Qi Tianyu 齐天羽

Qi Tianyu (Chinese: 齐天羽; pinyin: Qi Tianyu; born 22 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League.

Club Career

After playing in the youth squad of Shandong Luneng Taishan, Qi started his professional football career in 2011. He played for Shandong Youth in the China League Two and scored 2 goals in 16 appearances in the season. Qi was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Henk ten Cate in 2012. In August 2013, he was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Casa Pia for one season. However, he didn't register to play for Casa Pia due to injury. On 22 April 2015, he made his debut for the club in the 2015 AFC Champions League against Becamex Binh Duong with a 3–1 victory, coming on as a substitution for Liu Binbin in the 84th minute. He made his Super League debut in the first match after Felix Magath took charge of the team on 19 June 2016, in a 0–0 draw against Shanghai SIPG. He became a regular starter and made 11 league appearances in the 2016 season. In January 2019, Qi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2021 season.