Yu Zhen (; born 5 June 1997) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a

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for Shaoxing Shangyu Pterosaur.

Club career

Yu Zhen would play for the Dalian Yifang's (now known as Dalian Professional) youth team, however he received a ban of five months by the

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for age falsification on 10 January 2017. He would go on to be promoted to the club's first team squad who were newly promoted to the

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in 2018. On 2 May 2018, he made his senior debut in a 1–0 away win over Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in the fifth round of 2018 Chinese FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Hui in the 62nd minute. He made his league debut three days later on 5 May 2018, in a 3–0 home win over

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, coming on for

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in the 79th minute.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Zhen 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian Dalian Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players Men's association football defenders