Cao Yongjing (Chinese: 曹永竞; born 15 February 1997) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan and the China national team.

Cao Yongjing
曹永竞
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Chongqing, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Beijing Guoan
Number 37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Guizhou Renhe 89 (8)
2021– Beijing Guoan 38 (2)
2023Changchun Yatai (loan) 20 (2)
International career
2015–2016 China U-19 18 (2)
2017–2019 China U-23 17 (1)
2024– China 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Club career

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Cao Yongjing was promoted to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe's first team squad in 2015.[1] On 14 March 2015, he made his Super League debut in the season's second match which Guizhou Renhe lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–0, coming on as a substitute for Magnus Eriksson in the 76th minute.[2] Unfortunately he would be part of the team that was relegated at the end of the 2015 Chinese Super League season.[3] He would remain loyal towards the club as they moved locations, renamed themselves Beijing Renhe and gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2017 league season.[4] At the end of the 2019 Chinese Super League he would experience another relegation with the club.[5]

He joined city rivals Beijing Guoan who announced the signing of Cao Yongjing on 9 February 2021 and was given the number 37 shirt at the club.[6] He would make his debut in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua on 24 April 2021 that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[7] This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. on 4 January 2022 in a 1-0 victory.[8]

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guizhou Renhe/
Beijing Renhe
2015 Chinese Super League 1 0 2 0 - - 3 0
2017 China League One 27 3 1 0 - - 28 3
2018 Chinese Super League 22 2 2 0 - - 24 0
2019 25 0 1 0 - - 26 0
2020 China League One 14 3 - - 2[a] 0 16 3
Total 89 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 97 8
Beijing Guoan 2021 Chinese Super League 19 1 1 0 0 0 - 20 1
2022 19 1 1 1 - - 20 2
Total 38 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 2
Career total 127 10 8 1 0 0 2 0 137 11
  1. ^ Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ 2015年贵州人和足球俱乐部中超联赛比赛名单 at sports.sina.com 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-15 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 任航携新援建功铁卫伤退 舜天2-0胜人和 at sports.sohu.com 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-15 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "China 2015". rsssf.org. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ "关于贵州人和足球俱乐部有限公司主要股权转让并更名为北京人和足球俱乐部有限公司的公示". fa.org.cn. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "China 2019". rsssf.org. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Cao Yongjing Joins Beijing Guoan". Sina Weibo. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "SHENZHEN VS. BEIJING GUOAN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ^ 曹永竞 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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