Hu Rentian (; born January 21, 1991 in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for

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club

Wuhan Yangtze River Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in ...

Club career

Hu Rentian was promoted to the senior team of

Tianjin Teda F.C. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese Association football, football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and t ...

during the 2009 league season and would eventually make his debut on August 30, 2009 in a league game against Jiangsu Sainty where he would also score his first senior goal in a 1-0 victory. His abilities would quickly draw comparisons to fellow Tianjin and former Young Player of the Year award winner

Hao Junmin Hao Junmin (; born 24 March 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. and the China national team. Club career Hao Junmin started his football career with Tianjin Teda when he made his ...

and he was seen as his successor within the club. When Hao Junmin left the club to join

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at the beginning of the 2010 league season Hu would have to prove himself within the team and the manager

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only used Hu sparingly throughout the season, however Tianjin would finish the league second and were eligible for the

2011 AFC Champions League The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winners, Al-Sadd qualified for ...

. By the following season the manager showed more faith within Hu and while he only gave Hu a single continental appearance he did allow him to play in the

2011 Chinese FA Cup The TOSHIBA 2011 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese language, Chinese: 东芝2011中国足球协会杯) was the 13th edition of Chinese FA Cup. The match of first round began on 4 May 2011, and the final took place on 19 November 2011. Tianjin Teda F.C., Ti ...

final, which Tianjin won 2-1 against

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

. He transferred to fellow

side

Hebei China Fortune Hebei Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Langfang, Hebei and their home stadium is the La ...

on February 23, 2018.

International career

Hu Rentian was included in the squad to qualify for the

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and would play in three games during qualification that saw the team easily qualify for the tournament. At the tournament Hu would go on to play in three further games as China were knocked out in the quarter-finals. He made his debut for

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on 3 June 2016 in a 4-2 win against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Gao Lin Gao Lin (; born 14 February 1986) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen. He is the all-time top goalscorer for Guangzhou Evergrande – his previous club – with 113 goals, and has ...

in the second half. He scored his first international goal in the match.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International goal

:''As of match played 3 June 2016. China score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hu Rentian goal.''

Honours

Club

Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh titl ...

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References

External links

Player stats at sohu.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hu, Rentian 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Chengdu Chinese footballers Footballers from Sichuan Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Chinese Super League players Association football midfielders China international footballers