Shi Jiayi ( born 2 September 1983) is a

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an retired professional

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who played as a

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. Born in China, he represents the Singapore national team. Shi made 69 appearances for the Singapore national team, scoring 8 goals including against a European powerhouse,

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during the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, China, Shi started his career at Shanghai State Football Academy. Shi began his career in 2002 for Shanghai COSCO but didn't make a single appearance

Sinchi FC

Shi moved to Singaporean's

Sinchi FC Sinchi Football Club () was a professional association football club from China based in Taman Jurong, Singapore which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League from 2003 to 2005. The club played its home games in Singapore at the Jurong ...

in 2003.

Young Lions

He made an immediate impact with the Young Lions after joining from

during the mid-season transfer window in 2004. A positive, hardworking midfielder, his performances earned him a nomination for the S.League 'Young Player of the Year' award.

Home United

In 2007, Shi moved to

Home United Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as the Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded ...

. He was name as the club captain for the 2011 season.

Warriors FC

After the end of the

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season, Shi signed for

Warriors FC Warriors Football Club was a Singaporean professional football club based in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they ...

. Shi scored his first goal of the

2015 S.League The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Life, Great Eastern Yeo Hiap Seng, Yeo's S ...

season in the second league game of the season, guiding the

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to a 3–1 victory over Harimau Muda and sending his club to the top of the table. At the end of the season, Shi was released from the club and returned to China, retiring from professional football.

International career

Shi made his debut for the Singapore national team on 11 October 2005 against

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. He scored his first international goal with a brace in a 4–0 win during the

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match against

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on 8 October 2007. Shi was an integral part of the team during the

2007 AFF Championship The 2007 AFF Championship (officially designated as the ASEAN Football Championship 2007) was the 6th edition of the AFF Championship, the Association football, football championship of Southeast Asia. The group stage was co-hosted by Singapore ...

in which Singapore defeated

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3–2 in the Finals. On 23 January 2010, Shi scored the only goal against European powerhouse

in 6–1 lost during the

International goals

Personal life

Shi was awarded Singapore citizenship in 2005. On 4 January 2019, Shi took up FAS ‘C’ Coaching Certificate Course conducted in partnership with

ITE College Central ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, ...

Honours

Home United *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Warriors * S.League:

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Singapore Charity Shield The Singapore Community Shield (also known as the AIA Community Shield due to sponsorship reasons; formerly the Charity Shield) is the curtain-raiser to the association football, football season in Singapore. The match is contested between the ch ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Singapore *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

References

External links

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fas.org.sg
* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Shanghai Chinese men's footballers Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Chinese emigrants to Singapore Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Naturalised citizens of Singapore Lion City Sailors FC players Warriors FC players Singapore Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for China Naturalised association football players {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub