At 15:30 on November 2, the final chapter of the 2024 season of the CR Yibao Chinese Super League was a fierce battle between Changchun Yatai and Zhejiang in the "Nanling". In this matchup, Changchun Yatai captain Sergio will play his 100th game for the team, becoming the first player to reach this historic milestone. Meanwhile, Zhang Yufeng has also joined the ranks with honor.
Looking back to February 2020, Sergio moved from Kashima Antlers to Changchun Yatai with the glory of the AFC Champions League. In five years, he left 30 goals on the field of Changchun and was honored as the first captain of Changchun Yatai. During this time, Serginho helped the team win the 2020 Chinese League Championship and return to the Chinese Super League.
During his five-year career at Changchun Yatai, Sergio's family opened a happy chapter in their lives in Changchun - on the pitch, they fought side by side with their teammates; off the pitch, they were deeply integrated into the culture of the city. From the age of 25 to 30, Sergio's two daughters came into the world one after another, and he also completed the transformation from a good player to a good husband and father. In their daily life, their figures often appear in the vision of fans, shopping and dining together.
As of now, Changchun Yatai's 100-game milestone players have been categorized into four grades, with Zhang Xiaofei leading the way with more than 400 players, followed by Du Zhenyu with more than 300 players. Tan Long, Cao Tienbao, Wang Dong, Wang Wanpeng, Sun Jie and Jiang Pengxiang have around 200 players in the 100-match milestone. While Ismailov, Cabarello, Yan Feng, Jiang Zhe, Lv Jianjun, Zong Lei, Pei Shuai, Gao Jian, Zhang Baofeng, Zhang Wenzhao, Liu Weidong, Li Guangwen, Wang Rui, Li Bin, Liu Xiaodong, Guo Hao, Yang Haibo and Yan Zhiyu have around 100 players for their 100-game milestone.
A hundred games is just the beginning of a new journey. Let's look forward to Sergio and Changchun Yatai writing a more brilliant chapter on the road of soccer!
