Gao Zhunyi (; ; born 21 August 1995) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays for

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Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The club is based in Wuhan, Hubei and their home stadium is the ...

Club career

Gao Zhunyi started his football career when he joined

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in 2009. On 31 January 2014, he transferred to

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side

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, which made him the third Chinese footballer to play in the Japanese professional leagues after

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and Xu Xiaofei. He made his debut for the club on 26 March 2014 in a 2–1 loss against

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, becoming the youngest footballer ever to play for Kataller Toyama. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 April 2014 in a 3–2 win against

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, making him the youngest goalscorer in the club's history at 18 years, 8 months and 8 days. On 13 January 2015, Gao transferred to fellow second tier side

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after Kataller Toyama was relegated in the 2014 season. He made his debut for the club on 1 April 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Yokohoma FC. On 3 July 2015, Gao transferred to

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. On 25 February 2016, Gao was loaned out to fellow top tier side Hebei China Fortune until 31 January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2016 in a 2–1 win against

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, coming on as a substitute for Dong Xuesheng. In February 2017, Gao permanently transferred to the club after rejecting an offer from

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. On 2 February 2019, Gao transferred to fellow top tier side

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. He would make his debut for the club in a league game against Tianjin Tianhai on 1 March 2019 in a 3-0 victory. Throughout the season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member within the team and go on to win the

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title with the club.

International career

Gao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 10 January 2017 in a 2–0 loss against

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during the

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Personal life

Gao Zhunyi is the son of former Chinese footballer

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Career statistics

Club statistics

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International statistics

Honours

Club

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gao, Zhunyi 1995 births Living people Chinese footballers Chinese people of Korean descent Footballers from Jilin People from Yanbian Association football defenders Chinese Super League players J2 League players Kataller Toyama players Avispa Fukuoka players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Chinese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Japan China international footballers Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China