Ming Tian
{{short description|Chinese association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Ming|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ming Tian
|image = File:Ming Tian 2024-07-21.jpg
| caption = Ming Tian in July 2024
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|04|08|df=y}}
|birth_place = Wuhan, Hubei, China
|height = 1.80 m
|currentclub = Shanghai Port
|clubnumber = 15
|position = Right-back
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2014–2022 |clubs1 = Wuhan Yangtze River |caps1 = 149 |goals1 = 3
|years2 = 2023–2024 |clubs2 = Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |caps2 = 41 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2025- |clubs3 = Shanghai Port | caps3 =0 | goals3 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2014
|nationalteam1 = China U19
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2019–
|nationalteam2 = China
|nationalcaps2 = 5
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|club-update = 16:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 16:41, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}
{{MedalBronze | 2019 South Korea | Team}}
}}
Ming Tian ({{zh|s=明天|t=明天|p=Míng Tiān}}; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Shanghai Port and the China national team.
Club career
Ming Tian would play for the Wuhan Zall youth team before being sent to France to study with the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football team for three months.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-11-28/13436907876.shtml|title=卓尔牵手法甲索肖俱乐部 两希望之星将赴法"镀金"|publisher=sports.sina.cn|date=2013-11-28|accessdate=2020-04-25}} On his return he would be promoted to the senior team and go on to establish himself as regular within the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/124105826_515187|title=拒绝挖角！武汉卓尔续约中甲最佳新人明天 |publisher=sohu.com|date=2017-01-12|accessdate=2020-04-25}} He would go on to be an integral member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier for the club by winning the 2018 China League One division.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.cn/china/2018-03-10/detail-ifxpwyhw7624379.d.html?&cid=69436|title=2018中甲联赛积分榜|publisher=sports.sina.cn|date=2018-11-03|accessdate=2019-08-03}} He would make his top tier debut on 1 March 2019 against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. in a league game that ended in a 1–0 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/01/china-pr/csl/hubei-luyin-fc/beijing-guoan-football-club/2979874/|title=WUHAN ZALL VS. BEIJING GUOAN 0 - 1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2019-03-01|access-date=2021-01-31}} This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 June 2019 in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. that ended in 2–0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/06/01/china-pr/csl/hubei-luyin-fc/shenzhen-shangqingyin/2979963/|title=WUHAN ZALL VS. SHENZHEN 2 - 0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2019-06-01|access-date=2021-01-31}}
At the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season, Wuhan were relegated.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2022.html|title=China 2022|publisher=rsssf.org|date=2022-12-31|access-date=2022-12-31}} On 25 January 2023, the club announced that it had dissolved due to financial difficulties.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/3239462.html|title=官方：武汉长江俱乐部宣布解散|work=Dongqiudi|date=2023-01-25|access-date=2023-01-25|language=zh}} On 7 April 2023, Ming was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.{{cite web|url=https://k.sina.com.cn/article_2018499075_784fda0302001mnf9.html|title=27岁武汉长江球员明天加盟天津津门虎|work=sina.com.cn|date=2023-04-07|access-date=2023-04-07|language=zh}}
On 27 January 2025, Ming signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. {{cite web|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1822374907244422303&wfr=spider&for=pc|title=上海海港官宣明天、艾菲尔丁、刘若钒3人加盟！|date=27 January 2025|accessdate=27 January 2025|website=baijiahao.baidu.com|language=Chinese}}
International career
On 10 December 2019, Ming would make his senior international debut against Japan in a 2–1 defeat in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.{{cite web|url=https://eaff.com/competitions/eaff2019/result772_c.html|title=Match Report China PR 1-2 Japan|publisher=eaff.com|date=2019-12-10|accessdate=2020-04-25}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|31 December 2022.}}{{Soccerway|tian-ming/382839|accessdate=1 March 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||||
| rowspan=10|Wuhan Zall/ Wuhan/ Wuhan Yangtze River |2014 |rowspan=5|China League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016
|27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | |
| 2017
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018
|27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | |
| 2019
|rowspan=4|Chinese Super League |28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 2 | |
| 2020
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=P/R Play-offs|Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs}} | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022
|19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 1 | |
| colspan=2| Total
!149||3||0||0||0||0||2||0||151||3 | ||||||||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
|2023 |Chinese Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!149||3||0||0||0||0||2||0||151||3 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|matches played 11 June 2021.}}{{NFT player|id=76437|accessdate=}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|China
|2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
=Club=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|tian-ming}}
{{Shanghai Port F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ming, Tian}}
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:China League One players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players
Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Category:Shanghai Port F.C. players
Category:China men's international footballers
Category:China men's youth international footballers