Mei Fang

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Mei.
Mei Fang
梅方
Personal information
Full name Mei Fang[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2005–2008 Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Wuhan Optics Valley 0 (0)
2009–2013 Wuhan Zall 107 (7)
2014–2021 Guangzhou FC 106 (1)
Total 213 (8)
International career
2014–2019 China 24 (1)
Managerial career
2022-2023 Guangzhou FC (Assistant Coach)
2023- Guangxi Hengchen (Assistant Coach)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Men's football
EAFF Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 South Korea Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mei Fang (Chinese: 梅方; pinyin: Méi Fāng; Mandarin pronunciation: [měɪ fáŋ]; born 14 November 1989) is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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Mei Fang started his football career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2008 when he was promoted to the first team. In August 2008, he had a brief trial with Ligue 2 side RC Strasbourg along with his teammate Wang Yang.[3] In October 2008, Wuhan withdrew from the league for what it claimed was unfair punishment by the Chinese Football Association. Without a club, Mei was invited to a trial with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg with Wang in November 2008.[4] They continued their trials in Europe and moved to Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge in December 2008.[5] Cercle Brugge's board later decided to offer contracts to Mei and Wang; however, Mei returned to Wuhan and joined Hubei Luyin which was newly founded by Wuhan's youth academy and Hubei's youth academy in early 2009.

Mei made his professional debut for Hubei during the 2009 season and quickly integrated himself as a starter as the club won promotion to China League One in the 2009 season. On 28 November 2009, he scored his first league goal but missed a penalty in the penalty shootout as Hubei lost to Hunan Billows in the League Two playoff final.[6] He refused Cercle Brugge's invitation to sign with the club again in January 2010.[7] Mei extended his contract for two years in early 2012 after Hubei Greenery changed its name to Wuhan Zall.[8] He was named as the club's captain on 12 March 2012[9] and made an impression within the team as Wuhan gained promotion to the top tier in the 2012 season. On 8 March 2013, he made his first tier debut against Jiangsu Sainty.[10] He then scored his first goal that season on 1 June 2013 in a 1-1 draw against Qingdao Jonoon.[11] His captaincy was stripped by the club on 18 August 2013 after a 5-1 loss against Guangzhou R&F and was handed to Cho Won-hee.[12]

After Wuhan relegated back to the second tier, Mei was linked with fellow Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan;[13] however, on 1 January 2014, Mei signed for Guangzhou Evergrande.[14] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2014 in a 4-2 win against Melbourne Victory in the first group match of the 2014 AFC Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Alessandro Diamanti in the 88th minute.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 May 2014 in a 1-1 draw against Guizhou Renhe. On 29 July 2017, Mei suffered a cruciate ligament injury in a league match against Guangzhou R&F, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2017 season.[16] On 18 July 2018, he made his return in a 4-0 home win against Guizhou Hengfeng.[17]

Mei announced his retirement on 10 March 2022.[18]

International career

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Mei made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia.[19] Mei was selected in China's 23-man squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup and played all 4 games in the tournament. On 12 November 2015, Mei scored his first international goal in a 12-0 victory over Bhutan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [20]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Optics Valley 2008 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - - 0 0
Wuhan Zall 2009 China League Two 13 1 - - - 13 1
2010 China League One 20 0 - - - 20 0
2011 20 2 0 0 - - 20 2
2012 26 2 1 0 - - 27 2
2013 Chinese Super League 28 2 1 0 - - 29 2
Total 107 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 109 7
Guangzhou Evergrande 2014 Chinese Super League 18 1 2 0 5 0 0[a] 0 25 1
2015 21 0 0 0 9 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2016 25 0 7 0 2 0 0[a] 0 34 0
2017 13 0 2 0 4 0 0[a] 0 19 0
2018 10 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 10 0
2019 6 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 0
2020 10 0 1 0 4 0 - 15 0
2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0
Total 106 1 12 0 26 0 1 0 135 1
Career total 213 8 14 0 26 0 1 0 254 8
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

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National team
Year Apps Goals
2014 7 0
2015 12 1
2016 1 0
2017 2 0
2018 0 0
2019 2 0
Total 24 1

International goals

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Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2015 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 1–0 12–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

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Club

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Guangzhou Evergrande

References

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  • Mei Fang at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Mei Fang at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Player profile at Sodasoccer.com
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