On March 21st, Qingdao Zhigong published an article titled "New Member of 2022: Jiang Ning Chuan" in its "Welcome to New Members" section. The article reveals that this Qingdao honorary athlete and Top Ten Outstanding Athletes is also the leader of Qingdao Sea Bulls in the Chinese Super League.
Jiang Ning, a 37-year-old but still dynamic veteran, shoulders the responsibility of captain in his parent team's first season back in the Chinese Super League.In the 2023 Chinese Super League, he will continue to show his commitment to help Qingdao Sea Cowboys move forward to even higher achievements with his unremitting efforts.
Born on September 1, 1986, Jiang Ning is an authentic son of Qingdao. He is a skillful and perceptive player who is able to play in the forward line with ease. Since starting his career with Qingdao Hainiu (then known as Qingdao Zhongneng) in 2004, he has been racking up honors, and in 2006, as a youngster, he scored a hat trick against Chongqing, making him the youngest hat trick winner in the history of the Chinese league.
In the 2011 season, Jiang Ning left his hometown and joined the Guangzhou team (then known as Guangzhou Evergrande) to start a new journey. In Guangzhou, Jiang Ning played frequently, but did not have many starting chances. However, he contributed 8 goals to the team in two seasons with amazing efficiency.
In the 2013 season, Jiang Ning left Guangzhou to play for Guangzhou City (then known as Guangzhou R&F), Hebei (then known as Hebei Huaxia Happiness), and Taizhou Yuanda (now disbanded), etc. At the end of the 2020 season, Qingdao Hainiu officially announced Jiang Ning's return. Since then, he has spent two years accompanying the team to realize the magnificent transformation from Chinese B to Chinese Super League.
In the 2022 season of the Central League, Jiang Ning made 28 appearances and 25 starts for the team, scoring 3 goals and assisting 4 times, making him an integral part of the team's core. This season, Qingdao Hainiu won the second place with 23 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, scored 77 goals and conceded 24, accumulating 76 points, realizing the goal of super league in advance.
In the report, Qingdao Zhigong mentioned that in 2021, Jiang Ning took the initiative to return to the team at the critical moment of the team's first division, and was appointed to help the team succeed in the first division with his outstanding performance. 2022, he played a key role again in the team's first division to help Qingdao Hainiu return to the Chinese Super League after 9 years, which fulfilled the Qingdao people's ardent expectation, and greatly enhanced the cohesion of the city.
Now, Qingdao Hainiu returns to the Chinese Super League and faces new challenges. As the captain of the team, Jiang Ning will join hands with the team and embark on a new journey.
This season, Qingdao Hainiu has brought in a number of foreign players, such as Saric, Forbes, Kang Gua and Andrejevic, as well as local players Ma Xingyu and Xu Dong. At the same time, the team also plans to add young players such as Gao Xuan, Sun Weijia, Liu Chanshuo, Jiang Hang, Chang Jingwei and Wang Tao. Compared with last season, the team's lineup has changed significantly, which requires Jiang Ning to give full play to his role as captain, assist the coaching team, create a united and hard-working team, and strive to achieve better results.
