Su Yuliang
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Guangzhou, China | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Grafičar | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2016–2021 | Guangzhou City | ||
2023– | Grafičar Beograd | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Guangzhou City | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Grafičar Beograd | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
China U16 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 4 August 2023 (UTC) |
Su Yuliang (Chinese: 苏宇亮; born 26 January 2005) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Grafičar Beograd. He is nicknamed the 'Chinese Mbappé' for his similarities to Kylian Mbappé.[1]
Club career
[edit]Su was selected as one of fifty young Chinese footballers to join the academy of Spanish side Atlético Madrid, as part of Wanda Group's "China Football Hope Star" initiative to encourage the development of young Chinese footballers.[2]
On his return to China, he joined the academy of Guangzhou City.[3] He progressed through the club's youth ranks, making his debut in the 2021 Chinese Super League, in a game against Chengdu Rongcheng.[4]
In February 2023, he went on trial with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.[4] Having left Guangzhou City, he joined Red Star Belgrade affiliate club Grafičar on 4 August 2023.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Su was born in Guangzhou to a Chinese mother and Nigerian father.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 February 2023.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guangzhou City | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Grafičar | 2023–24 | Serbian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Chinese FA Cup and Serbian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ ""中国姆巴佩"留洋!12岁轰世界波力克日本劲旅,或入欧洲豪门?" ["Chinese Mbappé" studying abroad! At the age of 12, Bollik hit the world with a strong Japanese team, or entered the European giants?]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ ""中国足球希望之星"入围名单 前30望留学西班牙" ["Chinese Football Hope Star" shortlist top 30 hope to study in Spain]. sports.sina.zh (in Chinese). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "国足希望?15岁中非混血入选国少!身高1米82+六年级时百米跑12秒" [National football hope? The 15-year-old Chinese-African mixed race was selected as a national junior! Height 1.82 meters + 100 meters run in 12 seconds in the sixth grade]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "博主:广州城混血球员苏宇亮在贝尔格莱德红星试训" [Blogger: Su Yuliang, a mixed-race player from Guangzhou City, has a trial training with Red Star Belgrade]. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "官方:18岁混血小将苏宇亮加盟塞尔维亚甲级联赛球队格拉菲卡" [Official: 18-year-old mixed-race teenager Su Yuliang joins Serbian first division team Grafičar]. ppsport.com (in Chinese). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Olander, Eric (15 July 2021). "Meet 16-Year Old Guangzhou Native Su Yuliang Who's Poised to Make History in China's Pro Soccer League". chinaafricaproject.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ Su Yuliang at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Su Yuliang at WorldFootball.net
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Guangzhou
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Chinese Super League players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Guangzhou City F.C. players
- RFK Grafičar Beograd players
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Chinese people of Nigerian descent