Hu Ruibao (Chinese: 胡睿宝; pinyin: Hú Ruìbǎo; born 17 October 1996) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shenzhen Peng City in the Chinese Super League.[1]

Hu Ruibao
胡睿宝
Personal information
Full name Hu Ruibao
Date of birth (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-Back, Left-back
Team information
Current team
Shenzhen Peng City
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2013 Shanghai Luckystar
2013–2016 Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande 0 (0)
2017–2018 Vejle Boldklub 0 (0)
2017–2018Darmstadt 98 (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande 1 (0)
2019Henan Jianye (loan) 10 (0)
2021 Guangzhou City 14 (0)
2022–2024 Chengdu Rongcheng 57 (4)
2024- Shenzhen Peng City 1 (0)
International career
2017–2018 China U-23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2018

Club career

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Hu Ruibao joined Shanghai Luckystar football academy in 2008 and transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande in December 2013.[2] On 2 April 2015, he received a ban of three months by the Chinese Football Association for age falsification which he used a fake ID Hu Bao (Chinese: 胡宝; born 5 January 1998) to register in the youth league between 2008 and 2014.[3] Hu was promoted to Guangzhou Evergrande's first team squad by Luiz Felipe Scolari in the summer of 2016. He played as an unused substitute for five times in the 2016 season.[2]

In November 2016, Hu received trial with Premier League side Manchester City.[2] Guangzhou Evergrande refused Hu moving aboard and declared that he was under contract with the club, while Hu and his agent retorted that Guangzhou must let Hu join European Top-5 League clubs free according to the contract.[4] Hu claimed that his trial at Manchester City was successful, he would strive for a regular starter of Manchester City in five years.[5] Hu joined Danish club Vejle Boldklub in February 2017.[6] Guangzhou submitted a claim to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) for the ownership of Hu Ruibao on 27 February 2017.[7] Hu received an interim transfer certificate to join Vejle Boldklub in March 2017.[8]

Hu was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98, who newly relegated from Bundesliga, for one season on 7 August 2017.[9] Without playing any competitive match for the club, he was linked with Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA in December 2017.[10] On 3 January 2018, Darmstadt 98 officially terminated his loan deal in advance.[11]

Hu returned to Guangzhou Evergrande in January 2018.[12] On 2 March 2018, he made his senior debut in a 5–4 home defeat against city rival Guangzhou R&F, coming on as a substitute for Deng Hanwen in the half time.[13] To gain more playing time he would go on to be loaned out to fellow top tier club Henan Jianye on 8 July 2019.[14] He would go on to make his debut for them in a league game on 16 July 2019 against Shanghai Shenhua in a 3-2 defeat.[15] On his return to Guangzhou he would struggle to establish himself within the team and after being dropped to the reserves he was allowed to join top tier club Guangzhou City on 14 March 2021 on a one-year contract.[16]

On 26 April 2022, Hu joined newly promoted club Chengdu Rongcheng for the start of the 2022 Chinese Super League season.[17] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 8 June 2022 against Beijing Guoan in a 3-2 defeat.[18] This was followed by his first goal, which was in a league game on 26 June 2022 against Shenzhen in a 2-2 draw.[19]

Career statistics

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As of 8 January 2023.[20]
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
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2016 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vejle Boldklub 2016–17 Danish 1st Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
SV Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018 Chinese Super League 1 0 2 0 0 0 0[a] 0 3 0
2019 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Henan Jianye (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Guangzhou City 2021 Chinese Super League 14 0 0 0 14 0
Chengdu Rongcheng 2022 Chinese Super League 25 2 0 0 25 2
Career total 50 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 54 2
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Club

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Guangzhou Evergrande

References

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  1. ^ "关于胡睿宝加盟河南建业足球俱乐部的公告". Henan Jianye FC (in Chinese). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "恒大小将试训曼城 五大联赛望再现中国球员身影". Sina (in Chinese). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "广州恒大胡睿宝因姓名年龄造假遭足协禁赛3个月". Netease (in Chinese). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ "胡睿宝:恒大答应放我去曼城 但又不按合同办事". Netease (in Chinese). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ^ "胡睿宝:争取5年内成曼城主力 曾被曼城球员嘲讽". Netease (in Chinese). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. ^ "经纪人否认胡睿宝付恒大解约费:已与恒大无关系". Sina (in Chinese). 13 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ "恒大向FIFA起诉胡睿宝违约 希望球员尽快归队". Sina (in Chinese). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "胡睿宝获FIFA临时转会证明 完成在丹麦球队首秀". Sina (in Chinese). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Darmstadt holt Hu". kicker.de (in German). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ "津媒:胡睿宝可能是泰达的目标 德乙中卫或将加盟". Netease (in Chinese). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Vertrag mit Ruibao Hu aufgelöst". Darmstadt 98 (in German). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  12. ^ "曝胡睿宝确定回归恒大 留洋曾言5年争做曼城主力". Sina (in Chinese). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  13. ^ "中超-扎哈维阿兰戴帽肖智定胜 富力客场5-4恒大". Sina (in Chinese). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  14. ^ "官方:恒大后卫胡睿宝租借加盟河南建业". ppsport.com (in Chinese). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. HENAN SSLM 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  16. ^ "广州城官方宣布中后卫胡睿宝加盟球队 双方签约1年". ppsport.com (in Chinese). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  17. ^ "胡睿宝加盟成都蓉城足球俱乐部". sohu.com (in Chinese). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  18. ^ "RONGCHENG VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 3". soccerway.com. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  19. ^ "RONGCHENG VS. SHENZHEN 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  20. ^ Hu Ruibao at Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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