| Yao Junsheng 姚均晟 | |
| Fullname: | Yao Junsheng |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Zhejiang Pro |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shandong Luneng |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | → Sintrense (loan) |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Real Massamá (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Pinhalnovense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2020 |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Meizhou Hakka (loan) |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Tianjin Tianhai (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021- |
| Clubs8: | Zhejiang Pro |
| Caps8: | 49 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | China U-23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 12 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019- |
| Nationalteam3: | China |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 22:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 22:04, 10 September 2019 (UTC) |
Yao Junsheng (; born 29 October 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a left-footed midfielder for Zhejiang Professional.
Yao Junsheng joined Shandong Luneng Taishan's youth academy in 2006.[1] He went to Portugal for further training in January 2014,[2] and played for Sintrense, Real Massamá and Pinhalnovense between 2014 and 2016.
Yao was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Felix Magath in July 2016.[3] He was loaned to China League One side Meizhou Hakka for one season in February 2017.[4] He made his debut for Meizhou on 11 March 2017 in a 2–0 home loss against Dalian Yifang.[5] On 2 July 2017, Yao scored his first senior goal by penalty in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Yifang.[6] [7] He scored five goals in 26 appearances in the 2017 season, which ensured Meizhou Hakka's stay in the second tier for another season.[8]
Yao returned to Shandong Luneng in the 2018 season. On 4 March 2018, he made his Chinese Super League debut in a 3–0 home win over Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[9] On 13 February 2019, Yao was loaned to fellow first-tier club Tianjin Tianhai for the 2019 season.[10]
The following season he was loaned out again, this time to second tier club Zhejiang Energy Greentown where he made his debut in a league game on 24 October 2020 against Kunshan in a 2-0 victory.[11] The club would miss out on promotion through the play-offs, however On 17 March 2021, Yao joined the China League One club on a permanent basis as they renamed themselves Zhejiang Professional.[12] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.[13]
Yao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 10 September 2019 in a 5–0 win against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute for Hao Junmin in the 80th minute.
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sintrense (loan) | 2014–15 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Real Massamá (loan) | 2014–15 | Lisbon FA Pró-National Division | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Pinhalnovense (loan) | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka (loan) | 2017 | China League One | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 5 | |
| Tianjin Tianhai (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 3 | |
| Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Zhejiang Professional | 2021 | China League One | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 125 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 16 | |||
| National team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |