Xue Ya'nan () is a professional Chinese

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who currently plays as a

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or full-back for Dalian LFTZ Huayi.

Club career

Xue Ya'nan 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

Dalian Shide Siwu FC Dalian Shide Siwu Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2008. The club was a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Dalian Shide. Players from Dal ...

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 (, known as Hai-niu or literally Sea Bull) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is b ...

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 () is a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that participates in the China Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). Their home stadium is Dalian Sports Ce ...

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

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

. 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 () is 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 Ja ...

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 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 Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...

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 Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders