Geng Taili (; born 7 January 2000), is a Chinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a forward for Wenzhou FC.

Club career

Born in

Zhaotong Zhaotong ( zh, t=昭通) is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west. History Zhaotong has ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, Geng started his career with the Kunming Football Association team, before being selected in 2013 for the

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"China's Future Football Star" initiative, to encourage the development of young Chinese players. He spent five years with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

, before a return to China, joining

Guangzhou City Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2, ...

in February 2019. He joined

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Guangxi Pingguo Football Club (; ) is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Pingguo, Guangxi, that competes in . Guangxi Pingguo plays its home matches at the Pingguo Stadium, located within Pingguo. Founded in 2018 ...

in August 2020, going on to establish himself as a good finisher with the club.

International career

Geng was called up to the Chinese under-16 team in 2015.

Career statistics

Club

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Geng, Taili 2000 births Living people People from Zhaotong Footballers from Yunnan Chinese men's footballers China men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards China League Two players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen China League One players Atlético Madrid footballers Guangzhou City F.C. players Guangxi Pingguo F.C. players Wenzhou Professional F.C. players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain