Cao Yunding

Cao Yunding
Cao Yunding
Chinese	曹赟定
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Yūndìng
IPA	[tsʰǎʊ ýn tîŋ]

Cao Yunding
曹赟定
Personal information
Full name	Cao Yunding
Date of birth	22 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
2000–2005	Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2010	Shanghai East Asia
2011–2024	Shanghai Shenhua
International career‡
2007–2008	China U-20
2009–2010	China U-23
2016–2019	China
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019

Cao Yunding (Chinese: 曹赟定; pinyin: Cáo Yūndìng; born 22 November 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a right-footed left winger.

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.^[1] 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.^[2] In the 2009 season, the club became genuine promotion candidates and Cao played twenty-two games and scored two goals as Shanghai East Asia finished fourth and narrowly missed out on promotion.^[3] Cao made another twenty appearances and scored two goals during the 2010 season as he helped guide the club to another fourth-place finish.^[4]

On 12 February 2011, Cao transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.^[5] He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2011 in a 0-0 draw against Kashima Antlers in the 2011 AFC Champions League.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 September 2011 in a 1-0 win against Yanbian Baekdu Tigers in the 2011 Chinese FA Cup.^[7] He then scored his first league goal for the club on 24 September 2011 in a 3-2 loss against Jiangsu Sainty.^[8] He extended his contract with the club for five more years on 19 November 2017.^[9]

On 31 December 2024, Cao announced his retirement from professional football through the social media. ^[10]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shanghai SIPG	2006	China League Two			-		-		-
	2007	China League Two			-		-		-
	2008	China League One	16	3	-		-		-		16	3
	2009		22	2	-		-		-		22	2
	2010		22	2	-		-		-		22	2
	Total		60	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	7
Shanghai Shenhua	2011	Chinese Super League	27	1	0	0	5	0	-		32	1
	2012		25	5	2	0	-		-		27	5
	2013		23	0	1	1	-		-		24	1
	2014		28	1	5	0	-		-		33	1
	2015		20	2	5	1	-		-		25	3
	2016		29	4	5	1	-		-		34	5
	2017		26	5	5	1	1	0	-		32	6
	2018		19	3	0	0	2	0	0^[a]	0	21	3
	2019		25	2	6	1	-		-		31	3
	2020		17	1	1	0	1	0	-		19	1
	2021		15	3	3	0	-		-		18	3
	2022		19	3	0	0	-		-		19	3
	Total		273	30	33	5	9	0	0	0	315	35
Career total			333	37	33	5	9	0	0	0	375	42

^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	0	0
2019	3	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Shanghai East Asia

China League Two: 2007

Shanghai Shenhua

Chinese FA Cup: 2017, 2019,^[12] 2023
Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024

Individual

Chinese FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2017

References

^ "中国曼联整风后创佳绩主场重创武汉雅琪显年轻魅力". Sports.sina.com.cn. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "五分钟神奇逆转徐根宝率东亚2比1胜四川乙级封王". Sports.sina.com.cn. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "09中甲最终积分榜-辽宁夺冠南昌升超四川降级". Sports.sohu.com. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "2010中甲积分榜：恒大夺冠成都亚军延边进三甲". Sports.sohu.com. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "申花官方宣布曹赟定正式加盟热身表现获主帅认可". Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011 MATCH SUMMARY". The-afc.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "Shenhua 1-0 Yanbian: Shanghai through to CFA cup semi-final". Wildeastfootball.net. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "Jiangsu Shuntian 3-2 Shanghai Shenhua". Soccerway.com. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "足协杯决赛前定军心申花官方宣布与四将续约5年". Sina. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "曹赟定宣布退役". Migu. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ 曹赟定 at sodasoccer.com Archived 2020-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ "足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波申花总分3-3上港夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

External links

Personal Weibo page at Weibo.com
Cao Yunding at Soccerway
Cao Yunding at National-Football-Teams.com
Player profile at Sodasoccer.com
Player profile at Sohu.com

[CFASC-12] Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

[1] "中国曼联整风后创佳绩主场重创武汉雅琪显年轻魅力". Sports.sina.com.cn. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[2] "五分钟神奇逆转徐根宝率东亚2比1胜四川乙级封王". Sports.sina.com.cn. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[3] "09中甲最终积分榜-辽宁夺冠南昌升超四川降级". Sports.sohu.com. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[4] "2010中甲积分榜：恒大夺冠成都亚军延边进三甲". Sports.sohu.com. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[5] "申花官方宣布曹赟定正式加盟热身表现获主帅认可". Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[6] "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011 MATCH SUMMARY". The-afc.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[7] "Shenhua 1-0 Yanbian: Shanghai through to CFA cup semi-final". Wildeastfootball.net. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[8] "Jiangsu Shuntian 3-2 Shanghai Shenhua". Soccerway.com. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[9] "足协杯决赛前定军心申花官方宣布与四将续约5年". Sina. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[10] "曹赟定宣布退役". Migu. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[11] 曹赟定 at sodasoccer.com Archived 2020-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

[13] "足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波申花总分3-3上港夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

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