Hou Yu (footballer, born 1990) explained

Hou Yu
Fullname:Hou Yu
Birth Date:20 December 1990
Birth Place:Guangzhou, China
Height:1.93 m
Currentclub:Meizhou Hakka
Clubnumber:22
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2007-2012
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2011–2012
Clubs2:Sun Hei (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–
Clubs3:Meizhou Hakka
Caps3:166
Goals3:0
Club-Update:17:12, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Hou Yu (; born 30 December 1990) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Meizhou Hakka

Club career

Hou Yu would start his career with Guangdong Sunray Cave in the 2007 league season and was part of the squad that won promotion with the team at the end of the 2008 China League Two season.[1] He was often used as a substitute goalkeeper and was loaned out to Hong Kong football club Sun Hei where he had a successful period with them going on to establish himself as their first choice goalkeeper as they went on to win the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield cup with the club.[2] Within the match he would personally win the MVP award as Sun Hei won 5–3 on penalties against South China.[3] On his return to Guangdong, Hou was unable to go on to establish himself at his parent club and he joined third tier side Meizhou Hakka along with his teammate and fellow goalkeeper Li Weijun.[4]

At Meizhou, Hou was used as the substitute goalkeeper behind Li Weijun as the club went on to win the 2015 China League Two division and promotion into the second tier.[5] Li Weijun would retire at the end of the 2016 season and Hou was promoted to the clubs first choice goalkeeper where he quickly established himself as an integral member of the team as well as eventually becoming their captain.[6] He would then go on to lead the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[7]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guangdong Sunray Cave2007China League Two0000
2008China League Two0000
2009China League One0000
2010China League One9090
2011China League One000000
2012China League One301040
Total120100000130
Sun Hei (loan)2011–12Hong Kong First Division1301050190
Meizhou Hakka2013China League Two000000
2014China League Two000000
2015China League Two000000
2016China League One000000
2017China League One28000280
2018China League One30000300
2019China League One30000300
2020China League One14010150
2021China League One31000310
2022Chinese Super League33010340
Total16602000001680
Career total19104050002000

Honours

Club

Sun Hei

2011–12[2]

Meizhou Hakka

2015[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China Third Level 2008. https://archive.today/20120908111345/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china3-08.html. dead. September 8, 2012. rsssf.com. 2009-01-02. 2020-07-30.
  2. Web site: 球賽結果 日之泉JC晨曦 1:1 南華. hkfa.com. 2012-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306152204/http://www.hkfa.com/ch/match/detail/10416/. 2020-07-30. 2016-03-06. zh.
  3. Web site: 侯宇打出身價膺MVP. orientaldaily.on.cc. 2012-02-19 . 2020-07-30. zh.
  4. Web site: 侯宇. sodasoccer.com. 2020-07-30. zh.
  5. Web site: 中乙决赛-超越120分钟闷平 客家点球8-7险胜夺冠. sports.163.com. 2015-10-10. 2020-07-30. zh.
  6. Web site: 中甲又一门将引众多俱乐部关注. dfsports.com.cn. 2019-12-23 . 2020-07-30. zh.
  7. Web site: 创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队! . meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. 2022-06-04. zh.