| Cao Yongjing 曹永竞 | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chongqing, China |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Beijing Guoan |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Guizhou Renhe |
| Caps1: | 89 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Beijing Guoan |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Changchun Yatai (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | China U-19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | China U-23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 January 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 November 2018 |
Cao Yongjing (; born 15 February 1997) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.
Cao Yongjing was promoted to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe's first team squad in 2015.[1] On 14 March 2015, he made his Super League debut in the season's second match which Guizhou Renhe lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–0, coming on as a substitute for Magnus Eriksson in the 76th minute.[2] Unfortunately he would be part of the team that was relegated at the end of the 2015 Chinese Super League season.[3] He would remain loyal towards the club as they moved locations, renamed themselves Beijing Renhe and gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2017 league season.[4] At the end of the 2019 Chinese Super League he would experience another relegation with the club.[5]
He joined city rivals Beijing Guoan who announced the signing of Cao Yongjing on 9 February 2021 and was given the number 37 shirt at the club.[6] He would make his debut in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua on 24 April 2021 that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[7] This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. on 4 January 2022 in a 1-0 victory.[8]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Guizhou Renhe/ Beijing Renhe | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | China League One | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | China League One | 14 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 89 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 8 | |||
| Beijing Guoan | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 11 | |||