Gao Tianyu (Chinese: 高天语; born 20 January 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for China League Two club Shaanxi Union, on loan from Chinese Super League club Zhejiang.

Gao Tianyu
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team
Shaanxi Union
(on loan from Zhejiang Pro)
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2019 Zhejiang Greentown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Iwate Grulla Morioka 1 (0)
2021– Zhejiang Pro 24 (0)
2023Henan FC (loan) 21 (0)
2024Qingdao West Coast (loan) 1 (0)
2024–Shaanxi Union (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 China U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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Gao Tianyu would play for the Zhejiang youth team before joining third tier Japanese football club Iwate Grulla Morioka.[1] He would go on to be promoted to their senior team where he made his professional debut in a league game on 1 December 2019 against Thespakusatsu Gunma in a 1-0 defeat.[2] This would be his only appearance for the club after they allowed him to leave once his contract expired, which saw Gao return to Zhejiang.[3] He would make his debut in a league game against Suzhou Dongwu on 29 September 2021, in a game that ended in a 3-0 victory.[4] He would then go on to establish himself as a regular as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 31 January 2023.[6]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iwate Grulla Morioka 2019 J3 League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zhejiang Professional F.C. 2021 China League One 10 0 1 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2022 Chinese Super League 14 0 2 0 16 0
total 24 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 29 0
Career total 25 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "J3岩手盛冈仙鹤官宣 中国球员高天语黄鑫鹏到期离队" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ "THESPAKUSATSU GUNMA VS. IWATE GRULLA MORIOKA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "高天语:今年太开心了,这是属于浙江足球的一年" (in Chinese). k.sina.com.cn. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "China » League One 2021 » 25. Round » Zhejiang Professional - Suzhou Dongwu 3:0". www.worldfootball.net. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ "足球——中超附加赛:浙江平青岛 总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ Gao Tianyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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