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Yaki Yen
Taiwanese footballer
Yaki Aithany Yen Tavio (Chinese: 殷亞吉, born April 21, 1989) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong. Born in Spain, he has represented the Chinese Taipei national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaki Aithany Yen Tavio | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto del Rosario, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chongqing Tonglianglong | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Fuerteventura | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Lucena | ? | (?) |
| 2010 | Atlético Granadilla | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2013 | UD Pájara Playas de Jandía | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | El Cotillo | ? | (?) |
| 2016–2017 | Changchun Yatai | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Qingdao Huanghai | 61 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Wuhan Three Towns | 48 | (1) |
| 2023 | Nanjing City | 22 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017 | |||
Yen started his career in Spain with his local outfit Fuerteventura in the 2008–09 Segunda División B season. After two seasons he moved to Lucena, before having spells at other lower league clubs in Atlético Granadilla and UD Pájara Playas de Jandía. With the financial difficulties and the disbandment of UD Pájara Playas de Jandía, he went on trial with El Cotillo.[1]
On 22 September 2015 he went on trial for Changchun Yatai F.C., and on 31 December, he signed a 5-year contract with the club.[2][3][4][5] He made his debut in a league game on 6 March 2016 against Hangzhou Greentown.[6] After two seasons with the club, on 28 February 2018, Yen transferred to China League One side Qingdao Huanghai.[7] He was part of the team that won the 2019 China League One division title and promotion to the top tier.[8]
On 2 April 2021 he transferred to second-tier club Wuhan Three Towns.[9] He established himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first time in their history.[10] The following campaign he won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[11]
On 5 April 2023, Yen joined China League One club Nanjing City.[12]
On 24 February 2024, Yen joined fellow China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong.[13]
Yen is eligible for Taiwanese citizenship due to his father being a citizen. In 2015, he officially received his citizenship[14] and made his debut in a World Cup Qualification match against Iraq on 9 September 2015 in Tehran. He scored his first international goal against Thailand during the World Cup Qualification match on 12 November in Bangkok.[15] Yen left the national team in September 2016, citing disagreements with coach Toshiaki Imai.[16] However, after Imai left his role in charge of the national team, Yen accepted a call-up from caretaker boss Kazuo Kuroda in May 2017.
Yen was born in the city of Puerto del Rosario, Spain, to a Taiwanese father and a Spanish mother.
Club
- As of 11 January 2023.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fuerteventura | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Tercera División | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lucena | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | - | - | - | |||||||
| Atlético Granadilla | 2010–11 | Tercera División | - | - | - | |||||||
| UD Pájara Playas de Jandía | 2010–11 | Tercera División | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| El Cotillo | 2013–14 | Tercera División | - | - | - | |||||||
| Changchun Yatai | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2018 | China League One | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | China League One | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2021 | China League One | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 6 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Chinese Taipei's goal tally first.[18]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Club
- Qingdao Huanghai
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- 殷亞吉明年加盟長春亞泰中超臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 20 November 2015.
- 殷亞吉加盟長春亞泰簽約5年 中超一軍臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 31 December 2015.
- 足球》好事多磨 殷亞吉確定落腳長春亞泰 (in Chinese). Liberty News. 31 December 2015.
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- "2019赛季中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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- "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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- "Taiwanese-Spanish pro to join Chinese Taipei soccer team". China Times. 9 October 2014.
- 殷亞吉3分中進球 中華男足1:0領先泰國 (in Chinese). ETToday. 12 November 2015.
- Pan, Jason (23 September 2016). "Yaki Yen quits national soccer squad". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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