In this season's Chinese Super League, the total number of registered players is as high as 521, of which 147 players are U23 and below, accounting for 28.21%. With the first three rounds of matches coming to an end, how did these young players perform?
After three rounds of matches, the total playing time of U23 players reached 4,956 minutes, with 46 appearances, 92 trips, 3 goals and 1 assist. Overall, these numbers aren't great.
In terms of playing time, Henan ranked first with 4 men and 10 players totaling 438 minutes. Although Dilimurati, Han Dong and Niu Ziyi did not play more than 200 minutes individually, Henan's performance is still quite good compared to those teams that play mainly one U23. Javier promoted Niu Ziyi last season, and he still has a chance this season; Han Dong, who played a few minutes in stoppage time in the last game against Guangzhou City, has been reused this season, starting both games, and even though he was subbed out midway through both, 146 minutes is quite a lot; Dilimurati has been playing as a U23 since 2019, and with his move to Henan this season, he still has the most minutes of any U23 on the team Players.
The Dalian Ren, who ranked first in total U23 playing time last season, are currently second, with 7 men and 11 players playing a total of 376 minutes. However, the only U23 player who can play as a starter at the moment is Shan Huanhuan, but his playing time (215 minutes) is only ninth on the team, so it's safe to say that most of the U23s on the team aren't indispensable at the moment in the opinion of head coach Jose.
It's worth noting that this season, Dalianers are the team with the most U23 enrollments at 15, higher than Guangzhou's 13 and Guoan's 12. In fact, last season, Dalianers were not only the team with the most total U23 appearances, but also the team with the highest number of U23 appearances, as they had 10, just like Hebei.
In third place was Canton City, with four men and six players playing a total of 365 minutes, however, they had a small enrollment of six, tied with Canyon for the fewest.
The teams with the least number of U23 appearances and trips were Shenhua and Cangzhou, both with 1 man and 3 trips, with Shenhua using Wen Jiabao and Cangzhou using Hemiti.
There are 18 U23 players who have played more than 100 minutes, 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 who had full time last year, and if there are no accidents this season, full time will not be a big problem. 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.
In addition, among the top 10 U23 players in terms of playing time last year, Wen (3rd, 1449 minutes), Hemiti (9th, 1151 minutes), and Zhou Junchen (10th, 1146 minutes) are still the mainstays of the team, except that Hemiti has changed owners.
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 and scored a goal in the first two rounds. In fact, he's been playing in the Premier League since 2018.
The U23 players who are currently scoring goals are Guo Tianyu and Wu Shaocong, in addition to Zhou Junchen. Among them, Guo Tianyu has been playing in China since 2018 and scored 4 goals in 16 games last season, while Wu Shaochong played in China in 2019 and scored 1 goal last season.
The U23 players who have changed owners and played a lot of time like Hemiti are Abra Khan, Gao Tianyi, Dilimurati and Zhang Yufeng. Among them, Abraham is transferred from Henan to seaport, Gao Tianyi is from Jiangsu to join Guoan, Dilimurati is from Chongqing to join Henan, Zhang Yufeng is from Renhe to join Yatai.
Performing well was Gao Tianyi, who was out in China in 2017, after making policy appearances in 2017 and 2018 while at Jiangsu, and did not stand out despite a fair number of appearances and hours. 2019 and 2020 were in the team in a mop-up role, with 2019 once being a loan spell at Shamrock.
Gao Tianyi transferred to Guoan, initially the outside world is not optimistic, because Guoan midfield talent. But when he was given the opportunity to play because of his U23 status, both defense and offense, are very good, and there are even comments that, in him, see a little bit of Bieira's shadow.
In fact, after three rounds of matches, there aren't many newcomers among the U23 players who can play. Among the players who have played more than 100 minutes and have never played in the Chinese Super League before are only Abra Khan, Fang Hao and Mou Xuchen.
Free from Henan to join the seaport of Abra Khan may not have thought, his Super League debut came so quickly, and, for three consecutive rounds are starting, and played the whole game, become the team's first choice of U23, the wind completely overwhelmed the Chen Binbin.
After earning outside attention at Shaanxi Old City Roots, last year, Abra Khan had a successful trial in Henan, but 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 the Kashgar hometown buy Tijiang, Abrahan in addition to Xinjiang players generally have good physical quality, can run and dare to fight, confrontation strong, awareness and skills are also relatively top. Head coach Leko, also shaped, boldly use Abra Khan, "I do not believe in age big or small, only believe in good or bad, Abu performance is good, continue to work hard in the future." 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, who was loaned by Li Xiaopeng from his old boss Taishan, played in Brazil and spent last season on loan at Inner Mongolia in the Central League, where he did well with two goals in 12 games (seven starts) (both replays).
Fang Hao is relatively strong and has good skills, plus fast speed, is a blitz sharpshooter, last season had made a penalty kick. This season is Fang Hao's first time playing in the Chinese Super League, but he is not shy at all, 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.
