Zhou Yajun

Zhou Yajun
周亚君
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-17) October 17, 1984
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Shenzhen FC
Number 16
Youth career
Shanghai Shenhua
– Donghua University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Shanghai Shenhua 12 (0)
2008–2014 Henan Construction 79 (0)
2016– Shenzhen FC 25 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.


Zhou Yajun (Chinese: 周亚君) (born October 17, 1984 in Shanghai) is a Chinese association football goalkeeper. Who currently plays for China League One club Shenzhen FC .

Club career

Shanghai Shenhua and Education

Zhou Yajun began his football career with the various Shanghai Shenhua youth teams and took part in the squads that trained in Brazil, however instead of immediately continuing with his football career Zhou Yajun would instead continue with his studies and go to Donghua University where he still played football as a goalkeeper. Once he had completed his studies he was allowed to return to Shanghai Shenhua and by the 2006 Chinese Super League season he would start his professional football career as their third choice goalkeeper. His league debut would come on July 16, 2006 against Qingdao Zhongneng in a 2-0 win.[1] Surprisingly he would find himself continuing to play in goal due to injury and suspensions to the other goalkeepers and by the end of the season he had played in 12 league games.[2] Zhou Yajun's progression within the Shanghai Shenhua's football team was short lived when they merged with local football team Shanghai United F.C. and with the influx of players he found himself immediately dropped from the newly formed team throughout the 2007 league season.[3]

Henan Construction

Zhou Yajun was surplus to requirements and was allowed to leave Shanghai Shenhua at the end of the 2007 league season and by the beginning of the 2008 Chinese Super League season he joined Henan Construction. He would make his debut on their first game of the season on April 5, 2008 against Liaoning Whowin F.C. in a 3-3 draw.[4] After that game he would become their first choice goalkeeper throughout the season. While he aided Henan to a respectable 10th within the league he was dropped in favour of new goalkeeper Zeng Cheng by new Manager Tang Yaodong at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League.

Shenzhen

On 3 February 2016, Zhou signed for China League One club Shenzhen FC.[5]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 October 2016. [6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2006Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League12010-20150
2008Henan ConstructionChinese Super League280---280
200900---00
201010--0010
20111010--20
20124010--50
2013China League One29000--290
2014Chinese Super League16010--170
2016ShenzhenChina League One25000--250
Total China PR 11604000201220

References

  1. ↑ "主场两球胜青岛中能 上海申花喜获第二阶段首胜". sports.sohu.com. 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. ↑ "周亚君". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Shanghai's Two Major Soccer Clubs to Merge". china.org.cn. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  4. ↑ "奥利萨德贝梅开二度 河南3-3逼平辽宁 视频　评". sports.sohu.com. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  5. ↑ 深圳官宣徐亮等三将加盟 at sports.sina.com 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-03
  6. ↑ 周亚君 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2014-11-01 (Chinese)
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