Yaki Yen

Yaki Yen
殷亞吉
Personal information
Full name	Yaki Aithany Yen Tavio
Date of birth	21 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Puerto del Rosario, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Fuerteventura
2010	Lucena
2010	Atlético Granadilla
2010–2013	UD Pájara Playas de Jandía
2013–2014	El Cotillo
2016–2017	Changchun Yatai
2018–2020	Qingdao Huanghai
2021–2022	Wuhan Three Towns
2023	Nanjing City
2024	Chongqing Tonglianglong
International career‡
2015–2017	Chinese Taipei
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017

Yaki Aithany Yen Tavio (Chinese: 殷亞吉, born 21 April 1989) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back. Born in Spain, he has represented the Chinese Taipei national team.

Club career

Yen started his career in Spain with his local outfit Fuerteventura in the 2008–09 Segunda División B season. After two seasons he moved to Lucena, before having spells at other lower league clubs in Atlético Granadilla and UD Pájara Playas de Jandía. With the financial difficulties and the disbandment of UD Pájara Playas de Jandía, he went on trial with El Cotillo.^[1]

On 22 September 2015 he went on trial for Changchun Yatai F.C., and on 31 December, he signed a 5-year contract with the club.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He made his debut in a league game on 6 March 2016 against Hangzhou Greentown.^[6] After two seasons with the club, on 28 February 2018, Yen transferred to China League One side Qingdao Huanghai.^[7] He was part of the team that won the 2019 China League One division title and promotion to the top tier.^[8]

On 2 April 2021 he transferred to second-tier club Wuhan Three Towns.^[9] He established himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first time in their history.^[10] The following campaign he won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.^[11]

On 5 April 2023, Yen joined China League One club Nanjing City.^[12]

On 24 February 2024, Yen joined fellow China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong.^[13]

International career

Yen is eligible for Taiwanese citizenship due to his father being a citizen. In 2015, he officially received his citizenship^[14] and made his debut in a World Cup Qualification match against Iraq on 9 September 2015 in Tehran. He scored his first international goal against Thailand during the World Cup Qualification match on 12 November in Bangkok.^[15] Yen left the national team in September 2016, citing disagreements with coach Toshiaki Imai.^[16] However, after Imai left his role in charge of the national team, Yen accepted a call-up from caretaker boss Kazuo Kuroda in May 2017.

Personal life

Yen was born in the city of Puerto del Rosario, Spain, to a Taiwanese father and a Spanish mother.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 January 2023.^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fuerteventura	2008–09	Segunda División B	11	0		0	-		-		11	0
	2009–10	Tercera División	8	0	-		-		-		8	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Lucena	2009–10	Segunda División B			-		-		-
Atlético Granadilla	2010–11	Tercera División			-		-		-
UD Pájara Playas de Jandía	2010–11	Tercera División	1	0	-		-		-		1	0
El Cotillo	2013–14	Tercera División			-		-		-
Changchun Yatai	2016	Chinese Super League	17	0	1	0	-		-		18	0
	2017	Chinese Super League	6	0	0	0	-		-		6	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Qingdao Huanghai	2018	China League One	23	3	0	0	-		-		23	3
	2019	China League One	24	2	0	0	-		-		24	2
	2020	Chinese Super League	14	0	1	0	-		-		15	0
	Total		61	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	62	5
Wuhan Three Towns	2021	China League One	30	1	0	0	-		-		30	1
	2022	Chinese Super League	18	0	0	0	-		-		18	0
	Total		48	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	1
Career total			152	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	154	6

International goals

Scores and results list Chinese Taipei's goal tally first.^[18]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2015	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	2–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Qingdao Huanghai

China League One: 2019^[8]

Wuhan Three Towns

References

^ "Ya es oficial: adiós a la UD Pájara Playas de Jandia". canarias7.es. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ 殷亞吉拿到身分證下週去長春亞泰測試 (in Chinese). ETToday. 12 September 2015.
^ 殷亞吉明年加盟長春亞泰中超臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 20 November 2015.
^ 殷亞吉加盟長春亞泰簽約5年　中超一軍臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 31 December 2015.
^ 足球》好事多磨殷亞吉確定落腳長春亞泰 (in Chinese). Liberty News. 31 December 2015.
^ "ZHEJIANG PROFESSIONAL VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ 青岛黄海官方宣布殷亚吉加盟亚泰后卫转战中甲 at sports.sina.com 2018-02-28 Retrieved 2018-03-01
^ ^a ^b "2019赛季中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "官方：杨阔、殷亚吉和开赛尔加盟武汉三镇". m.dongqiudi.net. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "官方：中国台北籍球员殷亚吉加盟南京城市，上赛季效力于三镇" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "重庆铜梁龙官宣殷亚吉、塔贝克、安德烈耶维奇🔥🔥🔥" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Taiwanese-Spanish pro to join Chinese Taipei soccer team". China Times. 9 October 2014.
^ 殷亞吉3分中進球中華男足1:0領先泰國 (in Chinese). ETToday. 12 November 2015.
^ Pan, Jason (23 September 2016). "Yaki Yen quits national soccer squad". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ "YAKI YAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Yen, Yaki". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

Player profile at Resultados-futbol.com

[1] "Ya es oficial: adiós a la UD Pájara Playas de Jandia". canarias7.es. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[2] 殷亞吉拿到身分證下週去長春亞泰測試 (in Chinese). ETToday. 12 September 2015.

[3] 殷亞吉明年加盟長春亞泰中超臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 20 November 2015.

[4] 殷亞吉加盟長春亞泰簽約5年　中超一軍臺灣第4人 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 31 December 2015.

[5] 足球》好事多磨殷亞吉確定落腳長春亞泰 (in Chinese). Liberty News. 31 December 2015.

[6] "ZHEJIANG PROFESSIONAL VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[7] 青岛黄海官方宣布殷亚吉加盟亚泰后卫转战中甲 at sports.sina.com 2018-02-28 Retrieved 2018-03-01

[CL1_2019-8] "2019赛季中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[9] "官方：杨阔、殷亚吉和开赛尔加盟武汉三镇". m.dongqiudi.net. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[CL1_2021-10] "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[CSL_2022-11] "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[12] "官方：中国台北籍球员殷亚吉加盟南京城市，上赛季效力于三镇" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[13] "重庆铜梁龙官宣殷亚吉、塔贝克、安德烈耶维奇🔥🔥🔥" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[14] "Taiwanese-Spanish pro to join Chinese Taipei soccer team". China Times. 9 October 2014.

[15] 殷亞吉3分中進球中華男足1:0領先泰國 (in Chinese). ETToday. 12 November 2015.

[16] Pan, Jason (23 September 2016). "Yaki Yen quits national soccer squad". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[17] "YAKI YAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[NFT-18] "Yen, Yaki". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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