Yu Jinyong
{{short description|Chinese footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Yu|lang=Chinese}}
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|name = Yu Jinyong
|image = File:Yu Jinyong 2024-08-13 (2) (cropped).jpg
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|fullname = Yu Jinyong
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|6|df=y}}
|birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China
|height = 2.00 m{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2024/afc_u23_asian_cup/china-pr-u23|title=YU JINYONG|website=www.the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=16 April 2024|language=en}}
|currentclub = Shandong Taishan
|clubnumber = 1
|position = Goalkeeper
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
|youthclubs1 = Shandong Taishan
|years1 = 2021–
|clubs1 = Shandong Taishan
|caps1 = 3
|goals1 = 0
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|nationalgoals1 = 0
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Yu Jinyong ({{zh|s=于金永|t=于金永|p=Yú Jīnyǒng}}; born 6 July 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan, and the China under-23 national team.
Club career
Yu Jinyong was born on 6 July 2004 in Shenyang, Liaoning,{{cite web|url=https://www.thecfa.cn/thecfa/upload/20210312/20210312144717515.pdf|title=姓名男出生日期身份证号码代表单位|website=www.thecfa.cn|publisher=Chinese Football Association|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}} and went through the Shandong Taishan youth academy.
In 2021, as a 16-year-old,{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/461122361_120144269|title=鲁能16岁门将进一队，成为中超第一高度，两名新星意外落选|website=www.sohu.com|publisher=Sohu|date=16 April 2021|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}} Yu Jinyong was named in Shandong Taishan's 35-man squad for the upcoming 2021 Chinese Super League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/461092112_463728|title=山东泰山35人名单：5外援在列 莫伊塞斯报名格德斯无缘|website=www.sohu.com|publisher=Sohu|date=16 April 2021|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}} He failed to make a single appearance during the season, but followed the team to a Chinese Super League title, the club's first in eleven years.{{cite web|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0105/c1012-32324722.html|title=2021赛季中超落幕 山东泰山荣膺冠军 下赛季联赛扩军|website=ent.people.com.cn|publisher=People's Daily|date=5 January 2022|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}}
In August 2023, Yu Jinyong went on trial to Belgian club Royal Charleroi under the recommendation of then-teammate Marouane Fellaini, who dubbed him as a "little Courtois", but he had since returned to China.{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/ICUBLUD205561BKX.html|title=1米98！19岁！球队老板费莱尼亲邀？泰山国门要留洋踢比甲|website=www.163.com|date=24 August 2023|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}}
On 17 July 2024, Yu Jinyong made his professional and senior debut in a 2024 Chinese FA Cup tie against Qingdao West Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4405779.html|title=于金永：赛前崔康熙教练给了我很大的信心；风雨过后便是彩虹|website=www.dongqiudi.com|date=17 July 2024|access-date=30 July 2024|language=zh}} On 13 September, he made his Chinese Super League debut, starting in the 1−0 home loss against Qingdao West Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4539255.html|title=完成中超首秀，泰山门将于金永自勉：继续努力，持续学习|website=www.dongqiudi.com|date=14 September 2024|access-date=1 March 2025|language=zh}}
International career
Yu Jinyong was part of the China U20 squad that competed in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, where his role had been a back-up goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/645352310_355475|title=国青赴乌兹别克斯坦参加U20亚洲杯 小组出线成奢望|trans-title=The national youth team goes to Uzbekistan to participate in the U20 Asian Cup|publisher=Sohu|date=23 February 2023|language=zh-cn}}
On 5 April 2024, he was named in China's final squad of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://sports.xinhuanet.com/20240405/a0d29b6106a6448fb4e13d6a649bc3d6/c.html|title=男足国奥队参加卡塔尔U23亚洲杯名单公布|trans-title=The men's Olympic football team's roster for the U23 Asian Cup in Qatar is announced|website=sports.xinhuanet.com|language=zh|date=5 April 2024}} On 16 April 2024, in China's first group stage match against Japan, he came on as a substitute for Duan Dezhi in the 88th minute of the game, as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u23_asian_cup/news/group_b_japan_v_china_pr_2.html|title=Group B: Japan 1-0 China PR|website=www.the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=16 April 2024|access-date=16 April 2024|language=en}} In a post-match interview, China U23 head coach Cheng Yaodong claimed that the substitution had previously been envisioned in his tactics.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4173738.html|title=成耀东：对手10人应战还是很强；于金永踢中锋是设想过的|website=www.dongqiudi.com|date=16 April 2024|access-date=16 April 2024|language=zh}}
Personal life
Career statistics
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{{updated|28 February 2025}}{{Soccerway|jinyong-yu/698162}}
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| 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="6"|Shandong Taishan
|2021 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|Chinese Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023
|Chinese Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 0{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024
|Chinese Super League |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=ACLE|Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025
|Chinese Super League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2 | Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Honours
Shandong Taishan
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jinyong-yu/698162}}
{{Shandong Taishan F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Jinyong}}
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:China men's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers from Shenyang
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Chinese Super League players