| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1980-12-15)December 15, 1980 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian,Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2007 | Dalian Shide | 192 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Chengdu Blades | 45 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hainan Boying | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2007 | China | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012 | |||
Ji Mingyi (simplified Chinese:季铭义;traditional Chinese:季銘義;pinyin:Jì Míngyì; born December 15, 1980, inDalian) is a Chinesefootballer. He spent the majority of his career withDalian Shide where he won four league titles and twoChinese FA Cups.
Ji Mingyi started his career withDalian Shide in 1999 where he quickly made an impact within the team establishing himself with 21 appearances in his first season. Injecting fresh blood into the dominant Dalian team, during his career with Dalian he won four league titles and twoChinese FA Cups.[1] After nine seasons with Dalian where he was eventually named captain he transferred to the newly promotedChengdu Blades. At his new club he would immediately establish himself as vital player within the team for the next two seasons until at the end of the2009 Chinese Super League campaign it was discovered that the club had fixed a game during their promotion to the Chinese Super League and were subsequently relegated as punishment.[2]
With the club unable to hold on to Ji, there was speculation that he would joinKoreanK League sideJeju United FC, however this fell through and he decided to retire from the game. Ji failed to pass the trail with newly established clubDalian Transcendence in 2014.[3] He became the assistant coach ofDalian Yifang as well as the head coach of reserve team of the club.[4] Ji returned to professional football in January 2017, joiningChina League Two clubHainan Boying as player and general manager.[5]
Ji Mingyi was named in the2004 AFC Asian Cup where he was selected as back up forZhang Yaokun andZheng Zhi in central defence as China came runners-up within the tournament.[6] Throughout Ji Mingyi international career he has continued to be a reserve choice in defence, the following2007 AFC Asian Cup he was again selected in the squad however did not play any games.
Last update:14 October 2017
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dalian Shide |  China | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 2002 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| 2004 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 2007 | Dalian Shide | China | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | Chengdu Blades | China | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | Chengdu Blades | China | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017 | Hainan Boying | China | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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