Xue Yanan () is a professional Chinese

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who currently plays as a

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or full-back.

Club career

Xue Yanan started his career with

Dalian Shide Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then lat ...

and was loaned out to their youth team called

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who were allowed to take part in

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's 2008 S.League. Upon his return to Dalian Shide he would be given his chance to make his debut for the team in the last game of the season on October 31, 2009, in a league game against

Qingdao Jonoon Qingdao Hainiu Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Qingdao, Shandong, that competes in . Qingdao Hainiu plays its home matches at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, located within Chengyang District. Their curren ...

that Dalian lost 3–1. On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquired by Aerbin Group and merged with local rivals

Dalian Aerbin Dalian Professional Football Club (), known as Dalian Pro, was a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, which mostly competed in the Chinese Super League. Dalian Pro played its home matches at various ...

With the significantly larger squad in March 2013, Xue transferred to Qingdao Hainiu in the

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. His transfer to Qingdao would be successful, and he would secure promotion to the second tier at the conclusion of the season as well as win the division title in his first season with the team. On 30 January 2016, Xue transferred to his hometown club

Dalian Transcendence Dalian Transcendence Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning. Founded in 2013, the club played in the Chinese professional league between 2014 and 2018. They quit from the professional league and turn as amateur in ...

in the

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. On 10 February 2018, Xue transferred to

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side

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

Career statistics

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

Honours

Club

Qingdao Hainiu *

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References

External links

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Player profile
at sodasoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Xue, Yanan 1990 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian Dalian Shide F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Qingdao F.C. players Dalian Transcendence F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Dalian K'un City F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders