Yu Junwei

Yu Junwei (Chinese: 鱼竣伟; born 11 July 2000) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a winger.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Junwei
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Chengdu, Sichuan, China[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Youth career
Chengdu FA
2016–2017 Vannes
2017–2018 Chengdu FA
2018–2020 Olympique Lyonnais
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 China U16
2016 China U17
2015–2018 China U19

Club career

Born in Chengdu in the Sichuan province, Yu moved to the Yunnan province as a child, where he played football at elementary school, and gained the nickname "Chengdu Ronaldo", after Portuguese international winger Cristiano Ronaldo, due to their similar styles of play.[2] He started his career at the provincial Chengdu FA side, before moving to France in 2016 and joining professional side Vannes.[3] He returned to China in 2017, and re-joined the Chengdu FA, representing them in the 2017 National Games.[2][4]

In September 2018, without going on trial first, he returned to France to join Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais, with Chengdu FA teammate Jian Tao also joining, initially on trial, before signing the following year.[4][5] While at Lyon, he was given the opportunity to kick-off the Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Monaco in December 2018.[6]

International career

In 2015, Yu was called up to both the Chinese under-16 and under-19 teams.[7] The following year, he was called up to the under-17 side for the Huashan Cup, where he featured in a 1–0 loss to South Korea.[8]

He continued to be called up for the under-19 side, returning to his hometown of Chengdu for the 2017 Panda Cup, though China finished bottom of the four team group, having failed to win a game.[2] He received his last call up to the under-19 side in 2018, when he was called up to an Indonesian youth invitational tournament in September.[9]

Personal life

As well as football, Yu takes an interest in acting, and in 2017 listed Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, who both played James Bond, as two of his favourite actors.[2]

References
  1. Yu Junwei at WorldFootball.net
  2. "成都小将家乡"露脸"" [Chengdu teenager "shows his face" in his hometown]. inews.ifeng.com (in Chinese). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. "成都足协副主席谈蹇韬：与里昂共同决定让他去法丙锻炼" [Vice Chairman of Chengdu Football Association Tan Jiantao: Together with Lyon, it was decided to let him go to France 3 for training]. zhuanlan.zhihu.com (in Chinese). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. "成都小将加盟里昂梯队" [Chengdu teenager joins Lyon echelon]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. "成都足协送两小将留洋里昂U19 国青边翼成张修维师弟" [Chengdu Football Association sent two teenagers to study abroad in Lyon U19 National Youth wing wing became Zhang Xiuwei's junior brother]. new.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. "特邀嘉宾！里昂U19小将鱼竣伟将为法甲中国之夜比赛开球" [Special Guest! Lyon U19 teenager Yu Junwei will kick off the Ligue 1 China Night match]. ppsport.com (in Chinese). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ""成都Ｃ罗"鱼竣伟："小鱼儿" 大心脏" ["Chengdu Ronaldo" Yu Junwei: "Little Yuer" has a big heart]. sports.cntv.cn (in Chinese). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. "华山杯-国青屡失良机0-1不敌韩国U17 无缘2连胜" [Huashan Cup-National Youth Lost 0-1 to South Korea U17 and missed 2 consecutive victories]. mt.sohu.com (in Chinese). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. "印尼青年足球邀请赛：U-19国青夺冠 鲁能双子星连场破门" [Indonesian Youth Football Invitational Tournament: U-19 National Youth Team wins Luneng Twin Stars with consecutive goals]. thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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