Ming Tian (; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional

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who currently plays as a

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for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team.

Club career

Ming Tian would play for the

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youth team before being sent to France to study with the

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football team for three months. On his return he would be promoted to the senior team and go on to establish himself as regular within the club. 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

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division. He would make his top tier debut on 1 March 2019 against

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in a league game that ended in a 1–0 defeat. This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 June 2019 in a league game against

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that ended in 2–0 victory. At the end of the

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season, Wuhan were relegated. On 25 January 2023, the club announced that it had dissolved due to financial difficulties. On 7 April 2023, Ming was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.

International career

On 10 December 2019, Ming would make his senior international debut against

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in a 2–1 defeat in the

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Career statistics

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International

Honours

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ming, Tian 1995 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Men's association football defenders China League One players Chinese Super League players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players China men's international footballers