Yan Zhiyu

Chinese footballer

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Yan.

Yan Zhiyu
严智宇Personal information

Full name|  Yan Zhiyu
Date of birth|  (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth|  Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height|  1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)|  Full-back
Team information

Current team

|  Changchun Yatai
Number|  24
Youth career
2005–2008|  Wuhan Optics Valley
2009–2010|  Hubei Youth
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2011–2012|  Hubei Youth|  18|  (1)
2013–2017|  Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard|  106|  (2)
2018–|  Changchun Yatai|  74|  (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Yan Zhiyu (Chinese: 严智宇; pinyin: Yán Zhìyǔ; born 8 February 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.

## Club career[edit]

Yan Zhiyu started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to Hubei Youth's squad for the 2011 China League Two.[1] He transferred to China League One newcomer Hubei China-Kyle in 2013. In January 2014, Yan followed the club move to Urumqi where they changed their name as Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[2] On 17 April 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Shanghai Shenxin.[3]

On 10 February 2018, Yan joined Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai after a successful trial.[4] On 24 April 2018, he made his debut for the club in the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against third-tier club Sichuan Jiuniu. Despite scoring in the penalty shoot-out, Changchun Yatai finally lost 4–3.[5] He made his Super League debut on 1 August 2018, playing the whole match in a 3–0 home win over Dalian Yifang.[6] On 6 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 away draw against Tianjin TEDA.[7]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 31 December 2022.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Hubei Youth | 2011 | China League Two |  |  | - | - | - |  |
2012 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1
Total  | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2013 | China League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0
2014 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0
2015 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0
2016 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1
2017 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1
Total  | 106 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 2
Changchun Yatai | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1
2019 | China League One | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0
2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0
2021 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0
2022 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0
Total  | 74 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1
Career total  | 198 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 4

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Changchun Yatai

* China League One: 2020[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之湖北省青年足球队". Sohu (in Chinese). 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
2. ^ "湖北华凯尔转嫁新疆征战中甲联赛 新疆首支职业足球队诞生". Sina (in Chinese). 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
3. ^ "中甲-新疆主场2-0战胜申鑫 主场开门红+赛季首胜". Sina (in Chinese). 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
4. ^ "亚泰官宣四名90后内援加盟 前国安新星+新疆飞翼". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
5. ^ "足协杯-点球大战!长春亚泰4-5四川九牛遭淘汰". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
6. ^ "中超-伊哈洛点射梅开二度杨善平染红 亚泰3-0一方". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
7. ^ "中超-阿奇补时绝平乔纳森双响 泰达3-3十人亚泰". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
8. ^ "严智宇". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "观察： 亚泰重返中超--金元逝去 秩序回归". sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

## External links[edit]

* Yan Zhiyu at Soccerway

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Changchun Yatai F.C. - current squad

* 2 Abdugheni
* 3 Bi
* 4 Okore
* 6 Yuan
* 7 Liu
* 8 Wang
* 9 Berić
* 10 Serginho
* 11 Abdusalam
* 13 Cheng
* 14 Bai
* 15 Tian
* 16 Zheng
* 17 Li
* 18 Memet-Ali
* 19 Liao
* 20 Zhang
* 21 Cui
* 22 Songzi
* 23 Wu
* 24 Yan
* 25 He
* 26 Yi
* 27 Zhang
* 28 Wang
* 29 Tan
* 30 Yang
* 31 Shi
* 32 Lukić
* 33 Feng
* 34 He
* 36 Fan
* 37 Cao
* 38 Lu
* 44 Žulj
* Manager: Chen Yang

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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