| Ming Tian | |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Currentclub: | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Years1: | 2014–2022 |
| Caps1: | 149 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | China U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | China |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:41, 11 June 2021 (UTC) |
Ming Tian (; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team.
Ming Tian would play for the Wuhan Zall youth team before being sent to France to study with the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football team for three months.[1] On his return he would be promoted to the senior team and go on to establish himself as regular within the club.[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier for the club by winning the 2018 China League One division.[3] He would make his top tier debut on 1 March 2019 against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. in a league game that ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 June 2019 in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. that ended in 2–0 victory.[5]
At the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season, Wuhan were relegated.[6] On 25 January 2023, the club announced that it had dissolved due to financial difficulties.[7] On 7 April 2023, Ming was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[8]
On 10 December 2019, Ming would make his senior international debut against Japan in a 2–1 defeat in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wuhan Zall/ Wuhan/ Wuhan Yangtze River | 2014 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 3 | |||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 3 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||