On July 25th, Beijing time, Wuhan Football Club officially announced that Shandong Taishan midfielder Artemisia Junmin officially transferred to Wuhan, marking the return of Artemisia Junmin to his hometown after 20 years, and continuing to contribute to the cause of soccer in Wuhan. Here are the latest reports on Artemisia's move to Wuhan.
Artemisia Junmin, born on March 24, 1987, is 181cm tall, weighs 79KG, and is originally from Wuhan, Hubei Province. He started his soccer career in 1993, joining the Wuhan Wansongyuan Road Primary School team at the age of 6. After graduating from elementary school in 1998, Artemis entered the Wuhan Soccer School, and joined the Tianjin Teda team as an amateur player in 2002, before going on a trial to the English Premier League's Chelsea in 2003, and then continued to play for the first team of Tianjin Teda upon his return to the United States.
In 2005, at the age of 18, Artemisia started to play as a starter for Tianjin Teda and won the Best Rookie Award in the Chinese Super League. He played for Tianjin Teda until the 2009 season, making 146 appearances. Artemisia's outstanding performance in the international arena attracted attention in Europe, and in February 2010, the Bundesliga team Schalke 04 announced that Artemisia had joined the team, becoming the third Chinese player to land in the Bundesliga.
In his career at Schalke 04, Artemisia played 19 matches and won the 2009/10 Bundesliga runner-up and the 2010/11 German Cup with the team.In July 2011, Artemisia ended his career at the Bundesliga and joined Shandong Luneng, starting a decade-long career in "orange". During this decade, he gradually became the captain of the team and won the hearts of many fans with his outstanding skills and humble and low-key character.
Despite being affected by injuries and numerous changes in position, Artemisia has devoted most of her youth to Shandong Luneng, making 278 appearances in various tournaments and winning one second place in the Chinese Super League and two AFC Cup trophies with the team. Now, Artemis returns to the place where his dreams began with a fondness for his hometown. In this city, he will continue to write his own "orange" legend. Thanks to the Shandong Taishan Football Club for their careful cultivation of Artemisia, and thanks to the Shandong fans for their long-term support, let's look forward to and witness the next brilliant career of "San"!
