Ju Yingzhi
Chinese-born Hong Kong footballer
 Ju in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ju Yingzhi | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Dalian Shide | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dalian Shide | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | → Citizen (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Citizen | 35 | (7) |
| 2011–2015 | Pegasus | 45 | (12) |
| 2015–2018 | Eastern | 28 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Kitchee | 28 | (6) |
| 2021– | Southern | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | China U-19 | ||
| 2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2023 | Hong Kong | 44 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Southern (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 | |||
| Ju Yingzhi | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鞠盈智 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鞠盈智 | ||||||||||
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Ju Yingzhi (Chinese: 鞠盈智; born (1987-07-24)24 July 1987) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He is also the assistant coach of the club.
Ju represented Hong Kong on the international level. He was also a member of the Hong Kong Asian Games football team in 2010.
Club career
Citizen
Ju Yingzhi scored the winning goal to help Citizen beat Sun Hei 5–4 in a league game.[2]
Pegasus
Ju Yingzhi signed to join Pegasus for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season. He is reported to have earned a huge pay rise for the move.[3] But it was revealed that he had to go through surgery to cure a problem with his knee. He will therefore miss the first two to three months of the 2011–12 season.[4]
Kitchee
On 15 June 2018, it was confirmed that Ju had signed with fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[5]
Southern
On 10 August 2021, it was announced that Ju had signed for Southern.[6]
International career
On 9 October 2010, Ju made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2010 Long Teng Cup match against Philippines.
On 11 November 2010, Ju scored one of the goals in the 4–0 win over Bangladesh U-23 in the group stage of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
On 26 December 2023, Ju was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7]
On 24 January 2024, Ju announced his retirement from international football.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of 12 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | |
Hong Kong
- As of 12 October 2023
Hong Kong U-23
| Hong Kong U23 appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
| 2010–11 | ||||||
| 28 September 2010 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground, Hong Kong |  Australia | 2–2 | 1 | Friendly | |
| 2 November 2010 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | South China | 0–4 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 1 | 7 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 2 | 9 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 3 | 11 November 2010 | Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Bangladesh | 4–1 | 1 | 2010 Asian Games |
| 4 | 15 November 2010 | Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |  Oman | 0–3 | 0 | 2010 Asian Games |
Honours
Club
Dalian Shide[9]
- Chinese Super League: 2005
- China U19 Champions Cup: 2006
Citizen
Pegasus
Eastern
Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2018–19
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
International
Hong Kong
References
- ^ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ (in Chinese)鞠盈智建奇功 公民5：4反勝晨曦. Ming Pao (on soccer.sina.com.hk). 18 October 2010. 04:55:31.
- ^ 飛馬開操陣容大換血 Oriental Daily. 19 July 2011 (Tuesday)
- ^ (in Chinese)鞠盈智將做膝部手術. Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Ta Kung Pao. 7 August 2011. 04:32:01.
- ^ "讓傑志傳承 繼續於本地及亞洲賽創造佳績". Kitchee. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ 【港超聯】鞠盈智加盟冠忠南區 冀帶動年青球員成長 Sportsroad 10 August 2021
- ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ 鞠盈智宣布退出港足 結束近14年港隊生涯 國援時代逐漸落幕 HK01 24 January 2024
- ^ "Ju, Yingzhi". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
- Ju Yingzhi at Soccerway
- Ju Yingzhi at National-Football-Teams.com
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Southern District FC – current squad
- 1 Ng Wai Him
- 2 Chan Yun Tung
- 4 Kawase
- 5 Yanno
- 6 Kessi
- 7 Merkies
- 8 Lee Ka Yiu
- 10 Acosta
- 11 Sasaki (c)
- 13 Chan Ka Ho
- 14 Song Ju-ho
- 15 Lai Kak Yi
- 16 Chak Ting Fung
- 18 Awal
- 20 Yau Cheuk Fung
- 23 Yung Ho
- 24 Ju Yingzhi
- 26 Chan Hoi Pak
- 27 Chong Tsun
- 28 Cheung Kwok Fung
- 31 Ngan Ngo Tin
- 90 Jackson
- Head Coach: Yeung Ching Kwong
Hong Kong squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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