Yu Hai (; ; born 4 June 1987) is a

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footballer who currently plays for

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in the

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Club career

Yu Hai started his football career with Shaanxi Chanba in the 2004 season and he made his debut for the club on 16 May 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Qingdao Etsong. Despite predominantly playing as a substitute throughout the season, he played a significant part in Shaanxi's third-place finish at the end of the season. By the following 2005 season, he established as a player with rising potential within the team and was starting in considerably more games within the team. Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Yu transferred to

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side Vitesse where he would make his debut for the club on 18 March 2007 in a 2–0 loss against

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. His time at Vitesse proved unsuccessful as he was unable to establish himself within the team. He was released from Vitesse after the

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due to cruciate ligament damage which he suffered in July 2008. Yu returned to Shaanxi at the start of the 2009 season where he played 29 league games and scored three goals by the end of the season. For the next few seasons, he became a regular for the club; and by the start of the 2012 season, Yu followed the club when it decided to move to Guizhou and rename themselves Guizhou Renhe. On 27 February 2015, Yu transferred to fellow

side

. He made his debut in a league game and scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against Jiangsu Sainty. By the

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season the Head coach, Vítor Pereira would convert Yu into a left-back, which saw Shanghai SIPG win their first league title.

International career

Yu was a member of the Chinese under-23 national team and was expected to lead the team in the

; however, he was dropped from the team due to cruciate ligament damage. He eventually graduated to the senior team when he returned to the

and gained regular playing time with Shaanxi Chanba. He made his international debut on 4 June 2009 in a 4–1 loss against

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. Despite the defeat, Yu would go on to establish himself as a regular and be included in the squad that won the

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. This would then lead to a call-up for the squad that took part in the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the fifte ...

. On 24 December 2014, Yu was named in China's squad for the

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. In the team's opening group match, he scored the winning goal as China won 1–0 against

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Guizhou Renhe *

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International

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* East Asian Football Championship:

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References

External links

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Player stats
at Sohu.com
Yu Hai Hyves / Fan website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Hai 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Luoyang Association football wingers Chinese footballers Footballers from Henan China international footballers Chinese expatriate footballers SBV Vitesse players Beijing Renhe F.C. players Shanghai Port F.C. players Chinese Super League players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands