Zhao Mingjian

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Mingjian
赵明剑
Personal information
Full nameZhao Mingjian
Date of birth22 November 1987
Place of birthDalian, Liaoning, China
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionRight-midfielder
Club information
Current team
Shandong Luneng
Number2
Youth career
Dalian Shide
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2012Dalian Shide123(3)
2013–Shandong Luneng17(0)
2013Changchun Yatai (loan)13(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zhao Mingjian (simplified Chinese: 赵明剑; traditional Chinese: 趙明劍; pinyin: Zhào Míngjiàn; born 22 November 1987 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a right-midfielder for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zhao Mingjian broke into the senior team Dalian Shide F.C. at the beginning of the 2005 Chinese Super League season after graduating from their youth team. He would make his debut senior appearance for Dalian on the 22nd of May 2005 against Shanghai Shenhua in a 2–1 defeat.[1] As a promising midfielder Zhao Mingjian would play in several further games during the season and go on to win the league title and Chinese FA Cup with Dalian at the end of the league season.[2] The following seasons he would gradually establish himself as a squad regular within the team, however it was during the 2008 Chinese Super League season when Zhao confirmed himself as a vital member within the club by playing in the majority of the season and also scoring his first league goal against Changchun Yatai F.C on November 9, 2008 in a 3–2 defeat.[3] He became one of the few constants within the team that went through a transitional period where several managers and many youth players came in during a very disappointing season which saw the team flirt with relegation.[4] The following season saw him continue his role as the team's first choice right-midfielder and with a young squad saw the team finish in a more respectable eighth within the league.[5]

Honours

Dalian Shide F.C.

References

  1. "比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". Csldata.sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. "China 2005". Rsssf.com. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. "比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". Csldata.sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  4. "China 2008". Rsssf.com. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. "China 2009". Rsssf.com. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

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