Gao Tianyu

Chinese footballer

Gao Tianyu
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team	Shaanxi Union (on loan from Zhejiang)
Youth career
0000–2019	Zhejiang Greentown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Iwate Grulla Morioka	1	(0)
2021–	Zhejiang	24	(0)
2023	→ Henan (loan)	21	(0)
2024	→ Qingdao West Coast (loan)	1	(0)
2024–	→ Shaanxi Union (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	China U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 18 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Gao Tianyu (Chinese: 高天语; born 20 January 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for China League Two club Shaanxi Union, on loan from Chinese Super League club Zhejiang.

Club career

Gao Tianyu would play for the Zhejiang youth team before joining third tier Japanese football club Iwate Grulla Morioka.^[1] He would go on to be promoted to their senior team where he made his professional debut in a league game on 1 December 2019 against Thespakusatsu Gunma in a 1-0 defeat.^[2] This would be his only appearance for the club after they allowed him to leave once his contract expired, which saw Gao return to Zhejiang.^[3] He would make his debut in a league game against Suzhou Dongwu on 29 September 2021, in a game that ended in a 3-0 victory.^[4] He would then go on to establish himself as a regular as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iwate Grulla Morioka	2019	J3 League	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2020	J3 League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zhejiang Professional F.C.	2021	China League One	10	0	1	0	–		2^[a]	0	13	0
	2022	Chinese Super League	14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	total		24	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	29	0
Career total			25	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	30	0

^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

References

^ "J3岩手盛冈仙鹤官宣中国球员高天语黄鑫鹏到期离队" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "THESPAKUSATSU GUNMA VS. IWATE GRULLA MORIOKA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^ "高天语：今年太开心了，这是属于浙江足球的一年" (in Chinese). k.sina.com.cn. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "China » League One 2021 » 25. Round » Zhejiang Professional - Suzhou Dongwu 3:0". www.worldfootball.net. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "足球——中超附加赛：浙江平青岛总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ Gao Tianyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2020.