Yan Dinghao (simplified Chinese: 严鼎皓; traditional Chinese: 嚴鼎皓; pinyin: Yán Dǐnghào; born 6 April 1998) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng.

Yan Dinghao
严鼎皓
Personal information
Full name Yan Dinghao
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chengdu Rongcheng
Youth career
2012–2016 Hangzhou Greentown
2016–2018 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Porto B 0 (0)
2018Salgueiros (loan) 12 (3)
2018–2019Arouca (loan) 0 (0)
2019 Gondomar 0 (0)
2019Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2022 Guangzhou FC 70 (5)
2023 Wuhan Three Towns 29 (1)
2024– Chengdu Rongcheng 0 (0)
International career
2014–2016 China U-16 23 (4)
2017–2018 China U-19 14 (3)
2019 China U-23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2019

Club career

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Yan Dinghao would play for the Hangzhou Greentown youth team before he joined Portuguese club Porto's youth team on 5 August 2016 with a three-year contract.[1] He would work his way up through the youth teams and was promoted to the Porto B team, the reserve side who are allowed to participate within the Portuguese football league pyramid, however he was loaned to third tier football club Salgueiros to gain more playing time.[2] On 7 February 2018, Yan made his senior debut in a league game for Salgueiros against Freamunde in 3-1 defeat.[3] At the end of the season, Yan would go on to have moves with other Portuguese teams in Arouca and Gondomar before returning to China when he joined top tier club Guangzhou Evergrande on 28 February 2019, initially on a loan.[4] On 6 April 2019, Yan would make his debut for the team in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. that ended in a 2-0 victory.[5] As the season went on he would become a regular within the team and would go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club.[6]

On 4 April 2023, he joined fellow top tier club Wuhan Three Towns.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 6 December 2023[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2017–18 LigaPro 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salgueiros (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 12 3 0 0 12 3
Arouca (loan) 2018–19 LigaPro 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gondomar 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 8 2 2 0 1[a] 0 11 2
Guangzhou Evergrande/
Guangzhou
7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
2020 11 0 1 0 1[a] 0 13 0
2021 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2022 32 3 0 0 0 0 32 3
Total 70 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 72 5
Wuhan Three Towns 2023 Chinese Super League 29 1 2 0 6 0 1[b] 0 38 1
Career total 119 11 5 0 8 0 1 0 133 11
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Guangzhou Evergrande

Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ "绿城小将与葡超豪门签三年 曾代表国青战亚青赛". sports.sina.cn. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "严鼎皓租借加盟葡甲阿洛卡 新球队2年前葡超第5". sports.sina.com.cn. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "SALGUEIROS VS. FREAMUNDE 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "恒大官方宣布严鼎皓加盟 国奥留洋小将租借半年". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ "GUANGZHOU FC VS. GUANGZHOU CITY 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ "China 2019". RSSSF. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ "武汉三镇官宣6名新援加盟 韦世豪严鼎皓在列" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ^ Yan Dinghao at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ Yan Dinghao at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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