Yan Junling (; born 28 January 1991) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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and the China national team.

Club career

Yan Junling started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2001 and was promoted to

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's (later to be renamed as

) first team during the 2007 season. He played as the backup goalkeeper for

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between 2007 and 2010. After Gu transferred to Hangzhou Greentown in early 2011, Yan became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club. Yan made 24 league appearances in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight. Yan would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the

2013 Chinese Super League The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecut ...

campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port. He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within 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 ...

and qualification for the

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for the first time in the clubs history. He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the

2018 Chinese Super League The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 Nove ...

title with the club. On 26 June 2019, Yan saved a penalty by

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and helped the team win 5-3 in the penalty shootout against

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in the round of 16 of the

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. On 29 October 2023, Yan won his second league title with Shanghai Port after a 1-1 home draw against direct competitor Shandong Taishan.

International career

Yan made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against

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. However, this match was not recognised as an international "A" match by FIFA. In January 2015, Yan was a member of China's squad for the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

, where he served as back-up for first choice goalkeeper

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. He made his official debut on 27 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for Wang. After China's failure to qualify for the

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, manager

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decided to let Yan replace Zeng Cheng as the national team's first choice goalkeeper for the next 4-year cycle. Yan played all five matches at the

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in the

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as China reached the quarter-finals where they lost 3–0 to

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. Yan was named in China's squad for the

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in Qatar and started the team's all 3 matches, he kept 2 clean sheets and conceded only one goal throughout the tournament but was not able to prevent the team's elimination after the group stage.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Shanghai Port *

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China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

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: 2007 *

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Individual *

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Goalkeeper of the Year:

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Team of the Year:

Most Valuable Player:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yan, Junling 1991 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Port F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football goalkeepers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen