Bai Zijian (Chinese: 白子健; pinyin: Bái Zijiàn; born 16 October 1992) is a Chinese footballer of Korean descent who plays for Liaoning Shenyang Urban in the China League One.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bai Zijian | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Shenyang Dongjin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Chongqing Lifan | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Daejeon Citizen | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Goyang KB | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Shenyang Dongjin | 37 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 44 | (1) |
| 2022-2023 | Zibo Cuju | 17 | (3) |
| 2023- | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023 | |||
Club career
editBai Zijian is an ethnic Korean Chinese who would predominantly concentrate on his studies before moving into football where with the help of a family friend and former professional footballer Wang Chao, he was able to enroll with second tier football club Shenyang Dongjin's youth team.[1] Very little would come from his period with Shenyang, however he would be scouted by the Chongqing Lifan manager Li Shubin who was impressed by Bai and would sign him as a youth player. Despite joining a top tier football club and being promoted to the first squad, Bai actually saw no playing time throughout the entire 2010 season.[2] Often spending most of the season as a translator for teammate Cho Se-Kwon, Bai's time at the club was cut short when Li Shubin was sacked due to a poor run of results and Bai was surplus to requirements at the end of the season.
Almost giving up on football and returning to his education, Bai was persuaded to go to a training session held in Guangzhou for K-League side Daejeon Citizen and impressed the team's manager Wang Sun-Jae who would sign the player on 14 February 2011 after a successful trial.[3] He made his debut for the club on 6 March 2011 in a league match against Ulsan Hyundai, coming on as a substitute for 90th minute in a 2-1 victory.[4] After a one-year stint, Daejeon made a decision to not extend his contract. He then joined South Korean second division club Goyang KB in February 2012 and received little playing time at the club throughout the season.
Bai left Goyang KB to join Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for the 2013 season. He made his league debut on 5 October 2013 against Guangzhou R&F in a 1-0 away defeat.
Bai joined China League One newcomer Heilongjiang Lava Spring on 28 February 2018.[5]
Career statistics
editStatistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2023.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | 2011 | K-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |
| Goyang KB | 2012 | Korea National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| Changchun Yatai | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shenyang Dongjin | 2016 | China League Two | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2018 | China League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 0[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Zibo Cuju | 2022 | China League One | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 3 | ||
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban/ Liaoning Tieren |
2023 | China League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Korean League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Korea National League Championship
- ^ Appearances in China League One relegation play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Bai Zijian – The Chinese Theo Walcott?". Wild East Football. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ 白子健. Sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ 중국서 윙포워드 백자건 영입. Daejeon Citizen (in Korean). 14 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Ulsan Horang-i vs. Daejeon Citizen 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "火山鸣泉连宣六将加盟：恒大旧将 留洋韩国边锋". sports.sina.com.cn. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ 白子健 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2020-06-30 (in Chinese) Archived 2020-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Bai Zijian – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Bai Zijian at Soccerway