Zhang Yan (footballer, born 1997)
Chinese association football player
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Zhang Yan (simplified Chinese: 张岩; traditional Chinese: 張岩; pinyin: Zhāng Yán; born 30 March 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Tieren as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liaoning Tieren | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 56 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Chengdu Rongcheng B (res.) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Liaoning Tieren | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | China U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:01, 8 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:01, 31 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Zhang Yan would start his professional career when he was promoted to the senior team of Beijing Guoan during the 2016 Chinese Super League season. After spending several seasons with the club he transferred to Jiangsu Suning on 13 July 2018.[1] On 25 March 2019 Zhang would make his debut when he came on as a substitute for Gu Chao in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. in a 3–2 defeat.[2] He would be the clubs second choice goalkeeper as the club won their first league title, however on 28 February 2021, the parent company Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately alongside the women and youth teams due to financial difficulties.[3]
On 8 April 2021, Zhang joined second-tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on a free transfer.[4] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 20 May 2021 against Jiangxi Beidamen in a 2–0 defeat.[5] He would fight for the goalkeeping position with Zhang Yinuo and aid the team to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[6]
In 2025 season, Zhang was sent to Chengdu Rongcheng B in China League Two.[7]
On 14 January 2026, Zhang joined Chinese Super League club Liaoning Tieren.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 1 May 2024.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2021 | China League One | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours
Club
Beijing Guoan
Jiangsu Suning