Yu Rui (; born 11 August 1992 in

Benxi Benxi (, ) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, south-southeast of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018 (1,709,538 in 2010) whom 809,655 ...

) is a

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footballer who plays as a defender for Shenzhen Peng City in the

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Club career

Yu Rui would play for the

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youth team until they were disbanded in 2008, before joining

Chengdu Blades Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly k ...

youth team. At Chengdu Blades he was loaned out to their satellite team

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who were allowed to play in the

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. He made his debut in a league game on 25 October 2008 4–1 victory against Mutual. At the end of his loan period Yu Rui was promoted to the senior team of his parent club, however it was decided that he should get game time and he was once again loaned out to another Hong Kong club in Fourway Rangers and then a third tier Chinese club in

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. At Tianjin Songjiang he quickly established himself within the team and went on to win promotion with the side in the 2010 league season by gaining a runners-up spot within the league. In the second tier, Yu would help establish Tianjin Songjiang within the division and by the

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season was given the captaincy. With his contract nearing its end, Yu transferred to

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side

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with a free transfer on 28 December 2012. Within the top tier, Yu struggled to gain any playing time and 27 July 2013, he was loaned to

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side

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until 31 December 2013. His loan period would see him immediately establish himself within the team and win promotion with the club by coming runners-up within the division. Yu would return from his loan period and go on to make his debut for Guizhou Renhe on 22 April 2014 in a AFC Champions League group stage game against

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that ended in a 5–0 defeat. On 16 December 2016, Yu moved to Super League side

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. He would make his debut for the club on 2 April 2017 in a league game against

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in a 2–0 defeat. After the game he would eventually start to establish himself within the team and go on to score his first goal for the club on 15 September 2017 in a league game against

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that ended in 5–1 victory. The following season would see Yu established as a regular within the team, however despite this he was part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the

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season. While he remained with the club for another season on 23 January 2020, Yu transferred to Super League side

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for 20 million Yuan. He would utilized very sparingly at Shanghai and was loaned out to second tier club

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where he would go on to establish himself as a vital member within the team that won the division as well as promotion to the top tier at the end of the

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campaign.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Rui Living people 1992 births Men's association football defenders Chinese men's footballers People from Benxi Footballers from Liaoning Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Shanghai Port F.C. players Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Hong Kong First Division League players