Cao Yunding (; born 22 November 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a right-footed left winger for

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Club career

Cao Yunding started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team during the 2006 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 August 2006 in a 4-1 win against Wuhan Yaqi. Cao established himself as a regular in the team as the club won third tier title and promotion to the second tier during the 2007 season. In the 2009 season, the club became genuine promotion candidates and Cao played twenty-two games and scored two goals as Shanghai finished fourth and narrowly missed out on promotion. Cao made another twenty appearances and scored two goals during the 2010 season as he helped guide the club to another fourth-place finish. On 12 February 2011, Cao transferred to

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. He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2011 in a 0-0 draw against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 September 2011 in a 1-0 win against

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. He then scored his first league goal for the club on 24 September 2011 in a 3-2 loss against Jiangsu Sainty. He extended his contract with the club for five more years on 19 November 2017.

International career

Cao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 15 November 2016 in a 0-0 draw against

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

Shanghai East Asia *

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: 2007

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Individual

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References

External links

Personal Weibo page
at Weibo.com * *
Player profile
at Sodasoccer.com
Player profile
at Sohu.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Yunding 1989 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Port F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football midfielders China international footballers 21st-century Chinese people