Cao Yunding (Chinese: 曹赟定; pinyin: Cáo Yūndìng; born 22 November 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a right-footed left winger for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

Cao Yunding
曹赟定
Personal information
Full name Cao Yunding
Date of birth (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Shenhua
Number 28
Youth career
2000–2005 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Shanghai East Asia 60 (7)
2011– Shanghai Shenhua 273 (30)
International career
2007–2008 China U-20
2009–2010 China U-23
2016– China 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019
Cao Yunding
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Yūndìng
IPA[tsʰǎʊ ýn tîŋ]

Club career

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Cao Yunding started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team during the 2006 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 August 2006 in a 4-1 win against Wuhan Yaqi.[1] Cao established himself as a regular in the team as the club won third tier title and promotion to the second tier during the 2007 season.[2] In the 2009 season, the club became genuine promotion candidates and Cao played twenty-two games and scored two goals as Shanghai East Asia finished fourth and narrowly missed out on promotion.[3] Cao made another twenty appearances and scored two goals during the 2010 season as he helped guide the club to another fourth-place finish.[4]

On 12 February 2011, Cao transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[5] He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2011 in a 0-0 draw against Kashima Antlers in the 2011 AFC Champions League.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 September 2011 in a 1-0 win against Yanbian Baekdu Tigers in the 2011 Chinese FA Cup.[7] He then scored his first league goal for the club on 24 September 2011 in a 3-2 loss against Jiangsu Sainty.[8] He extended his contract with the club for five more years on 19 November 2017.[9]

International career

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Cao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 15 November 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Qatar.

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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As of 31 January 2023.[10]
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
Shanghai SIPG 2006 China League Two - - -
2007 - - -
2008 China League One 16 3 - - - 16 3
2009 22 2 - - - 22 2
2010 22 2 - - - 22 2
Total 60 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 7
Shanghai Shenhua 2011 Chinese Super League 27 1 0 0 5 0 - 32 1
2012 25 5 2 0 - - 27 5
2013 23 0 1 1 - - 24 1
2014 28 1 5 0 - - 33 1
2015 20 2 5 1 - - 25 3
2016 29 4 5 1 - - 34 5
2017 26 5 5 1 1 0 - 32 6
2018 19 3 0 0 2 0 0[a] 0 21 3
2019 25 2 6 1 - - 31 3
2020 17 1 1 0 1 0 - 19 1
2021 15 3 3 0 - - 18 3
2022 19 3 0 0 - - 19 3
Total 273 30 33 5 9 0 0 0 315 35
Career total 333 37 33 5 9 0 0 0 375 42
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

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National team
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2017 1 0
2018 0 0
2019 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Shanghai East Asia

Shanghai Shenhua

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "中国曼联整风后创佳绩 主场重创武汉雅琪显年轻魅力". Sports.sina.com.cn. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ "五分钟神奇逆转 徐根宝率东亚2比1胜四川乙级封王". Sports.sina.com.cn. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ^ "09中甲最终积分榜-辽宁夺冠南昌升超 四川降级". Sports.sohu.com. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ^ "2010中甲积分榜:恒大夺冠成都亚军 延边进三甲". Sports.sohu.com. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ^ "申花官方宣布曹赟定正式加盟 热身表现获主帅认可". Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011 MATCH SUMMARY". The-afc.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Shenhua 1-0 Yanbian: Shanghai through to CFA cup semi-final". Wildeastfootball.net. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Jiangsu Shuntian 3-2 Shanghai Shenhua". Soccerway.com. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ^ "足协杯决赛前定军心 申花官方宣布与四将续约5年". Sina. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ 曹赟定 at sodasoccer.com Archived 2020-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波 申花总分3-3上港夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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