In the 2021 season of the Premier League, the total number of registered players is as high as 521. Among them, there are 147 players in the U23 and below age group, accounting for 28.21%. With the first three rounds of matches coming to an end, how these young players are performing has become the focus of fans' attention.
After three rounds of matches, the U23 players accumulated 4,956 minutes of playing time (counting only regular time), with a total of 46 players on the field 92 times, including 3 goals and 1 assist. On the whole, these figures are not very dazzling.
Of all the teams, Henan's U23s played the most minutes, with four of them playing 10 times and accumulating 438 minutes. Although none of Dilimurati, Han Dong and Niu Ziyi played more than 200 minutes individually, Henan's performance was still quite impressive compared to those teams that played mainly one U23.
It's worth noting that Dalian ranked first in total playing time for U23 players last season, but has slipped to second place this season. Currently, the only U23 player who can play as a starter for Dalian is Shan Huanhuan, but his playing time is only ranked ninth in the team, which shows that most of the U23 players in the team are not indispensable roles in the opinion of manager Jose.
This season, Dalian registered the most U23 players with 15, surpassing Guangzhou's 13 and Guoan's 12. In fact, last season, Dalian not only had the most total minutes played by U23 players, but also the most number of players on the pitch, tied for first place with Hebei.
Canton City was third with four men and six minutes on the field, but they didn't have a large enrollment of six. Tied with Canyon City for the fewest.
Shenhua and Cangzhou were the teams that utilized the least number of U23s in terms of numbers and minutes, both with 1 man and 3 minutes. The U23 player used by Shenhua was Wen Jiabao and Cangzhou's was Hemiti.
There are 18 U23 players with more than 100 minutes of playing time, including 7 who have played 3 games and 270 minutes, namely Cangzhou's Haimiti, Chongqing's Jiang Shenglong, Guangzhou City's Han Jiaqi, Guangzhou's Yan Dinghao, Shenhua's Wen Jiabao, Seaport's Abra Khan and Tianjin's Qian Yumiao. In addition, Yatai's Zhang Yufeng, Guoan's Gao Tianyi and Dalian Ren's Shan Huanhuan, also played more than 200 minutes.
Han Jiaqi was the only U23 player to have a full season last season, and if nothing else, will keep a full season this season as well. Although there are still some problems, he still overpowers veteran goalkeeper Cheng Yuelei and Zhou Yuchen, who has been selected for the National Youth Football League, in the competition within the team.
It is worth mentioning that among the top 10 players in terms of U23 playing time last season, Wen Jiabao (third, 1,449 minutes), Hemiti (ninth, 1,151 minutes), and Zhou Junchen (10th, 1,146 minutes) remained the team's mainstay. Only, Hemiti changed the owner.
Had he not been physically ill before the third round, Zhou Junchen might have been as full time as Wen and Hemiti. He played 180 minutes in the first two rounds and scored one goal. In fact, he has been playing in the Chinese Premier League since the beginning of 2018.
The U23 players who have scored goals so far are Guo Tianyu and Wu Shaocong, in addition to Zhou Junchen. Among them, Guo Tianyu, who has been playing in China since 2018, scored 4 goals in 16 games last season, while Wu Shaochong, who has been playing in China since 2019, scored 1 goal last season.
The U23 players who have changed owners and played a lot of minutes like Hemiti are Abra Khan, Gao Tianyi, Dilimurati and Zhang Yufeng. Among them, Abraham transferred from Henan to Seaport, Gao Tianyi joined Guoan from Jiangsu, Dilimurati joined Henan from Chongqing, and Zhang Yufeng joined Yatai from Renhe.
The one who did well was Gao Tianyi. he went beyond the field in China in 2017, after a policy start in 2017 and 2018 when he was at Jiangsu, and didn't stand out despite a fair amount of reps and minutes. 2019 and 2020 were in the team's playing roles, with 2019 once being a loan spell at Shenzhan Football.
Gao Tianyi was not initially viewed favorably by outsiders after joining Guoan. Because the national security midfield talent, but he in because of the U23 status to get the opportunity to play, both defense and attack, are very good. There are even comments that in him, see a little bit of Bieira's shadow.
In fact, after three rounds of matches, there are not many newcomers among the U23 players who can play. Among the players with more than 100 minutes of playing time who have never played in the Chinese Super League before are only Abra Khan, Fang Hao and Mou Xuchen.
Abraham joined Seaport from Henan, probably didn't expect his Super League debut to come so quickly. And, for three consecutive rounds are starting, and played the whole game, become the team's U23 first choice, the wind completely overwhelmed Chen Binbin.
After earning outside attention at Shaanxi Old City Roots, Abra Khan had a successful trial in Henan last season. However, the games he played, were in China B (for National Youth), scoring 2 goals in 6 games. Because his contract expired, he chose to join Harbor.
In Kashgar hometown buy Tijiang, Abraham in addition to Xinjiang players generally have the qualities, such as good physical condition, can run and dare to fight, confrontation strong, awareness and skills are also relatively top. Skipper Laike, also shaped, bold use of Abra Khan, "I do not believe in age big or small, only believe in good or bad, Abu performance is good, in the future to continue to work hard." After playing Tianjin in the first round, Leko said this. Indeed, Leko valued the form and mood, winter training, Abraham was once adjusted to the reserve team, but now, he regained trust.
Fang Hao is on loan from Li Xiaopeng's old boss Taishan. He used to play in Brazil and spent last season on loan at Inner Mongolia in the Central League, scoring 2 goals (both as supplements) in 12 games (7 starts), which was a good performance.
Fang Hao is stronger and has good technique, plus speed, making him a blitzkrieg sharpshooter. Last season, he made a penalty kick. This season is Fang Hao's first time to play in the Chinese Super League, but he is not at all shy, and he has crossed the line many times during the game.
Hebei's 21-year-old midfielder, Mu Xuchen, has played a total of 162 minutes in three matches, despite making only one start. Mr. Mu Xuchen is a true "Hebei product" - born and raised in Hebei, and at the same time, he grew up and played in Hebei's youth training program.
After the first three rounds of matches, the performance of U23 players has attracted much attention. Although the overall data is not very bright, but there are still many young players in the game to show their strength.