Song Yue ( zh, s=宋岳, t=, p=; born 20 November 1991) is a Chinese

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currently playing as a

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for Dalian Yingbo.

Club career

Song Yue played for the Jiangsu Suning youth team. Instead of immediately continuing with his football career, he continued his studies at

Hohai University Hohai University (HHU; ) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Oceanic Administra ...

while still playing in the Chinese University Football League. He also represented China in the

2015 Summer Universiade The 2015 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXVIII Summer Universiade () and also known as Gwangju 2015 () was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), hel ...

tournament. While he completed his studies he played for amateur football club Suzhou Dongwu. They quickly went up the leagues and became a professional team once they won the Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League (CMCL) division in 2015. After a season of professional football, he returned to Hohai University, which had signed a cooperation deal with Nanjing Shaye to utilize their football squad and participate within the CMCL. Song returned to professional football with a move to third tier football club Nantong Zhiyun and gained promotion with the club at the end of the

2018 China League Two The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group. On 11 July 2018, Anhui Hefei Gui ...

campaign. The next year, he played a vital role in ensuring the club remained in the division and on 30 July 2020, Song transferred to top tier football club Tianjin TEDA for the start of the

2020 Chinese Super League The 2020 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The season was scheduled to begin o ...

campaign for a reported fee of 2 million Yuan. He made his debut on 6 August 2020 in a league game against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. that ended in a 3-1 defeat.

Career statistics

Club honour

Suzhou Dongwu F.C. were champions of the 2015 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League.

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* 1991 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Hohai University alumni China League Two players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen China League One players Chinese Super League players Suzhou Dongwu F.C. players Nanjing Shaye F.C. players Nantong Zhiyun F.C. players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players Dalian Yingbo F.C. players Men's association football midfielders {{PRChina-footy-midfielder-stub