Jia Tianzi

Jia Tianzi
贾天子

Personal information
Full name	Jia Tianzi
Date of birth	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2008	Mingyu Football School
2008–2010	Sichuan Youth
2011–2012	Casa Pia
2012	Real Massamá
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011-2012	Sichuan FC	21	(3)
2013	Amora	1	(1)
2013–2014	Covilhã	1	(0)
2014–2016	Shanghai Shenxin	19	(0)
2017–2021	Shanghai SIPG	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia.

Jia Tianzi (Chinese: 贾天子; pinyin: Jiǎ Tiānzǐ; born 28 February 1994 in Chengdu) is a Chinese footballer

Club career

In 2011, Jia started his senior football career with China League Two club Sichuan FC. He went to Portugal following Chinese Football Association 500.com Stars Project in the end of 2011. He joined Casa Pia youth team system and returned to Sichuan FC in June 2012. After scoring three goals in three matches of the 2012 season, he transferred to another Portuguese club Real Sport Clube. Jia joined Terceira Divisão side Amora in January 2013. On 3 March 2013, he made his senior debut and scored first goal at Portugal in a 2–1 away defeat against Lourinhanense.^[1] He made a free transfer to Segunda Liga side S.C. Covilhã in September 2013.^[2] On 8 December 2013, he made his debut for Covilhã in a league match against C.D. Aves where he coming on as a substitute for Inters Gui in the 87th minute.^[3]

Jia joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin in July 2014.^[4] He made his debut for Shanghai Shenxin on 6 August 2014 in the 2014 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua, coming on for Hou Junjie in the 58th minute.^[5] He made his Super League debut three days later on 9 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat against Guizhou Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Xu Wen in the 62nd minute.^[6]

On 5 February 2017, Jia moved to Super League side Shanghai SIPG.^[7]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.^[8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sichuan FC	2011	China League Two	18	0	-		-		-		18	0
	2012		3	3	-		-		-		3	3
	Total		21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
Amora	2012–13	Terceira Divisão	1	1	0	0	-		-		1	1
Covilhã	2013–14	Segunda Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	-		2	0
Shanghai Shenxin	2014	Chinese Super League	2	0	1	0	-		-		3	0
	2015		14	0	1	0	-		-		15	0
	2016	China League One	3	0	1	0	-		-		4	0
	Total		19	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Shanghai SIPG	2017	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	0	0
Career total			42	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	46	4

References

1. "Lourinhanense 2 - 1 Amora". foradejogo.net. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. "Mercado: OFICIAL - Avançado e médio chineses reforçam plantel do Covilhã". futebol365.net. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
3. "Sporting Covilhã vs. Desportivo Aves 2 - 0". soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "成耀东:申鑫的实力就是中下游 贾天子望进18人名单". sina. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
5. "足协杯-恩里克莫雷诺各两球 申花4-2申鑫挺进4强". sina. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
6. "中超-中立柱横梁后尤里绝杀 人和客场1-0胜申鑫". sina. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
7. "上港官宣原申鑫23岁小将加盟 新赛季批19号球衣". sohu. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
8. "贾天子". sodasoccer.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
9. "Tianzi Jia". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 January 2017.

External links

• Jia Tianzi at WorldFootball.net