Yu Hai 于海

Yu Hai (Chinese: 于海; pinyin: Yu Hai; Mandarin pronunciation: [y̌ xài]; born 4 June 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.

Club Career

Yu Hai started his football career with Shaanxi Chanba in the 2004 season and he made his debut for the club on 16 May 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Qingdao Etsong. Despite predominately playing as a substitute throughout the season, he played a significant part in Shaanxi's third-place finish at the end of the season. By the following 2005 season, he established as a player with rising potential within the team and was starting in considerably more games within the team.

Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Yu transferred to Eredivisie side Vitesse where he would make his debut for the club on 18 March 2007 in a 2–0 loss against FC Utrecht. His time at Vitesse proved unsuccessful as he was unable to establish himself within the team. He was released from Vitesse after the 2008 Summer Olympics due to cruciate ligament damage which he suffered in July 2008.

Yu returned to Shaanxi at the start of the 2009 season where he played 29 league games and scored three goals by the end of the season. For the next few seasons, he became a regular for the club; and by the start of the 2012 season, Yu followed the club when it decided to move to Guizhou and rename themselves Guizhou Renhe.

On 27 February 2015, Yu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG. He made his debut in a league game and scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against Jiangsu Sainty. By the 2018 Chinese Super League season the Head coach, Vitor Pereira would convert Yu into a left-back, which saw Shanghai SIPG win their first league title.

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