Mei Fang

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Mei.
Mei Fang
梅方
Fang with China in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mei Fang[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2008
Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008
Wuhan Optics Valley
 0 (0)
2009–2013
Wuhan Zall
 107 (7)
2014–2021
Guangzhou FC
 106 (1)
Total 213 (8)
International career
2014–2019 China 24 (1)
Managerial career
2022-2023 Guangzhou FC (Assistant Coach)
2023- Guangxi Hengchen (Assistant Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mei Fang (Chinese: 梅方; pinyin: Méi Fāng; Mandarin pronunciation: [měɪ fáŋ]; born 14 November 1989) is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Mei Fang started his football career with

Hubei Luyin
which was newly founded by Wuhan's youth academy and Hubei's youth academy in early 2009.

Mei made his professional debut for Hubei during the 2009 season and quickly integrated himself as a starter as the club won promotion to

Guangzhou R&F and was handed to Cho Won-hee.[12]

After Wuhan relegated back to the second tier, Mei was linked with fellow

Guizhou Hengfeng.[17]

Mei announced his retirement on 10 March 2022.[18]

International career

Mei made his debut for the

Macedonia.[19] Mei was selected in China's 23-man squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup and played all 4 games in the tournament. On 12 November 2015, Mei scored his first international goal in a 12-0 victory over Bhutan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [20]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Optics Valley
 2008 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - - 0 0
Wuhan Zall
 2009 China League Two 13 1 - - - 13 1
2010 China League One 20 0 - - - 20 0
2011 20 2 0 0 - - 20 2
2012 26 2 1 0 - - 27 2
2013 Chinese Super League 28 2 1 0 - - 29 2
Total 107 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 109 7
Guangzhou Evergrande
 2014 Chinese Super League 18 1 2 0 5 0 0[a] 0 25 1
2015 21 0 0 0 9 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2016 25 0 7 0 2 0 0[a] 0 34 0
2017 13 0 2 0 4 0 0[a] 0 19 0
2018 10 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 10 0
2019 6 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 0
2020 10 0 1 0 4 0 - 15 0
2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0
Total 106 1 12 0 26 0 1 0 135 1
Career total 213 8 14 0 26 0 1 0 254 8
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2014 7 0
2015 12 1
2016 1 0
2017 2 0
2018 0 0
2019 2 0
Total 24 1

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2015
Helong Stadium, Changsha, China
  Bhutan 1–0 12–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ Mei Fang at Soccerway
  3. ^ "梅方汪洋今日赴法试训". Hubei Daily. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ^ "双子星汪洋梅方试训狼堡 拜仁前主帅将面授机宜". sohu. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ "汪洋梅方试训比甲球队 基本功一点也不逊色". sina. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ "实录：[中乙]湖南点杀湖北夺冠 功臣梅方失点球". sohu. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  7. ^ "国奥新星放弃留洋比利时 梅方决定留守绿茵战中甲". sina. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. ^ "武汉宣布前国奥大将留队 梅方：被卓尔诚意打动". sohu. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  9. ^ "汉军选出史上最年轻队长 老将忻峰辅佐小将梅方". sohu. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Jiangsu Sainty vs. Wuhan Zall 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Wuhan Zall vs Qingdao Jonoon 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. ^ "武汉卓尔宣布与主帅图拔科维奇解约 同时撤换队长". sina. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  13. ^ "大国安终要出手买人了! 卓尔队长梅方已接近加盟". Netease. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  14. ^ Atkins, Christopher. "GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE SHOCK RIVALS WITH MEI FANG CAPTURE". Wild East Football. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. ^ "GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) 4-2 MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS)". AFC. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  16. ^ "屋漏偏逢连夜雨!斯科拉里:梅方重伤6个月赛季报销". Netease. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  17. ^ "中超-塔利斯卡戴帽助郜林神倒钩 10人恒大4-0贵州". Sina. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  18. ^ "前国脚梅方宣布退役：告别的时刻终究还是到了". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  19. ^ "热身赛-佩兰首秀于汉超高迪破门 国足2-0马其顿". xinhuanet.com. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  20. ^ "梅方". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ 足协杯-黄博文世界波救主 恒大总分3-3苏宁夺冠 (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Wuhan Zall F.C.
captain
2012–2013 		Succeeded by
Cho Won-Hee
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mei_Fang&oldid=1219073708"