Gao Tianyi

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Gao Tianyi
高天意

| image = File:Gao Tianyi June 2023.jpg

| caption = Gao Tianyi with Beijing Guoan in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dalian, Liaoning, China

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Shanghai Shenhua

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Shandong Luneng

| youthyears2=

| youthclubs2= Hangzhou Greentown

| youthyears3=

| youthclubs3= Chengdu Blades

| youthyears4= 2013–2014

| youthclubs4= Damm

| youthyears5= 2014–2015

| youthclubs5= Hospitalet

| youthyears6= 2015–2016

| youthclubs6= Albacete

| years1= 2016

| clubs1= Shenzhen FC

| caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 0

| years2= 2017–2020

| clubs2= Jiangsu Suning

| caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 1

| years3= 2019

| clubs3= → Shenzhen FC (loan)

| caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1

| years4= 2021–2023

| clubs4= Beijing Guoan

| caps4 = 69 | goals4 = 4

| years5= 2024–

| clubs5= Shanghai Shenhua

| caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 3

| nationalyears1= 2019

| nationalteam1= China U22

| nationalcaps1= 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2= 2022–

| nationalteam2= China

| nationalcaps2= 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3= 2023

| nationalteam3= China U23 (overage)

| nationalcaps3= 5

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 23 July 2024

| ntupdate = 25 November 2022

}}

Gao Tianyi ({{zh|s=高天意}}; born 1 July 1998) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese football club Shanghai Shenhua and China national team.

Club career

Gao Tianyi started his professional career with China League One side Shenzhen in 2016.[http://we.sportscn.com/viewnews-1983311.html 官方：阿布巴卡尔、埃尔顿及两小将加盟深圳] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302193918/http://we.sportscn.com/viewnews-1983311.html |date=2017-03-02 }} at sportscn.com 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-02 On 13 February 2017, Gao transferred to Super League side Jiangsu Suning.[http://sports.ifeng.com/a/20170213/50684693_0.shtml 苏宁官宣高天意加盟签约4年身披16号球衣] at ifeng.com 2017-02-13 Retrieved 2017-03-02 On 1 March 2017, Gao made his debut for Jiangsu Suning in the 2017 AFC Champions League against Adelaide United, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Xiaobin in the 80th minute.[http://sports.sohu.com/20170301/n482098298.shtml 亚冠-特谢拉2球李昂伤退苏宁2-1阿德莱德2连胜] at sohu.com 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-02 He made his Super League debut on 5 March 2017 in a 4–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-03-05/doc-ifycaafm5151468.shtml 中超-两大腕+毛剑卿立功特谢拉红牌申花4-0苏宁] at sina.com 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-07

Able to take up a mandatory under-23 spot within the team, he would initially gain significant playing time at Jiangsu, but by the 2019 Chinese Super League season he would be unable to command the same amount of game time and was loaned out back to fellow top tier club Shenzhen.{{Cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1183737.html|title=高天意租借回归深圳佳兆业|publisher=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2019-07-31|access-date=2023-01-31|language=zh}} On his return to Jiangsu, Gao would fight to gain more playing time and was part of the squad that won the 2020 Chinese Super League title with them.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2020-11-12/doc-iiznezxs1548903.shtml|title=中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-11-12|accessdate=2021-01-25|language=zh}} On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3123472/inter-milan-doubt-suning-call-time-chinese-champions-jiangsu-fc|access-date=2021-02-28|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}

On 16 February 2021, Beijing Guoan announced the signing of Gao. He was given the number 15 shirt.{{Cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1840715.html|title=官方：高天意正式加盟北京国安|publisher=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2021-02-16|access-date=2021-02-16|language=zh}} He would make his debut in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua on 24 April 2021 that ended in a 2–1 defeat.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/23/china-pr/csl/shanghai-shenhua/beijing-guoan-football-club/3492304/|title=SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2021-04-23|access-date=2023-02-16}}

International career

On 24 March 2022, Gao made his international debut in a 1–1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

On 12 December 2023, Gao was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/group_a_china_pr_v_tajikistan_2.html|title=Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan|date=13 January 2024|access-date=15 January 2024|website=Asian Football Confederation}}{{cite web|url=https://news.youth.cn/zc/202312/t20231213_14961411.htm|title=中国男足亚洲杯集训名单出炉唯一新面孔是个门将|trans-title=Chinese men's football team's Asian Cup roster released, the only new face is a goalkeeper|publisher=China Youth Net|date=12 December 2023|access-date=15 January 2024|language=zh}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/188/374754/D8B9AE443DF60C9B.shtml 高天意] at sodasoccer Retrieved 2017-03-01 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112912/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/188/374754/D8B9AE443DF60C9B.shtml |date=2018-11-15}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !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
Shenzhen \|2016 \|China League One	16	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|17	0
rowspan=5\|Jiangsu Suning \|2017 \|Chinese Super League \|20	0	2	0	3	0	0{{efn\|name=CFASC\|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}	0	25	0
2018 \|Chinese Super League \|22	0	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|25	0
2019 \|Chinese Super League \|7	1	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	1
2020 \|Chinese Super League \|6	0	5	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|11	0
colspan="2"\|Total !55\|\|1\|\|11\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|69\|\|1
Shenzhen (loan) \|2019 \|Chinese Super League \|8	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	1
rowspan=4\|Beijing Guoan \|2021 \|Chinese Super League \|20	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|21	0
2022 \|Chinese Super League \|25	3	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	3
2023 \|Chinese Super League \|24	1	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|27	1
colspan="2"\|Total !69\|\|4\|\|5\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|74\|\|4
colspan=3 \| Career total !148\|\|6\|\|17\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|168\|\|6

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

Chinese Super League: 2020{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2020-11-12/doc-iiznezxs1548903.shtml|title=中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-11-12|access-date=2021-01-25|language=zh}}

Shanghai Shenhua