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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yao Diran | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shaanxi Union | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | ||
2017–2018 | Dalian Transcendence | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Qinghai Oulu International | ||
2021–2022 | Shanxi Longjin | 25 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 12 | (0) |
2023 | Dandong Tengyue | 25 | (0) |
2024– | Shaanxi Union | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:46, 3 January 2024 (UTC) |
Yao Diran ( Chinese: 姚棣然; pinyin: Yáo Dìrán; born 23 April 1996) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for China League Two club Shaanxi Union.
Born in Xi'an, [1] his senior career began at Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, where he was a member of a 2016 China Amateur Football League squad that won promotion to the 2017 China League Two. [2]
Yao spent 2017 and 2018 in the reserve team of China League One club Dalian Transcendence, [3] [4] before a move to the reserve team of fellow China League One side Inner Mongolia Zhongyou the following year. [5] In 2020, Yao played for Qinghai Oulu International in the 2020 CMCL season. [6]
In 2021, Yao signed for China League Two club Shanxi Longjin after a trial at the club, [7] and made his debut against Hebei Kungfu in the first game of the season on 16 May 2021. [8] Yao quickly became a starter for the club, [9] as they went unbeaten in the first stage of the season. [10] Yao scored his first senior goal on 17 July 2021 in a game against Dandong Tengyue. [11]
Following Shanxi Longjin's dissolution in April 2022, [12] Yao joined China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao. [13] In his 12 league games, Yao provided 1 assist for the club. [14]
In 2023, Yao made a move to newly promoted China League One side Dandong Tengyue. [14] Yao made 27 appearances in the league, [14] where he provided a vital assist against Guangzhou to secure survival for Dandong. [15] On 23 June 2023, Yao scored a 90th-minute equaliser to put a Chinese FA Cup tie against Qingdao Hainiu to penalties, but it would end in a loss for Yao's Dandong Tengyue in the shoot-out. [16]
On 1 January 2024, Shaanxi Union announced that Yao had signed for the club on a two-year contract. [14]
Yao has been described by Shaanxi Union as being aggressive in one-on-one situations and being able to use his height advantage on the pitch. [14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2016 | CAFL | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
Dalian Transcendence | 2017 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2018 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 2019 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Qinghai Oulu International | 2020 | CMCL | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
Shanxi Longjin | 2021 | China League Two | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 2022 | China League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
Dandong Tengyue | 2023 | China League One | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
Shaanxi Union | 2024 | China League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 |