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Yan Junling (; born 28 January 1991) is a
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professional footballer who currently plays as a
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for
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club Shanghai Port and the China national team.


Club career

Yan Junling started his football career when he joined the
Genbao Football Academy Genbao Football Base (Simplified Chinese: 上海根宝足球基地) is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to its youth academy. Located in Chongming County, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genb ...
in 2001 and was promoted to
Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...
's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2007 season. He played as the backup goalkeeper for
Gu Chao Gu Chao ( Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: ''Gù Chāo''; born 20 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Zhejiang Pro in the Chinese Super League. Club career Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted ...
between 2007 and 2010. After Gu transferred to
Hangzhou Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (C ...
in early 2011, Yan became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club. Yan made 24 league appearances in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight. Yan would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the
2013 Chinese Super League The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecuti ...
campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port. He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the
2015 Chinese Super League The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The ...
and qualification for the
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for the first time in the clubs history. He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the
2018 Chinese Super League The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 Novemb ...
title with the club.


International career

Yan made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against
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. However, this match was not recognised as an international "A" match by FIFA. He finally made his official debut on 27 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against
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, coming on as a substitute for
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Honours


Club

Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...
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China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...
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Individual

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Goalkeeper of the Year:
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Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
Team of the Year:
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Chinese FA Super Cup The Chinese FA Super Cup (), formerly named Chinese Football Super Cup (), is a pre-season football competition held before the season begins in China. It is a Chinese football championship contested by the winners of top division of Profession ...
Most Valuable Player:
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yan, Junling 1991 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Port F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football goalkeepers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players China men's international footballers