Ye Jia

Ye Jia (simplified Chinese: 叶佳; traditional Chinese: 葉佳; pinyin: Yè Jiā; Jyutping: jip6 gaai1, born (1981-12-01)1 December 1981), is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field.

Ye Jia
Jia playing for Tai Po in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ye Jia
Date of birth (1981-12-01) 1 December 1981
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Striker
Youth career
2002 Shanghai Tianna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Shanghai The 9
2006–2007 Rangers 6 (1)
2007–2017 Tai Po 173 (36)
2019–2020 South China 12 (10)
2020–2021 WSE
2021–2022 Tai Po 12 (4)
International career‡
2010–2011 Hong Kong 6 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Tai Po (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2017
Ye Jia
Traditional Chinese葉佳
Simplified Chinese叶佳
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye.

Early life

Ye Jia was born on 1 December 1981 in Shanghai, China. He played for amateur football team Shanghai Tianna in China Amateur Football League in 2002.[1] After a season, another local club Shanghai The 9 bought Shanghai Tianna, turned professional and started to participate in China League Two, so Ye Jia became a professional football player.

Club career

Shanghai The 9

As his first professional team experience, Ye Jia did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Ebelio Ordóñez. He always was a substitution player in league matches.

Tai Po

In the 2007–2008 season, Tai Po was the finalist of the FA Cup. Ye scored an important goal for the club against South China and brought the club to the final. This is the first time of the club to be the finalist of the FA Cup.

Tai Po got 3 straight wins against Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United and Pegasus in the 2008–2009 season. As Ye was suspended for the first match, he played as a striker in the next 2 matches, giving 2 assists and a goal for the club. He also scored for the club in the semi-finals of FA Cup against Kitchee and Tai Po got into the final.

In the 2009–2010 season, Ye scored 7 goals in the first 6 matches. Moreover, in the match against Tuen Mun Progoal, he scored 4 goals.

South China

At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Ye joined South China as an amateur player.[2]

International career

As a Chinese national, according to the FIFA Statues, he became eligible for the Hong Kong national football team following two years of residency in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Ye Jia for the training section before the start of the 2010–11 season.[3]

Career statistics

International
Updated 28 July 2011
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition
1 4 October 2010 Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India  India 1–0 0 Friendly
2 17 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Paraguay 0–7 0 Friendly
3 9 February 2011 Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 0–2 0 Friendly
4 3 June 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong  Malaysia 1–1 0 Friendly
5 23 July 2011 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Saudi Arabia 0–3 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 28 July 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong  Saudi Arabia 0–5 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Tai Po

References
  1. (in Chinese) 全国足球业余丙级队联赛总决赛东区参赛队介绍, Sina, 20 October 2002
  2. "「焦點球員」葉頌朗缺陣 南華反勝黃大仙 晉峰狂數深水埗". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 8 September 2019. (in Chinese)
  3. (in Chinese) 香港足隊公布31人長期集訓, Ta Kung Pao, 24 July 2010
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