Mi Tianhe

Mi Tianhe
米田贺
Personal information
Date of birth January 5, 1983 (1983-01-05) (age 29)
Place of birth Jilin, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Changchun Yatai
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003-present Changchun Yatai
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mi.

Mi Tianhe (simplified Chinese: 米田贺; traditional Chinese: 米田賀; pinyin: Mǐ Tiánhè) (born January 5, 1983) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League as a Goalkeeper.

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Club career

Mi Tianhe started his football career in 1997, playing for the various Changchun Yatai youth teams. Eventually graduating from the youth and reserve teams he would break into the first team squad during the 2003 league season. While he saw Changchun win premoted to the top tier at the end of the 2005 league season the club would decide to bring in Zong Lei at the beginning of the 2006 league season.[1] Mi Tianhe would predominantly sit on the bench while Changchun grew from strength to strength and even go on to win the 2007 Chinese Super League title.[2] Playing as a second choice goalkeeper for several seasons Mi Tianhe finally experience regular first team selection when Zong Lei was injured during much of the 2008 league season where he was given a run of seven games.[3] However despite his talents as a goalkeeper his performances were unable to establish him as a first choice goalkeeper for Changchun and Zong Lei would regain his position within the team.

Honours

References

  1. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china05.html
  2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china07.html
  3. ^ http://www.football-lineups.com/match/22362/

External links

Changchun Yatai F.C. – current squad