Ming Tian (Chinese: 明天; pinyin: Míng Tiān; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Wuhan Yangtze River | 149 | (3) |
| 2023– | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | China U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | China | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:41, 11 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Ming Tian would play for the Wuhan Zall youth team before being sent to France to study with the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football team for three months.[1] On his return he would be promoted to the senior team and go on to establish himself as regular within the club.[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier for the club by winning the 2018 China League One division.[3] He would make his top tier debut on 1 March 2019 against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. in a league game that ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 June 2019 in a league game against Shenzhen F.C. that ended in 2–0 victory.[5]
At the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season, Wuhan were relegated.[6] On 25 January 2023, the club announced that it had dissolved due to financial difficulties.[7] On 7 April 2023, Ming was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[8]
International career edit
On 10 December 2019, Ming would make his senior international debut against Japan in a 2–1 defeat in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 31 December 2022.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wuhan Zall/ Wuhan/ Wuhan Yangtze River |
2014 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 3 | ||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
International edit
- As of matches played 11 June 2021.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Club edit
References edit
- ^ "卓尔牵手法甲索肖俱乐部 两希望之星将赴法"镀金"". sports.sina.cn. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "拒绝挖角！武汉卓尔续约中甲最佳新人明天". sohu.com. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ a b "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "WUHAN ZALL VS. BEIJING GUOAN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "WUHAN ZALL VS. SHENZHEN 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "China 2022". rsssf.org. 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "官方：武汉长江俱乐部宣布解散". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "27岁武汉长江球员明天加盟天津津门虎". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Match Report China PR 1-2 Japan". eaff.com. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Ming Tian at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Ming Tian at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Ming Tian at WorldFootball.net