Bai Zijian

{{distinguish|text=National People's Congress member Bai Zhijian}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bai Zijian
白子健

| fullname = Bai Zijian

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub = Liaoning Shenyang Urban

| clubnumber = 11

| position = Left winger

| youthyears1 = 2009

| youthclubs1 = Shenyang Dongjin

| years1 = 2010 |clubs1 = Chongqing Lifan | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011 |clubs2 = Daejeon Citizen | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012 |clubs3 = Goyang KB | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013 |clubs4 = Changchun Yatai | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 |clubs5 = Shenyang Dongjin | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2018–2021 |clubs6 = Heilongjiang Ice City | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022-2023

| clubs7 = Zibo Cuju

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2023-

| clubs8 = Liaoning Shenyang Urban

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 24 December 2023

| ntupdate =

}}

Bai Zijian ({{zh |s=白子健 |t=白子健 |p=Bái Zijiàn}}; born 16 October 1992) is a Chinese footballer of Korean descent who plays for Liaoning Shenyang Urban in the China League One.

Club career

Bai Zijian is an ethnic Korean Chinese who would predominantly concentrate on his studies before moving into football where with the help of a family friend and former professional footballer Wang Chao, he was able to enroll with second tier football club Shenyang Dongjin's youth team.{{cite news |url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/05/bai-zijian-%e2%80%93-the-chinese-theo-walcott/ |title=Bai Zijian – The Chinese Theo Walcott?|work= Wild East Football |date=2011-05-15 |accessdate=2011-05-30 }} Very little would come from his period with Shenyang, however he would be scouted by the Chongqing Lifan manager Li Shubin who was impressed by Bai and would sign him as a youth player. Despite joining a top tier football club and being promoted to the first squad, Bai actually saw no playing time throughout the entire 2010 season.{{cite news |url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA11945&season=2010 |script-title=zh:白子健 |work=Sohu.com |accessdate=2011-05-30 |language=Chinese}} Often spending most of the season as a translator for teammate Cho Se-Kwon, Bai's time at the club was cut short when Li Shubin was sacked due to a poor run of results and Bai was surplus to requirements at the end of the season.

Almost giving up on football and returning to his education, Bai was persuaded to go to a training session held in Guangzhou for K-League side Daejeon Citizen and impressed the team's manager Wang Sun-Jae who would sign the player on 14 February 2011 after a successful trial.{{cite news |url=http://www.dcfc.co.kr/news/news_view.php?num=7196 |script-title=ko:중국서 윙포워드 백자건 영입 |work=Daejeon Citizen |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2011-03-08 |language=Korean}} He made his debut for the club on 6 March 2011 in a league match against Ulsan Hyundai, coming on as a substitute for 90th minute in a 2-1 victory.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/06/korea-republic/k-league/ulsan-horang-i/daejeon-citizen/1080303/ |title=Ulsan Horang-i vs. Daejeon Citizen 1 - 2 |work=Soccerway |accessdate=2011-03-08 }} After a one-year stint, Daejeon made a decision to not extend his contract. He then joined South Korean second division club Goyang KB in February 2012 and received little playing time at the club throughout the season.

Bai left Goyang KB to join Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for the 2013 season. He made his league debut on 5 October 2013 against Guangzhou R&F in a 1-0 away defeat.

Bai joined China League One newcomer Heilongjiang Lava Spring on 28 February 2018.{{Cite web|title=火山鸣泉连宣六将加盟：恒大旧将留洋韩国边锋|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-03-01/doc-ifwnpcns5531684.shtml|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2018-03-01|accessdate=2018-03-01}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2023.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/94/187404/221FE09163713340.shtml 白子健] at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2020-06-30 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702123036/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/94/187404/221FE09163713340.shtml |date=2020-07-02}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chongqing Lifan	2010	Chinese Super League	\|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
Daejeon Citizen	2011	K-League	\|9	0	0	0	5{{efn\|name=KLC\|Appearances in Korean League Cup}}	0	colspan="2"
\|14	0
Goyang KB	2012	Korea National League	5	0	0	0	0{{efn\|name=KNLC\|Appearances in Korea National League Championship}}	0	colspan="2"
\|5	0
Changchun Yatai	2013	Chinese Super League	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|1	0
rowspan=3\|Shenyang Dongjin	2016	rowspan=2\|China League Two	16	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|17	2
2017	22	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|22	0
colspan=2 \| Total !38\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|39\|\|2
rowspan=5\|Heilongjiang Lava Spring	2018	rowspan=4\|China League One	13	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|13	1
2019	7	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|7	0
2020	11	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0{{efn\|Appearances in China League One relegation play-offs}}	0	11	0
2021	13	0	1	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|14	2
colspan=2 \| Total !44\|\|1\|\|1\|\|2\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|45\|\|3
Zibo Cuju	2022	China League One	17	3	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	3
Liaoning Shenyang Urban/ Liaoning Tieren	2023	China League One	17	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|17	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !131\|\|6\|\|3\|\|2\|\|5\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|139\|\|8