Yan Dinghao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Dinghao (simplified Chinese: 严鼎皓; traditional Chinese: 嚴鼎皓; pinyin: Yán Dǐnghào; born 6 April 1998) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng.

Yan Dinghao
严鼎皓

Personal information
Full name	Yan Dinghao
Date of birth	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chengdu Rongcheng
Number	15
Youth career
2012–2016	Hangzhou Greentown
2016–2018	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Porto B	0	(0)
2018	→ Salgueiros (loan)	12	(3)
2018–2019	→ Arouca (loan)	0	(0)
2019	Gondomar	0	(0)
2019	→ Guangzhou Evergrande (loan)	8	(2)
2019–2022	Guangzhou FC	70	(5)
2023	Wuhan Three Towns	29	(1)
2024–	Chengdu Rongcheng	0	(0)
International career‡
2014–2016	China U-16	23	(4)
2017–2018	China U-19	14	(3)
2019	China U-23	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 August 2019

Club career

Yan Dinghao would play for the Hangzhou Greentown youth team before he joined Portuguese club Porto's youth team on 5 August 2016 with a three-year contract.^[1] He would work his way up through the youth teams and was promoted to the Porto B team, the reserve side who are allowed to participate within the Portuguese football league pyramid, however he was loaned to third tier football club Salgueiros to gain more playing time.^[2] On 7 February 2018, Yan made his senior debut in a league game for Salgueiros against Freamunde in 3-1 defeat.^[3] At the end of the season, Yan would go on to have moves with other Portuguese teams in Arouca and Gondomar before returning to China when he joined top tier club Guangzhou Evergrande on 28 February 2019, initially on a loan.^[4] On 6 April 2019, Yan would make his debut for the team in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. that ended in a 2-0 victory.^[5] As the season went on he would become a regular within the team and would go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club.^[6]

On 4 April 2023, he joined fellow top tier club Wuhan Three Towns.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 6 December 2023^[8][9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2017–18	LigaPro	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Salgueiros (loan)	2017–18	Campeonato de Portugal	12	3	0	0	–		–		12	3
Arouca (loan)	2018–19	LigaPro	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Gondomar	2018–19	Campeonato de Portugal	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Guangzhou Evergrande (loan)	2019	Chinese Super League	8	2	2	0	1[a]	0	–		11	2
Guangzhou Evergrande/ Guangzhou			7	2	0	0	0	0	–		7	2
	2020		11	0	1	0	1[a]	0	–		13	0
	2021		20	0	0	0	0	0	–		20	0
	2022		32	3	0	0	0	0	–		32	3
	Total		70	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	72	5
Wuhan Three Towns	2023	Chinese Super League	29	1	2	0	6	0	1[b]	0	38	1
Career total			119	11	5	0	8	0	1	0	133	11

1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
2. Appearances in the Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande

• Chinese Super League: 2019

Wuhan Three Towns

• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023