Last season, the U19 National Youth Football Team (NYF) won a lot of praises from the fans for their extraordinary strength in playing in the second division. This season, the CFA has once again dispatched the National Youth Football Team to play in the second division. on May 9, the CFA officially unveiled the 35-member National Youth Football Team, led by Cheng Yaodong, which will travel to Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, from May 17 to June 15, 2021, to compete in the first stage of the China League B. The U19 National Youth Football Team will play in the first stage of the China League B, and will be led by Cheng Yaodong.
Shandong Taishan are undoubtedly the biggest winners in this huge list, with six players standing out - Abdul Meat Suli Abdurahmu, Jia Feifan, Xie Wenneng, Song Bowei, Yi Xianlong and Sun Qihang. Followed by Beijing Guoan, five players, Liang Shaowen, Duan Dezhi, Hu Jiaqi, Ruan Qilong and He Zhenyu, also managed to make the cut. It is worth mentioning that He Zuoyu, who used to play for the English Premier League's Wolverhampton Wanderers, has already made a name for himself in the Chinese Super League in the new season. In addition, Guangzhou, Shanghai Harbor and Shanghai Shenhua also have four players each selected for the National Youth Football Team.
Outside of the Chinese Super League, there are also four players in the Chinese League One who have been selected for the National Youth Football Team, with Gusu Dongwu's Efirdin Eskal, Meizhou Hakka's Liang Weipeng, North Sporting University's Tian Yuda, and Nanjing City's Zheng Xuejian all on the list. Efirdin Eskal has already collected 1 goal and 1 assist in the first 3 rounds of the Central League, with such performance, does he still need to grind in the Second Division?
Here's the 35-man roster for the National Youth
Guangzhou Football Salon: Li Jiaheng, He Shao Lin, Wang Shilong, Egeusidin Pahaldin
Beijing Guoan Football Salon: Liang Shaowen, Duan Dezhi, Hu Jiaqi, Ruan Qilong, He Xiaoyu
Shanghai Harbor Soccer Salon: Lv Kun, Wang Yiwei, Abraham Halek, Jia Bo Yan
Shandong Taishan Football Salon: Abdul Meat Suri Abdurahmu, Jia Feifan, Xie Wenneng, Song Bowei, Yi Xianlong, Sun Qihang
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Salon: Hu Xingyu
Shanghai Shenhua Football Salon: Zhu Qiwen, Zhu Yue, Qi Long, Jiang Zhixin
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Salon: Yang Zihao
Dalian People Professional Football Salon: Wang Jinshuai
Meizhou Hakka Football Salon: Liang Weihang
Gushu Dongwu Soccer Salon: Efirdin Eskal
Beijing Beitian University Football Salon: Tian Yuda
Nanjing City Football Salon: Zheng Xuejian
Hubei Youth Star Football Salon: Leung Pui Man
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Salon: Chen Yuhao
Beijing Wanda Football Salon: Li Hao
Vizela Football Salon, Portugal: Liu Junxian
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Football Association: Xiao Kaitijiang Tayir
