Umidjan Yusup
Chinese footballer (born 2004)
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Umidjan Yusup (simplified Chinese: 吾米提江·玉苏普; traditional Chinese: 吾米提江·玉蘇普; pinyin: Wúmǐtíjiāng Yùsūpǔ; born 28 February 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team.
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| Full name | Umidjan Yusup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yarkant County, Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shanghai Port | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2021 | Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Wuhan Three Towns | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Hainan Star (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Shanghai Port | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | China U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | China | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Yarkant County in southern Xinjiang, Umidjan followed Ürümqi-based club Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng to compete in the 2021 Chinese Champions League, where the club was eventually knocked out in the semi-finals.[1] The same year, Umidjan represented his home region of Xinjiang in the 2021 National Games of China at the under-18 level.[2]
Wuhan Three Towns
In 2022, Umidjan joined the reserve team of newly promoted Chinese Super League side Wuhan Three Towns. On 4 January 2023, Umidjan made his senior and professional debut in a 2022 Chinese FA Cup quarter-final tie against Shandong Taishan, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Shewketjan Tayir, fielding the number 48 shirt.[3][4]
Hainan Star loan
In April 2023, Umidjan was loaned out to China League Two side Hainan Star.[5] On 5 June 2023, Umidjan scored his first goal for Hainan Star, in a 2–1 away loss to Chongqing Tonglianglong.[6] Throughout the 2023 China League Two season, Umidjan was a consistent starter for the club, making 23 appearances in all competitions.[7]
Return from loan
On 28 February 2024, Wuhan Three Towns announced that Umidjan was registered in their first-team squad for the 2024 Chinese Super League season, with Umidjan wearing the number 40.[8] On 1 March 2024, Umidjan started in a 3–1 away defeat to defending champions Shanghai Port in his Chinese Super League debut. In a post-match press conference, Wuhan Three Towns manager Ricardo Rodríguez remarked that Umidjan was one of the best-performing players of his side.[9] On 16 August 2024, in a league match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Umidjan suffered a skull fracture after a collision with Tianjin midfielder Xadas.[10]
Shanghai Port
On 18 February 2025, Umidjan completed a transfer to Chinese Super League's defending champions Shanghai Port for a rumoured ¥6,000,000 transfer fee.[11]
International career
On 27 November 2024, Umidjan was called up to the China U21 national team.[12]
On 3 January 2025, Umidjan received his first call-up to the China senior national team, for a ten-day long training camp in Haikou,[13] being one of three players from Xinjiang selected for the camp.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 November 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng | 2021 | Chinese Champions League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Hainan Star (loan) | 2023 | China League Two | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
International
- As of 12 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| China | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |