Cao Yongjing (; born 15 February 1997) is a

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professional footballer who plays for

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club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...

and the China national team.

Club career

Beijing Renhe

Cao Yongjing was promoted to

side

Guizhou Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese Association football, football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Footbal ...

's first team squad in 2015. On 14 March 2015, he made his Super League debut in a 2-0 away defeat at Jiangsu Sainty, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 76th minute. Unfortunately he would be part of the team that was relegated at the end of the

2015 Chinese Super League The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The ...

season. He would remain loyal towards the club as they moved locations, renamed themselves

Beijing Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

and gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2017 league season. On 15 April 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 home win against Meizhou Hakka. On 10 March 2018, he scored hist first Chinese Super League goal in a 2-1 away win against

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. At the end of the

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he would experience another relegation with the club.

Beijing Guoan

On 9 February 2021, Cao joined city rivals

on a free transfer following the disbandment of Beijing Renhe, and was given the number 37 shirt. On 24 April 2021, he made his debut in the opening league game against

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District. The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...

that ended in a 2-1 defeat. On 4 January 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the season against

Shenzhen F.C. Shenzhen Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Shenzhen played its home matches at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre and the Shenzhen Stadium. Their majority shareholder was the Kaisa Group, ...

in a 1-0 victory.

Loan to Changchun Yatai

On 7 April 2023, Cao joined fellow

club

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

on loan for the 2023 season. On 15 April 2023, he made his debut for Yatai in a 2-0 away win against Zhejiang Professional. On 14 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 away draw against

Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan, that competes in . Chengdu Rongcheng plays its home matches at the Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, located within Jinniu District. The club's f ...

Return to Beijing Guoan and National Team Selection

After returning to Guoan following a loan spell at Yatai, Cao reached his career peak during the 2024 season, where he scored a career-high 8 goals in only 15 appearances, which paved his way into being selected by the national team.

International career

On 14 November 2024, Cao made his international debut in a 1-0 away win against

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in the third round of

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 2 November 2024.''曹永竞
at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Yongjing 1997 births Living people Footballers from Chongqing Chinese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for China 21st-century Chinese sportsmen China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers