Ding Jie

Ding Jie (Chinese: 丁捷; pinyin: Dīng Jié; born April 29, 1987) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or centre-back.

Ding Jie
丁捷

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-04-29) 29 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Centre-back
Youth career
	Dalian Yiteng
	Liaoning FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2015	Liaoning FC	180	(16)
2016–2023	Chongqing Lifan	85	(8)
2020	→ Zhejiang Yiteng (loan)	8	(2)
2021	→ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (loan)	31	(3)
2022	→ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (loan)	27	(0)
2023–2024	Shaanxi Union	17	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2024

On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Ding was banned from football-related activities for lifetime for involving in match-fixing.^[1][2]

Club career

Ding Jie was drafted into the senior side of Liaoning FC during the 2005 league season and would make his league debut on September 4, 2005 against Beijing Guoan in a game where he also scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory.^[3] After making his debut he was used sparingly and only started to become a consistent regular during the 2007 league season when he had a personally impressive showing, scoring six goals in nineteen league appearances.^[4] Now a regular within the side Ding Jie would unfortunately be part of the squad that saw the club relegated to the second tier at the end of the 2008 league season.^[5] Despite this disappointment Ding remained with the club and would immediately aid them in their promotion push that saw the team win the division title and promotion back to the top tier.

On 2 January 2016, Ding transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan.^[6]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liaoning FC	2005	Chinese Super League	4	1		0		0	-		4	1
	2006		5	0		0	-		-		5	0
	2007		19	6	-		-		-		19	6
	2008		23	2	-		-		-		23	2
	2009	China League One	19	4	-		-		-		19	4
	2010	Chinese Super League	27	1	-		-		-		27	1
	2011		14	1	0	0	-		-		14	1
	2012		26	0	2	0	-		-		28	0
	2013		8	0	0	0	-		-		8	0
	2014		10	1	0	0	-		-		10	1
	2015		25	0	1	0	-		-		26	0
	Total		180	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	183	16
Chongqing Lifan	2016	Chinese Super League	26	2	0	0	-		-		26	2
	2017		17	3	0	0	-		-		17	3
	2018		24	3	1	0	-		-		25	3
	2019		18	0	1	0	-		-		19	0
	Total		85	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	87	8
Zhejiang Yiteng (loan)	2020	China League Two	8	2	0	0	-		-		8	2
Career total			273	26	5	0	0	0	0	0	278	26

Honours

Club

Liaoning FC

• China League One: 2009^[8]

Shaanxi Chang'an Union

• CMCL play-offs: 2023