Qi Tianyu

{{short description|Chinese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Qi|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Qi Tianyu
齐天羽

| image = File:Qi Tianyu 2025-05-04 (4) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Qi Tianyu in May 2025

| fullname = Qi Tianyu

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|1|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jinan, Shandong, China

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Shanghai Jiading Huilong (on loan from Shandong Taishan)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Shandong Luneng

| years1= 2011 | clubs1= Shandong Youth

| caps1= 16 | goals1 = 2

| years2= 2012– | clubs2= Shandong Taishan

| caps2= 46 | goals2 = 2

| years3= 2023 | clubs3= → Jinan Xingzhou (loan)

| caps3= 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4= 2024 | clubs4= → Tai'an Tiankuang (loan)

| caps4= 21 | goals4 = 2

| years5= 2025– | clubs5= → Shanghai Jiading Huilong (loan)

| caps5= 0 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2013

| nationalteam1= China U22

| pcupdate = 11 June 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Qi Tianyu ({{zh|s=齐天羽|p=Qí Tiānyǔ}}; born 22 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Shanghai Jiading Huilong on loan from Shandong Taishan.

Club career

After playing in the youth squad of Shandong Luneng Taishan, Qi started his professional football career in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20110516/n280595159.shtml|script-title=zh:2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之山东省男子足球队|work=Sohu|date=2011-05-16|access-date=2016-05-04|language=zh}} He played for Shandong Youth in the China League Two and scored 2 goals in 16 appearances in the season. Qi was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Henk ten Cate in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20120310/000710.htm|script-title=zh:23.7岁!中超最青春 鲁能告诉你年轻没有失败|work=Tencent|date=2012-03-10|access-date=2016-05-04|language=zh}} In August 2013, he was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Casa Pia for one season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-08-27/17026744488.shtml|script-title=zh:鲁能宣布送5名新星赴葡萄牙 球员:变强后回报鲁能|work=Sina|date=2013-08-27|access-date=2016-05-04|language=zh}} However, he didn't register to play for Casa Pia due to injury. On 22 April 2015, he made his debut for the club in the 2015 AFC Champions League against Becamex Bình Dương with a 3–1 victory, coming on as a substitution for Liu Binbin in the 84th minute.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2015-04-22/20527584202.shtml|script-title=zh:亚冠-杨旭头功戴琳失误 鲁能3-1末轮赢球出线|work=Tencent|date=2015-04-22|access-date=2016-05-04|language=zh}} He made his Super League debut in the first match after Felix Magath took charge of the team on 19 June 2016, in a 0–0 draw against Shanghai SIPG.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-06-19/doc-ifxtfrrc3889905.shtml|script-title=zh:中超-颜骏凌多次神扑救主 鲁能0-0上港8轮不胜|work=Sina|date=2015-06-19|access-date=2016-06-20|language=zh}} He became a regular starter and made 11 league appearances in the 2016 season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20161124/n474064792.shtml|script-title=zh:马加特激活预备队神将 93黄金一代遗珠不忘初心|work=Sohu|date=2016-11-24|access-date=2016-11-25|language=zh}}

In January 2019, Qi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/national/2019-01-28/doc-ihqfskcp1038608.shtml|script-title=zh:鲁能已与两国脚在内6人续约 两天后同梅州客家热身|work=Sina|date=2019-01-28|access-date=2019-01-28|language=zh}} He would go on to establish himself as a squad regular within the team that won the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2020-12-19/doc-iiznezxs7799388.shtml|title=足协杯-王彤惊天内切佩莱头球 鲁能2-0胜江苏夺冠|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-12-19|access-date=2021-01-29|language=}} A consistent versatile regular within the team, he would gain his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title.{{Cite web|url=https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7517400647_1c0126e47059025t1f.html|title=山东泰山队获得2021赛季中超联赛冠军|publisher=k.sina.com.cn|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2023-01-31}} This would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them the next season.{{Cite web|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2023/0116/c1012-32607606.html|title=山东泰山队第八次夺足协杯冠军 创足协杯三连冠纪录|publisher=ent.people.com.cn|date=2023-01-16|access-date=2023-01-31}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2024.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225806/80A02B0F482CA6AC.shtml 齐天羽] at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204101948/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225806/80A02B0F482CA6AC.shtml |date=2018-12-04}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shandong Youth

|2011

China League Two162colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|162
rowspan=14|Shandong Luneng/
Shandong Taishan

|2012

rowspan=13|Chinese Super League0000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|00
20130000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|00
2014000000colspan="2"
|00
20150010100{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}020
20161101030colspan="2"
|140
20176000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|60
20181011colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|21
2019402010colspan="2"
|70
20203030colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|60
202112130colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|151
2022913000colspan="2"
|121
20230000000{{efn|name=CFASC}}000
2024000000colspan="2"
|00
colspan="2"|Total

!46

21415000653
Jinan Xingzhou (loan)

|2023

China League One11000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|110
Tai'an Tiankuang (loan)

|2024

China League Two11020colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|130
colspan=3 | Total

!84||4||16||1||5||0||0||0||105||5

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Honours

=Club=

Shandong Luneng/ Shandong Taishan

References

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