Ju Yingzhi

Chinese-born Hong Kong footballer

Ju Yingzhi
鞠盈智
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 19 (2)
International career
2005 China U-19
2010 Hong Kong U-23 5 (1)
2010–2023 Hong Kong 44 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023
Ju Yingzhi
Traditional Chinese鞠盈智
Simplified Chinese鞠盈智
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJū Yíngzhì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingguk1 jing4 zi3

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 represented Hong Kong on the international level.

He was 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.

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.[6]

On 24 January 2024, Ju announced his retirement from international football.

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 appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Competition
1 9 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Philippines 4–2 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
2 10 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Macau 4–0 1 2010 Long Teng Cup
3 12 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Chinese Taipei 1–1 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
4 16 October 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon  Malaysia 0–3 0 Friendly
5 10 September 2013 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Singapore 1–0 0 Friendly
6 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  United Arab Emirates 0–4 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 15 November 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 0–4 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 19 November 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Uzbekistan 0–2 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 5 March 2014 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–3 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 9 September 2014 Hougang Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 0–0 0 Friendly
11 10 October 2014 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Singapore 2–1 1 Friendly
12 14 October 2014 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Argentina 0–7 0 Friendly
13 13 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  North Korea 1–2 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
14 16 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
15 19 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 0–0 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
16 28 March 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Guam 1–0 0 Friendly
17 11 June 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Bhutan 7–0 1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 8 October 2015 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 0–1 0 Friendly
19 13 October 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan  Bhutan 1–0 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 7 November 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Myanmar 5–0 0 Friendly
21 23 March 2017 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 0–4 0 Friendly
22 28 March 2017 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 0–2 0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round
23 7 June 2017 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Jordan 0–0 0 Friendly
24 13 June 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  North Korea 1–1 0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round
25 31 August 2017 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 1–1 0 Friendly
26 10 October 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Malaysia 2–0 0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round
27 11 June 2019 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 0–2 0 Friendly
28 5 September 2019 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–1 0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 11 December 2019 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea  South Korea 0–2 0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
30 14 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea  Japan 0–5 0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
31 8 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Afghanistan 2–1 0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
32 11 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Cambodia 3–0 0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
33 14 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  India 0–4 0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
34 19 July 2022 Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Japan 0–6 0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
35 24 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  South Korea 0–3 0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
36 27 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  China 0–1 0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
37 21 September 2022 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Myanmar 2–0 0 Friendly
38 24 September 2022 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Myanmar 0–0 0 Friendly
49 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Singapore 1–1 0 Friendly
40 28 March 2023 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia  Malaysia 0–2 0 Friendly
41 15 June 2023 Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam  Vietnam 0–1 0 Friendly
42 19 June 2023 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Thailand 0–1 0 Friendly
43 11 September 2023 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Brunei 10–0 0 Friendly
44 12 October 2023 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Bhutan 4–0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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[7]

Citizen

Pegasus

Eastern

Kitchee

International

Hong Kong

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ (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.
  3. ^ 飛馬開操陣容大換血 Oriental Daily. 19 July 2011 (Tuesday)
  4. ^ (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.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Ju, Yingzhi". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

External links

  • Ju Yingzhi at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Ju Yingzhi at National-Football-Teams.com
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