Yu Yao-hsing

Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese: 游耀興; born 12 February 2002) is a Taiwanese footballer currently playing for Taiwan Football Premier League club Ming Chuan University F.C. and the Chinese Taipei national team.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Yao-hsing
游耀興
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002
Place of birth Taiwan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ming Chuan University
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Ming Chuan University 49 (14)
International career‡
2023– Chinese Taipei 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:21, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Yao-hsing had planned to stop playing football to attend the National Taiwan Normal University. However, when he was not accepted into the university, he decided to enroll at Ming Chuan University and continuing playing football with Ming Chuan University FC. During his first match with the club in 2020, he was the only freshman in the starting lineup.[2] As of 2023, he serves as the team's captain.[3]

International career

Yao-hsing made his senior international debut on 16 June 2023 in a friendly against Thailand.[4] Three days later he scored his first goal for Taiwan in a 3–2 friendly victory over the Philippines.[5] On 12 October 2023, Yao-hsing scored a brace against Timor-Leste in Taiwan's opening match of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6][7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Taiwan's goal tally first.[1]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2023Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippine Philippines2–23–2Friendly
212 October 2023National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Timor-Leste1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
33–0
Last updated 12 October 2023

International career statistics
As of match played 17 October 2023[1]
Chinese Taipei
YearAppsGoals
202363
Total63

References
  1. "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Mengru, Xie. "大專足聯／「或許我不一樣」　大一游耀興穿銘傳10號有使命感 原文網址: 大專足聯／「或許我不一樣」　大一游耀興穿銘傳10號有使命感" (in Chinese). ETtoday. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. Haowei, Lu. "品學兼優人又超帥！　銘傳隊長游耀興堪稱萬人迷" (in Chinese). Go Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. "國家隊首秀就先發　游耀興爸媽竟然不知情！" (in Chinese). Line Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. Morilla, Juro. "Azkals concede late goal in thriller as Taiwan escapes". Rappler. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. "Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Myanmar open up big leads". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. Ziheng, Qiu. "游耀興戰東帝汶上演梅開二度 將進球獻給最愛的家人" (in Chinese). Yahoo. Retrieved 13 October 2023.


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