Yao Junsheng

Chinese footballer

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Yao.

Yao Junsheng
姚均晟Personal information

Full name|  Yao Junsheng
Date of birth|  (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth|  Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Zhejiang
Number|  6
Youth career
2006–2016|  Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014|  → Sintrense (loan)|  0|  (0)
2015|  → Real Massamá (loan)|  5|  (0)
2016|  → Pinhalnovense (loan)|  4|  (0)
2016–2021|  Shandong Luneng|  16|  (0)
2017|  → Meizhou Hakka (loan)|  26|  (5)
2019|  → Tianjin Tianhai (loan)|  20|  (2)
2020|  → Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan)|  5|  (1)
2021-|  Zhejiang|  49|  (5)
International career‡
2014|  China U-20|  5|  (0)
2016–2018|  China U-23|  28|  (12)
2019-|  China|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Yao Junsheng (Chinese: 姚均晟; pinyin: Yáo Jūnshèng; born 29 October 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a left-footed midfielder for Zhejiang Professional.

## Club career[edit]

Yao Junsheng joined Shandong Luneng Taishan's youth academy in 2006.[1] He went to Portugal for further training in January 2014,[2] and played for Sintrense, Real Massamá and Pinhalnovense between 2014 and 2016.

Yao was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Felix Magath in July 2016.[3] He was loaned to China League One side Meizhou Hakka for one season in February 2017.[4] He made his debut for Meizhou on 11 March 2017 in a 2–0 home loss against Dalian Yifang.[5] On 2 July 2017, Yao scored his first senior goal by penalty in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Yifang.[6][7] He scored five goals in 26 appearances in the 2017 season, which ensured Meizhou Hakka's stay in the second tier for another season.[8]

Yao returned to Shandong Luneng in the 2018 season. On 4 March 2018, he made his Chinese Super League debut in a 3–0 home win over Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[9] On 13 February 2019, Yao was loaned to fellow first-tier club Tianjin Tianhai for the 2019 season.[10]

The following season he was loaned out again, this time to second tier club Zhejiang Energy Greentown where he made his debut in a league game on 24 October 2020 against Kunshan in a 2-0 victory.[11] The club would miss out on promotion through the play-offs, however On 17 March 2021, Yao joined the China League One club on a permanent basis as they renamed themselves Zhejiang Professional.[12] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.[13]

## International career[edit]

Yao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 10 September 2019 in a 5–0 win against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute for Hao Junmin in the 80th minute.

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club statistics[edit]

As of 31 January 2023.[14]
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
Sintrense (loan) | 2014–15 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0
Real Massamá (loan) | 2014–15 | Lisbon FA Pró-National Division | 5 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0
2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0
Total  | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
Pinhalnovense (loan) | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0
2018 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0
2020 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0
Total  | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0
Meizhou Hakka (loan) | 2017 | China League One | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 5
Tianjin Tianhai (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 3
Zhejiang Energy Greentown (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 1
Zhejiang Professional | 2021 | China League One | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[b] | 0 | 28 | 4
2022 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 27 | 3
Total  | 49 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7
Career total  | 125 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 16

1. ^ Appearances in Taça da A.F.Lisboa
2. ^ a b Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

### International statistics[edit]

National team

Year | Apps | Goals
2019 | 1 | 0
Total | 1 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ "姚均晟的足球故事:梦想是为鲁能效力 父亲默默支持". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
2. ^ "鲁能再送6小将出国锻炼 另一小将刘洋转会武汉". Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
3. ^ "鲁能进出14人成夏窗最"折腾队" 有俩队居然0动静". Netease (in Chinese). 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
4. ^ "山东鲁能官宣外租三小将 其中一人租借至巴甲劲旅". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
5. ^ "中甲-穆谢奎抢点铁卫扫射 一方2-0客胜梅州". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
6. ^ "中甲-博利破门后送点 9人一方1-1梅州终结3连胜". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
7. ^ "姚均晟连两轮进制胜球 中甲历练一年令他更成熟". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
8. ^ "姚均晟:踢不上球多大俱乐部也没意义 留洋很磨人". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
9. ^ "中超-塔神梅开二度吴兴涵建功 鲁能3-0胜国安". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
10. ^ "天海官宣集训队二将加盟补中场 致谢赵杨二将贡献". Sina Sports. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
11. ^ "China » League One 2020 Aufstieg » 1. Round » Zhejiang Greentown - Kunshan FC 2:0". Worldfootball.net. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
12. ^ "官宣!姚均晟正式加盟浙江队". Sina Sports. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
13. ^ "ZHEJIANG PROFESSIONAL VS. QINGDAO FC 0 - 0". Soccerway.com. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
14. ^ "姚均晟". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

## External links[edit]

* Yao Junsheng at Soccerway

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