Jia Tianzi

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| name = Jia Tianzi
贾天子

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| fullname = Jia Tianzi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chengdu, Sichuan, China

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1= 2002–2008

| youthclubs1= Mingyu Football School

| youthyears3= 2008–2010

| youthclubs3= Sichuan Youth

| youthyears4= 2011–2012

| youthclubs4= Casa Pia

| youthyears5= 2012

| youthclubs5= Real Massamá

| years1= 2011-2012

| clubs1= Sichuan FC

| caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 3

| years2= 2013

| clubs2= Amora

| caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 1

| years3= 2013–2014

| clubs3= Covilhã

| caps3= 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4= 2014–2016

| clubs4= Shanghai Shenxin

| caps4= 19 | goals4 = 0

| years5= 2017–2021

| clubs5= Shanghai SIPG

| caps5= 0 | goals5 = 0

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| nationalgoals1=

| pcupdate = 31 December 2023

| ntupdate =

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Jia Tianzi ({{zh|s=贾天子|p=Jiǎ Tiānzǐ}}; born 28 February 1994 in Chengdu) is a Chinese footballer

Club career

In 2011, Jia started his senior football career with China League Two club Sichuan FC. He went to Portugal following Chinese Football Association 500.com Stars Project in the end of 2011. He joined Casa Pia youth team system and returned to Sichuan FC in June 2012. After scoring three goals in three matches of the 2012 season, he transferred to another Portuguese club Real Sport Clube. Jia joined Terceira Divisão side Amora in January 2013. On 3 March 2013, he made his senior debut and scored first goal at Portugal in a 2–1 away defeat against Lourinhanense.{{cite web|title=Lourinhanense 2 - 1 Amora|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=20131540055012103 |publisher=foradejogo.net|accessdate=1 May 2014}} He made a free transfer to Segunda Liga side S.C. Covilhã in September 2013.{{cite web|title=Mercado: OFICIAL - Avançado e médio chineses reforçam plantel do Covilhã |url=http://www.futebol365.pt/noticia/92918/ |publisher=futebol365.net|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=3 May 2014}} On 8 December 2013, he made his debut for Covilhã in a league match against C.D. Aves where he coming on as a substitute for Inters Gui in the 87th minute.{{cite web|title=Sporting Covilhã vs. Desportivo Aves 2 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/08/portugal/liga-de-honra/sc-covilha/desportivo-aves/1512394/ |publisher=soccerway|accessdate=1 May 2014}}

Jia joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin in July 2014.{{cite web|title=成耀东:申鑫的实力就是中下游贾天子望进18人名单 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-08-03/05497276905.shtml |publisher=sina|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=11 February 2015}} He made his debut for Shanghai Shenxin on 6 August 2014 in the 2014 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua, coming on for Hou Junjie in the 58th minute.{{cite web|title=足协杯-恩里克莫雷诺各两球申花4-2申鑫挺进4强 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-08-06/21477281307.shtml |publisher=sina|date=6 August 2014|accessdate=13 January 2017}} He made his Super League debut three days later on 9 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat against Guizhou Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Xu Wen in the 62nd minute.{{cite web|title=中超-中立柱横梁后尤里绝杀人和客场1-0胜申鑫 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-08-09/21457285366.shtml |publisher=sina|date=9 August 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2017}}

On 5 February 2017, Jia moved to Super League side Shanghai SIPG.{{cite web|title=上港官宣原申鑫23岁小将加盟新赛季批19号球衣 |url=http://sports.sohu.com/20170205/n479954486.shtml |publisher=sohu |date=5 February 2017 |accessdate=6 February 2017}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225653/B5C162911BA64A80.shtml|title=贾天子|work=sodasoccer.com|date=|accessdate=13 January 2017|language=zh|archive-date=2017-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113171738/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225653/B5C162911BA64A80.shtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador.php?id=316010|title=Tianzi Jia|work=zerozero.pt|date= |accessdate=13 January 2017|language=pt}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !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
rowspan=3\|Sichuan FC	2011	rowspan="2"\|China League Two	18	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	0
2012	3	3	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|3	3
colspan=2 \| Total !21\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|21\|\|3
Amora	2012–13	Terceira Divisão	1	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|1	1
Covilhã	2013–14	Segunda Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|2	0
rowspan=4\|Shanghai Shenxin	2014	rowspan="2"\|Chinese Super League	2	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|3	0
2015	14	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	0
2016	China League One	3	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	0
colspan=2 \| Total !19\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|22\|\|0
rowspan="1"\|Shanghai SIPG	2017	rowspan="1"\|Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0	0	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !42\|\|4\|\|3\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|46\|\|4