Tao Yuan (; born 18 January 1993 in

Anqing Anqing (, also Nganking, formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 804,493 living in the ...

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

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footballer who plays for

Sichuan Jiuniu Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The te ...

in the

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

Club career

Tao Yuan started his football career with Jiangsu Sainty during the 2014 season after playing for Jiangsu Youth during the 2011 season and the 2012 season. On 15 July 2014, Tao made his debut for Jiangsu Sainty in the third round of

2014 Chinese FA Cup The Yanjing Beer 2014 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2014中国足球协会杯) was the 16th edition of Chinese FA Cup. The cup title sponsor is Beijing Yanjing Brewery. Schedule Qualifying rounds Group A Group B Group C ...

which Jiangsu beat

Hunan Billows Hunan Billows Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changsha, Hunan and their home stadium is th ...

2–1. Tao made his Super League debut fours days later, in a 3–2 defeat against

Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home venu ...

. He scored his first goal for Jiangsu on 23 July 2014, which ensured Jiangsu Sainty beat Lijiang Jiayunhao 2–1.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Sainty *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tao, Yuan 1993 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Anhui Jiangsu F.C. players China League Two players Chinese Super League players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China