Zhao Mingjian Explained

Zhao Mingjian
Fullname:Zhao Mingjian
Birth Date:22 November 1987
Birth Place:Dalian, Liaoning, China
Position:Right-back, right midfielder
Currentclub:Dalian Young Boy
Clubnumber:34
Youthclubs1:Dalian Shide
Years1:2005–2012
Clubs1:Dalian Shide
Caps1:147
Goals1:3
Years2:2013–2016
Clubs2:Shandong Luneng
Caps2:53
Goals2:1
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Changchun Yatai (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Hebei China Fortune
Caps4:52
Goals4:0
Years5:2019
Clubs5:Dalian Yifang
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2022
Clubs6:Shanghai Shenhua
Caps6:31
Goals6:3
Years7:2022
Clubs7:Kunshan FC (loan)
Caps7:15
Goals7:4
Years8:2023
Clubs8:Shijiazhuang Gongfu
Caps8:8
Goals8:1
Years9:2023–2024
Clubs9:Foshan Nanshi
Caps9:25
Goals9:1
Years10:2024-
Clubs10:Dalian Young Boy
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:22 October 2023
Ntupdate:7 June 2017

Zhao Mingjian (; ; born 22 November 1987) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for China League One club Dalian Young Boy.

Club career

Zhao Mingjian broke into the senior team of Dalian Shide at the beginning of the 2005 Chinese Super League season after graduating from their youth team. He would make his debut senior appearance for Dalian on 22 May 2005 against Shanghai Shenhua in a 2–1 defeat.[1] As a promising midfielder Zhao Mingjian would play in several further games during the season and go on to win the league title and Chinese FA Cup with Dalian at the end of the league season.[2] The following seasons he would gradually establish himself as a squad regular within the team, however it was during the 2008 Chinese Super League season when Zhao confirmed himself as a vital member within the club by playing in the majority of the season and also scoring his first league goal against Changchun Yatai on November 9, 2008, in a 3–2 defeat.[3] He became one of the few constants within the team that went through a transitional period where several managers and many youth players came in during a very disappointing season which saw the team flirt with relegation.[4] The following season saw him continue his role as the team's first choice right-midfielder and with a young squad saw the team finish in a more respectable eighth within the league.[5] At the end of the 2012 Chinese Super League season Dalian Shide was sold off to rival football club Dalian Aerbin F.C. after the club's owner Xu Ming was arrested for bribery.[6]

On 6 January 2013, Zhao joined fellow top-tier club Shandong Luneng for a reported 15 million Yuan.[7] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 14 May 2013, against Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in a 3–0 victory.[8] Despite this victory Zhao struggled to gain a regular place within the team and he was loaned out to another Super League team in Changchun Yatai.[9] At Changchun, Zhao would make his debut in a league game on 31 July 2013 against Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in a 1–1 draw.[10] In his loan period Zhao would immediately establish himself as an integral member of the team that avoided relegation at the end of the season.[11] On his return from his loan, Zhao would go on to establish himself within the Shandong team and go on to win the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them.[12]

On 23 February 2017, Zhao transferred to fellow Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[13] He made his debut for Hebei on 5 March 2017 in the first match of the season which Hebei tied with Henan Jianye 0–0.[14] After two season, Zhao joined his hometown club Dalian Yifang on 13 February 2019.[15] He made his debut on 3 March 2019 in a league game against Henan Jianye F.C. in a 1–1 draw.[16] At the end of the season he would only make a handful of games for the club and he was allowed to join Shanghai Shenhua on 24 January 2020.[17] On 4 August 2022 he would be loaned out to second-tier club Kunshan where he established himself as regular within the team that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.[18]

International career

Zhao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 24 March 2016 in a 4–0 win against Maldives.[19]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 October 2023.[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 4 0 1 0 10 0
14 0 14 0
18 0 18 0
27 1 27 1
20 2 20 2
28 0 28 0
8 0 0 0 8 0
27 0 1 0 28 0
Total1473501000001533
Chinese Super League 2 0 2 0 4 0
14 0 3 0 4 0 21 0
17 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 23 1
20 0 2 0 8 1 30 1
Total531800016110782
Changchun Yatai (Loan) Chinese Super League 13 0 0 0 13 0
26 0 1 0 27 0
201826 0 1 0 27 0
Total52020000000540
Chinese Super League 7 0 0 0 7 0
12 1 1 0 0 0 13 1
16 2 6 1 22 3
3 0 0 0 3 0
Total31371000000384
Kunshan (Loan) China League One 15 4 0 0 13 1
8 1 0 0 8 1
15 0 0 0 15 0
Total34112221101611038114

Honours

Club

Dalian Shide[20]

Shandong Luneng

Kunshan

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐 . Csldata.sports.sohu.com . 2010-08-03.
  2. Web site: China 2005 . Rsssf.com . 2006-10-26 . 2010-08-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192517/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china05.html . September 29, 2012 .
  3. Web site: 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐 . Csldata.sports.sohu.com . 2010-08-03.
  4. Web site: China 2008 . Rsssf.com . 2009-04-03 . 2010-08-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html . July 21, 2010 .
  5. Web site: China 2009 . Rsssf.com . 2010-04-23 . 2010-08-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015190405/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china09.html . October 15, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Death of an institution: The Dalian Shide Story. Wildeastfootball.net. 2013-04-25 . 2020-02-13.
  7. Web site: 鲁能否认赵明剑转会费1500万 签约因实德队延缓. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010165604/http://sports.hangzhou.com.cn/zxbd/content/2013-01/06/content_4549710.htm. dead. 2016-10-10. Sports.hangzhou.com.cn. 2013-01-06 . 2020-02-13.
  8. Web site: 韩鹏独中两元王永珀添彩 鲁能3–0中能. Sports.sohu.com. 2013-05-14 . 2020-02-13.
  9. Web site: 赵明剑:与亚泰有缘份 职业首球+两造点球均长春制造. Sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-07-22 . 2020-02-13.
  10. Web site: 乔尔首秀建功张文钊救主 中能1–1平亚泰. Sports.sohu.com. 2013-07-31 . 2020-02-13.
  11. Web site: China 2013. Rsssf.com. 2018-11-29 . 2020-02-13.
  12. Web site: 足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5–4舜天夺冠. Sports.sina.com.cn. 2014-11-22. 2019-08-19.
  13. http://sports.sohu.com/20170223/n481483771.shtml 华夏官宣赵明剑加盟 发布海报:世有藏锋“剑”
  14. News: 中超-巴索戈失关键单刀任航染黄 建业0–0华夏 . Sina . 5 March 2017 . 7 March 2017.
  15. Web site: 一方官宣5悍将加盟:二赵归乡李建滨来投 买断秦杨. sports.sina.com. 2019-02-13. 2019-02-14. zh.
  16. Web site: 中超-多拉多建功卡拉斯科救主 建业1–1十人一方 . Sohu.com. 2019-03-03 . 2020-02-13.
  17. Web site: 申花官方宣布赵明剑加盟 右路飞翼插上强力翅膀. Sports.sina.cn. 2020-01-24 . 2020-02-13.
  18. Web site: 2022中甲联赛圆满落幕 昆山强势打破两项记录. sports.sina.com.cn. 2022-12-08. 2022-12-15. zh.
  19. Web site: 世预赛-姜宁戴帽国足4–0升至第2. sohu.com. 24 March 2016. 24 March 2016.
  20. Web site: Zhao, Mingjian. Nationalfootballteams.com. 2016-08-18.