Gao Zhunyi (Chinese: 高准翼; pinyin: Gāo Zhǔnyì; Korean고준익; born 21 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back or full-back for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.

Gao Zhunyi
高准翼
Personal information
Full name Gao Zhunyi
Date of birth (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Yanji, Jilin, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Full-back
Team information
Current team
Shandong Taishan
Number 33
Youth career
2005–2008 Nanyang Brazil Football School
2009–2013 Shanghai Luckystar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Kataller Toyama 17 (1)
2015 Avispa Fukuoka 7 (0)
2015–2016 Shandong Luneng 0 (0)
2016Hebei China Fortune (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018 Hebei China Fortune 35 (2)
2019–2021 Guangzhou FC 50 (2)
2022–2023 Wuhan Three Towns 41 (1)
2024– Shandong Taishan 1 (0)
International career
2013–2014 China U-19 12 (1)
2015–2018 China U-23 25 (7)
2017– China 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
Gao Zhunyi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Zhǔnyì
IPA[káʊ ʈʂwə̀n.î]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl고준익
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGo Jun-ik

Club career

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Youth

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Gao started his football career when he joined Shanghai Luckystar in 2009.[1]

Kataller Toyama

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On 31 January 2014, he transferred to J2 League side Kataller Toyama,[2] which made him the third Chinese footballer to play in the Japanese professional leagues after Jia Xiuquan and Xu Xiaofei.[3] He made his debut for the club on 26 March 2014 in a 2–1 lost against Yokohama FC, becoming the youngest footballer ever to play for Kataller Toyama at 18-years old.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 April 2014 in a 3–2 win against Matsumoto Yamaga, making him the youngest goalscorer in the club's history at 18 years, 8 months and 8 days.[5]

Avispa Fukuoka

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On 13 January 2015, Gao transferred to fellow J2 League side, Avispa Fukuoka after Kataller Toyama was relegated to the J3 League during the 2014 season. He made his debut for the club on 1 April 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Yokohoma FC.

Shandong Luneng

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On 3 July 2015, Gao transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng.[6]

Loan to Hebei China Fortune

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On 25 February 2016, Gao was loaned out to fellow top tier side Hebei China Fortune until 31 January 2017.[7] He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2016 in a 2–1 win against Guangzhou R&F, coming on as a substitute for Dong Xuesheng.[8]

Hebei China Fortune

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In February 2017, Gao permanently transferred to the club after rejecting an offer from Romania Liga I side, CFR Cluj.[9]

Guangzhou Evergrande

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On 2 February 2019, Gao transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou Evergrande.[10] He would make his debut for the club in a league game against Tianjin Tianhai on 1 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory.[11] Throughout the season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member within the team and go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club.[12]

Wuhan Three Towns

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On 28 April 2022, Gao signed with newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns.[13] He would go on to make his debut on 12 August 2022, in a league game against Beijing Guoan, which ended in a 5–1 victory.[14] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[15]

Shandong Taishan

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On 25 January 2024, Gao returned to his former club Shandong Taishan (formerly named Shandong Luneng). [16] On 20 February, he scored his first goal for Shandong in a 4-2 away win against Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale in the second leg of 2023–24 AFC Champions League Round of 16, which saw the team qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in 8 years.

International career

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Gao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 10 January 2017 in a 2–0 loss against Iceland during the 2017 China Cup.[17]

Personal life

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Gao Zhunyi is the son of former Chinese international footballer Gao Zhongxun.[2]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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As of 26 January 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kataller Toyama 2014 J2 League 17 1 1 0 - - 18 1
Avispa Fukuoka 2015 7 0 0 0 - - 7 0
Shandong Luneng 2015 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Hebei China Fortune 2016 23 0 2 0 - - 25 0
2017 19 2 1 0 - - 20 2
2018 16 0 0 0 - - 16 0
Total 58 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 61 2
Guangzhou Evergrande 2019 Chinese Super League 24 0 2 0 7 0 - 33 0
2020 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 0
2021 15 2 0 0 0 0 - 15 2
Total 50 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 59 2
Wuhan Three Towns 2022 Chinese Super League 21 1 0 0 - - 21 1
2023 Chinese Super League 20 0 1 0 4 0 - 25 0
Total 41 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 46 1
Career total 149 6 7 0 11 0 0 0 166 6

International statistics

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National team
Year Apps Goals
2017 4 0
2018 0 0
2019 4 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 3 0
2024 4 0
Total 18 0

Honours

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Guangzhou Evergrande

Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ 【富山】U18中国代表DF高准翼、リンス&宇佐美封じた! (in Japanese). スポーツ報知. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b 高仲勋之子将赴日本乙级联赛效力 与富山签约三年 (in Chinese). SINA. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ^ "前国脚之子加盟日乙级队 直言要助球队升入J1" (in Chinese). Tencent. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ "【J2:第10節 富山 vs 松本】レポート:富山が待望の初勝利。松本の猛反撃に遭って最後まで生みの苦しみ味わう" (in Japanese). J's GOAL. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 J.LEAGUE DIVISION2 第10節 公式記録" (in Japanese). Kataller Toyama. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. ^ 第二签!鲁能正式签约高准翼 at sports.sina.com 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-03 (in Chinese)
  7. ^ 河北华夏官方宣布签约5新援 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-25 Retrieved 2016-02-25 (in Chinese)
  8. ^ 中超-热鸟建功罗森文染红 华夏2-1富力中超首胜 at sports.sina.com 2016-03-04 Retrieved 2016-05-04 (in Chinese)
  9. ^ 华夏买断鲁能小将高准翼 签约耿晓峰 at sports.sohu.com 2017-02-22 Retrieved 2017-02-22
  10. ^ 华夏官方宣布高准翼转会恒大 共为河北征战60场[permanent dead link] at sports.sina.com.cn 2019-02-02 Retrieved 2019-02-02
  11. ^ "GUANGZHOU FC VS. TIANJIN TIANHAI 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "China » Super League 2019 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ^ "武汉三镇队官宣九大内援,其中不乏国脚加盟". news.cjn.cn. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. ^ "WUHAN THREE TOWNS VS. BEIJING GUOAN 5 - 1". Soccerway.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  15. ^ a b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  16. ^ "山东泰山官宣5人加盟:卡扎伊什维利、泽卡和高准翼等三内援" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  17. ^ 中国杯-蔡慧康尹鸿博错失良机 国足0-2不敌冰岛. Sina (in Chinese). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  18. ^ 高准翼 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
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