Gan Rui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 11, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Chongqing, China | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2014 | Chongqing Lifan | 152 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Chengdu Qbao | 62 | (7) |
| 2018–2023 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 104 | (7) |
| Total | 318 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gan Rui (Chinese: 甘锐; born 11 January 1985) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for Chengdu Rongcheng, whom he captained during the club's rise from the fourth tier of Chinese football to the top-flight.
Club career[edit]
In 2005, Gan Rui started his professional footballer career with Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League.[1] He would eventually make his league debut for Chongqing on 11 March 2006 in a game against Liaoning Whowin, which ended in a 2-1 victory.[2] Unfortunately by the end of the season he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the season.[3] He would remain with the club as they eventually gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2008 campaign.[4]
On 26 February 2015, Gan transferred to China League Two side Nanjing Qianbao.[5] On 8 January 2016 the club relocated to the city of Chengdu and he would move with them as they renamed themselves Chengdu Qbao.[6] Chengdu Qbao withdrew from League Two in 2018 when the Qbao Group was under investigation with illegal fund raising.[7] On 20 March 2018, a phoenix club was formed by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Gan would join them as they participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League.[8] He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season.[9] He would captain the team as he aided them to a meteoric rise through the divisions as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2005 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | China League One | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | China League One | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 5 | ||
| Chengdu Qbao | 2015 | China League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 7 | ||||
| 2017 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2018 | Chinese Champions League | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2019 | China League Two | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 24 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 2005赛季中超联赛重庆力帆队参赛名单 at sina.com 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
- ^ 贾文鹏替补一箭封喉 重庆力克辽宁扬帆启航 at sohu.com 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
- ^ "China 2006". RSSSF. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "China 2008". RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ 甘锐夏金李华扬相继离开 一线队重庆籍球员仅剩五人 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-03-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ 关于南京钱宝足球俱乐部有限公司工商迁移并更名的公示 Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2016-01-13 Retrieved 2016-04-08
- ^ 中乙|新赛季准入名单：成都钱宝无缘 四川将上演德比 at people.com.cn 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-02 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 从头再来!成都兴城足球俱乐部正式成立 盼5年冲超 sina.com 2018-03-20 Retrieved 2018-06-07
- ^ "China 2019 > China League Two". RSSSF. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ 甘锐 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-09-17 (in Chinese) Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2014". soccerway.com. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
External links[edit]
- Gan Rui at Soccerway