Yan Yiming
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1998 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zibo Cuju | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 2009–2012 | Beijing Sangao | ||
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2014–2015 | Torre Levante | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cornellà | ||
| 2017–2018 | Deportivo Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Deportivo Alavés B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → San Ignacio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Parla (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Saguntino | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Taizhou Yuanda | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Zibo Cuju | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| China U18 | |||
| China U19 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:01, 16 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yan Yiming (Chinese: 闫义明; born 4 February 1998) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a forward for Zibo Cuju.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Yan took an interest in sports as a child, with his father enrolling him in martial arts classes at the age of three, before joining the academy of professional football team Beijing Guoan in 2006.[1] Three years later, he was admitted to the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China football team, Beijing Sangao, having stood out at trials of over 400 other players.[1]
Move to Europe
[edit | edit source]In 2012, Yan proposed pursuing a footballing career in Europe to his father. His father was initially hesitant, but in August of the same year, Yan moved to Spain, finding a personal football coach who got him in touch with professional side Villarreal.[1] Following a trial with Villarreal, the club asked him to stay longer, and Yan's father moved from Beijing to help support his son's career in Spain.[1]
His first official club in Spain was Atlético Madrid, where he spent the 2013–14 season. He also played for Torre Levante and Cornellà, before joining then-La Liga side Deportivo Alavés in 2017.[2][3] While at Deportivo Alavés, he was loaned out to lower division sides San Ignacio and Parla.[4] Following his departure from Deportivo Alavés, he joined Atlético Saguntino on a permanent deal in November 2019.[5] He was named on the bench three times for Atlético Saguntino, but did not make an appearance for the club.[6]
Return to China
[edit | edit source]Yan returned to China in 2020, joining China League One side Taizhou Yuanda, but did not make an appearance for the club.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 16 February 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Alavés B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Ignacio (loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Parla (loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Saguntino | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Taizhou Yuanda | 2020 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zibo Cuju | 2021 | 14 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup
References
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tercera División players
- China League One players
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Beijing Guoan F.C. players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- UE Cornellà players
- CF Torre Levante players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- AD Parla players
- Atlético Saguntino players
- Taizhou Yuanda F.C. players
- Zibo Cuju F.C. players
- Zibo Qisheng F.C. players
- Shanghai Jiading Huilong F.C. players
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Chinese football forward stubs