The upcoming 2023 domestic professional league season is about to begin, with clubs in the final stages of preparation and coaching staffs having roughly finalized their ideal player lineups. Compared to the 2022 season, the biggest change in the Premier League is the reduction of teams to 16 teams. Guangzhou City and Kunshan teams have voluntarily dropped out. Unfortunately, after a season of hard work, they were finally looking forward to the chance to go beyond, but it ended prematurely before they could savor the joy of victory. What's more unfortunate is that a group of players who are about to participate in the Chinese Super League had to look for jobs again or even face unemployment; after all, there is very little time in the transfer window.
As the hero of the Kunshan team, the 35-year-old Zhao Mingjian of the Chinese Super League was originally transferred to Kunshan in the summer of 2022, contributing 4 goals and 5 assists in 15 games over half a season, and originally thought that he could take advantage of the opportunity to return to the Chinese Super League, but his hopes were dashed, and time was running out for Zhao Mingjian not to find a new boss in the Chinese Super League, but to return to the Chinese Super League, and the taste of promotion and relegation was really uncomfortable. Not only that, Zhao Mingjian's salary is not as good as before. After joining Shijiazhuang, Zhao Mingjian introduced in the live interaction on his personal social platform, his monthly salary is only 10,000 yuan.
If you do the math, it's only about $200,000 a year. You know, this salary in the past is unimaginable. After all, Zhao Mingjian is a former international player, who also played in the top 12 of the 2018 World Qualifiers, and also has the attribute of a "jack of all trades". He can play in a variety of positions at center back, center back, wing back, center back, and wing forward. He has a rich professional resume, leaving footprints in six Chinese Super League teams, including Sidel, Taishan, Yatai, Huaxia Happiness, Side and Shenhua.
It's worth noting that Shijiazhuang's Kung Fu would have been replenished and upgraded if the Chinese Super League had continued with its 18-team format, but sadly, his wish was not granted. Zhao Mingjian has endured a hopeless four-month process of promotion, relegation and substitution, and now has seen his annual salary plummet. Even the players themselves have said that they will not retire and stick to the game because they love the sport.
However, this situation may not last long. After all, he is close to 36 years old, and if he is able to help Shijiazhuang Yongchang FC advance in the 2023 season, then Zhao Mingjian still has the possibility of returning to the Chinese Super League. Otherwise, his career could be over and the day of retirement will inevitably come.
