Yao Hanlin (Chinese: 姚翰林, born 16 April 1985 in Wuhan) is a retired Chinese professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent almost his entire playing career at his hometown Wuhan, first at Wuhan Guanggu from 2004 to their disbandment in 2008, and then Wuhan Zall from 2010 to 2022, where he served as long-time captain for the latter.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Zall | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Wuhan Guanggu | 38 | (0) |
| 2009 | Jiangsu Sainty | 28 | (0) |
| 2010–2022 | Wuhan Zall | 234 | (38) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2022 | |||
Club career
editYao Hanlin began his professional football career in 2004 when he was promoted to the senior team of second tier club Wuhan Guanggu by Head coach Pei Encai and was part of the squad that won the division title and promotion to the top tier.[1] The following seasons he would gain more playing time and was often deployed as a substitute until the team were disbanded during the 2008 league season after the club had a dispute with the Chinese Football Association over their on-field behaviour after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out during a league game against Beijing Guoan on 27 September 2008.[2] With several other Wuhan players he would transfer to the newly promoted side Jiangsu Sainty at the beginning of the 2009 league season to join up with his former manager Pei Encai. His time at Jiangsu saw him become an integral member within the side and he would personally make 28 league appearances before he had a chance to return Hubei with second tier club Hubei Oriental at the beginning of the 2010 league season.
As the club renamed themselves Wuhan Zall, Yao would be an integral member of the squad that came runners-up within the division and gain promotion to the top tier.[3] After only one season within the top flight the club were relegated at the end of the 2013 Chinese Super League season.[4] Yao would remain an integral member of the squad until the club eventually won promotion again by winning the 2018 China League One division.[5]
Yao retired at the end of the 2021 season.[6] Wuhan announced that the club will retire Yao's No.8 shirt number, which was the first time a shirt number was retired for a player in the history of Chinese professional football (Many Chinese clubs had retired their No.12 shirt number as a dedication to supporters).
Career statistics
editStatistics accurate as of match played 3 January 2022.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wuhan Guanggu | 2004 | Jia B League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Wuhan Zall | 2010 | China League One | 24 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2011 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 25 | 4 | |||||
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 4 | |||||
| 2013 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | China League One | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 5 | |||||
| 2016 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 4 | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 6 | |||||
| 2018 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 234 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours
editClub
editReferences
edit- ^ "China 2004". RSSSF. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Wuhan ejected from soccer league - People's Daily Online". English.people.com.cn. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "China 2012". RSSSF. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "China 2013". RSSSF. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "最高敬意！武汉队将永久封存8号球衣，以此向姚翰林致敬". Dongqiudi. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ 姚翰林 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2018-11-11 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "榜首两强双双平 冠军悬念留至末轮--33轮积分榜". sports.sohu.com. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links
edit- Player stats at sports.sohu.com
- Yao Hanlin at Soccerway