佳; traditional Chinese: 葉佳; pinyin: Yè Jiā; Jyutping: jip6 gaai1, born 1 December 1981), is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field.
 Jia playing for Tai Po in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ye Jia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Shanghai Tianna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Shanghai The 9 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Rangers | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2017 | Tai Po | 173 | (36) |
| 2019–2020 | South China | 12 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | WSE | ||
| 2021–2022 | Tai Po | 12 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Hong Kong | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Tai Po (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2017 | |||
| Ye Jia | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉佳 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶佳 | ||||||||||
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Early life edit
Ye was born on 1 December 1981 in Shanghai, China. He played for amateur football team Shanghai Tianna in China Amateur Football League in 2002.[1] After a season, another local club Shanghai The 9 bought Shanghai Tianna, turned professional and started to participate in China League Two, so Ye became a professional footballer.
Club career edit
Shanghai The 9 edit
As his first professional team experience, Ye did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Ebelio Ordóñez. He always was a substitution player in league matches.
Tai Po edit
In the 2007–08 season, Tai Po was the finalist of the FA Cup. Ye scored an important goal for the club against South China and brought the club to the final. This is the first time the club has been the finalist in the FA Cup.
Tai Po got 3 straight wins against Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United and Pegasus in the 2008–09 season. As Ye was suspended for the first match, he played as a striker in the next 2 matches, giving 2 assists and a goal for the club. He also scored for the club in the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Kitchee and Tai Po got into the final.
In the 2009–10 season, Ye scored 7 goals in the first 6 matches. Moreover, in the match against Tuen Mun Progoal, he scored 4 goals.
South China edit
At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Ye joined South China as an amateur player.[2]
International career edit
As a Chinese national, according to the FIFA Statues, he became eligible for the Hong Kong national football team following two years of residency in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Ye for the training section before the start of the 2010–11 season.[3]
On 4 October 2010, Ye made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against India.
Career statistics edit
International edit
- Updated 28 July 2011
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October 2010 | Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India |  India
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1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Paraguay
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0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
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0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3 June 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | Malaysia
|
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 23 July 2011 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  Saudi Arabia
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0–3 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | Saudi Arabia
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0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours edit
- Tai Po
References edit
- ^ (in Chinese) 全国足球业余丙级队联赛总决赛东区参赛队介绍, Sina, 20 October 2002
- ^ "「焦點球員」葉頌朗缺陣 南華反勝黃大仙 晉峰狂數深水埗". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 8 September 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ (in Chinese) 香港足隊公布31人長期集訓, Ta Kung Pao, 24 July 2010