Tan Long

Tan Long (Chinese: 谭龙; pinyin: Tán Lóng; born April 1, 1988), former name Tan Xin (Chinese: 谭鑫; pinyin: Tán Xīn),[1] is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai and the China national team.

Tan Long
谭龙
Tan warming up with Vancouver Whitecaps in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tan Long
Date of birth (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Changchun Yatai
Number 29
Youth career
2004–2006 Shanghai United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Pudong Zobon 35 (3)
2009 Atlanta Blackhawks 12 (7)
2010 FC Tampa Bay 25 (3)
2011–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 (1)
2011 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (loan) 6 (5)
2012 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (loan) 2 (3)
2012 D.C. United 6 (1)
2012 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 1 (0)
2013 Orlando City 25 (5)
2014 Harbin Yiteng 7 (0)
2014–2016 Arizona United 69 (29)
2015 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 4 (1)
2017– Changchun Yatai 157 (57)
International career‡
2018– China 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Long
Simplified Chinese谭龙
Traditional Chinese譚龍
Tan Xin
Simplified Chinese谭鑫
Traditional Chinese譚鑫

Club career

Tan started playing football when he was six. Between 1994 and 2004, he studied academics and played football at the Zhongshan School in his hometown Dalian before moving to Shanghai to further his career. He subsequently played for Shanghai United's youth team before joining second tier club Pudong Zobon in 2008 in the China League One division. He made his senior debut and scored his first professional goal on April 29, 2007, in a 2–1 home defeat to Beijing Institute of Technology.[2]

Tan relocated to the United States in late 2008, and played for the Atlanta Blackhawks in the USL Premier Development League in 2009, scoring 7 goals in 12 appearances.[3] He attended open tryouts for MLS’s Philadelphia Union, but did not get called back after the first round of workouts, and eventually signed with FC Tampa Bay of the new USSF Division 2 Professional League in January 2010.[4]

Tan's rights were traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC as part of the deal taking Jonny Steele and Ricardo Sánchez to Tampa Bay on July 20, 2010. He went on trial with the club in November 2010 in view of signing with the club following their move up to Major League Soccer.[5] Tan signed a contract with the club on March 11, 2011.[6] He made his debut for the club on March 26, 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Philadelphia Union, and in doing so became the first Chinese-born player to play for a Major League Soccer club. On October 12, 2011, Tan become the first Chinese-born player to score a goal in the league, against D.C. United.[7]

Whitecaps FC traded Tan to D.C. United on June 28, 2012, in exchange for a third-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick.[8] He scored his first goal against the Chicago Fire in a 4–2 win for D.C. United.[9] Tan was later released after the end of the season.[10]

Tan then signed with USL Professional Division club Orlando City on February 6, 2013.[11] On April 6, 2013, Tan scored a goal and assisted on another during his debut for Orlando in a 3–1 victory over Phoenix FC.[12] In the fourth round of the 2013 U.S. Open Cup, he scored in the second minute in a 1–0 victory against defending champions Sporting Kansas City to bring his club to the next round.[13] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2013 season and he was released.[14]

On February 21, 2014, Tan returned to China and joined Chinese Super League newcomer Harbin Yiteng.[15] He received a ban of four matches at the beginning of 2014 season when he was registered at the Chinese Football Association for age falsification which he changed his age from April 1, 1988, to February 2, 1989.[16] Tan played seven matches for Harbin before he was released by the club on July 5, 2014.[17]

Tan returned to the United States and signed with USL Pro club Arizona United SC on July 11, 2014.[18] In only 12 league appearances for Arizona, Tan scored five goals, tying with Jonathan Top as the team's leading scorer and led the team with 32 shots. After signing Tan, Arizona nearly doubled its goals-per-game average, going from 0.88 to 1.58. Tan was named to the All-League Second Team for his efforts.[19] On October 21, 2014, it was announced that Tan had signed a multi-year contract for the club before the 2015 USL season.[20] He again led United with 14 goals in 27 games and was tied for fourth in league play along with Luke Vercollone of Colorado Springs. He also was selected for the All-League First Team.[21] Tan was loaned to the Tampa Bay Rowdies after the end of the USL season on September 22, 2015. Tan played for Arizona United in 2016.[22][23]

On January 22, 2017, Tan transferred to Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai.[24] He made his debut for Changchun on March 4, 2017, in a 5–1 away defeat against Shanghai SIPG, coming on as a substitute for Zhou Dadi in the half time.[25] His first goal in the Chinese Super League came in a 1–0 win against Henan Jianye on April 23, 2017, when he scored the winning goal as Changchun Yatai secured their first win of the season.[26] At the end of the 2018 Chinese Super League campaign he would unfortunately be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the season.[27] Despite this disappointment he would be an integral member of the team that would go on to win the division title and promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2020 league campaign.[28]

International career

Tan made his debut for Chinese national team on March 26, 2018, in a 4–1 loss against Czech Republic in the third place match of 2018 China Cup.[29] On 12 June 2021, Tan scored his first international goal in a 5–0 win over Maldives in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[30]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pudong Zobon2007China League One121---121
2008232---232
Total 353000000353
Atlanta Blackhawks2009USL PDL127---127
FC Tampa Bay2010USSF D2 Pro League25320--273
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2011Major League Soccer13100--131
20124010-0[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 171100000181
Vancouver W. U-232011PDL65---65
201223---23
Total 8800000088
D.C. United2012Major League Soccer6100-0[lower-alpha 1]061
Richmond Kickers2012USL1000-0[lower-alpha 1]010
Orlando City SC2013USL Pro23231-2[lower-alpha 1]3286
Harbin Yiteng2014Chinese Super League7000--70
Arizona United SC2014USL Pro12500-0[lower-alpha 1]0125
2015USL271410--2814
2016291010--3010
Total 69292000007129
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)2015NASL4100--41
Changchun Yatai2017Chinese Super League29800--298
201829600--296
2019China League One301900--3019
2020151121--1712
2021Chinese Super League22322--245
2022321000--3210
Total 1575743000016160
Career total 336971240023350104
  1. Appearances in Playoffs

International
National team
YearAppsGoals
201810
201950
202000
202111
Total71
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
2021
1.11 June 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Maldives5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2022
2.27 July 2022Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan Hong Kong1–01–02022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honors

Club

Orlando City SC

  • USL Pro Championship: 2013

Arizona United SC

  • USL All-League Second Team: 2014
  • USL All-League First Team: 2015

Changchun Yatai

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