Yuan Yung-cheng

Yuan Yung-cheng

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Taipei, Taiwan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Inter Sevilla
Youth career
	Guangzhou City
2018–2019	Alcobendas
2019	Getafe
2020–2021	Langreo
2021	Paterna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Tainan TSG	1	(0)
2021	Paterna B	1	(0)
2021–2022	Racing Rioja B	17	(4)
2022	Racing Rioja	2	(0)
2022–2023	Gran Tarajal	8	(0)
2023	River Ebro
2023–2024	Fuenlabrada	1	(0)
2024–	Inter Sevilla	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Yuan Yung-cheng (Chinese: 袁永誠; born 12 November 2002) is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Inter Sevilla.^[1][2]

Career

As a youth player, Yuan joined the youth academy of Chinese side Guangzhou City.^[3][4][5][6] In 2020, he signed for Tainan TSG in Taiwan, helping them win the league, their first major trophy.^[7][8][9] In 2021, he signed for Spanish fourth tier club Racing Rioja.^{[10][11][12][13]}

In 2022, Yuan signed for Gran Tarajal in the Spanish fifth tier.^{[14][15][16][17]}

References

1. "夢想有朝一日加入國家隊 袁永誠談台灣足球環境" (in Chinese). nownews.com. 23 September 2022.
2. "我希望3年內能夠踢進西甲 18歲台灣小將袁永誠的取西經之旅（三）" (in Chinese). foootball.cc.
3. "袁永誠舉債旅西 疫亂足球夢". chinatimes.com.
4. "台灣好小子袁永誠勇闖西班牙 袁家抵押房子2年投入300萬". ltsports.com.tw.
5. "15歲台灣小梅西拒中國入籍要求 9月挑戰西乙球隊測試". tw.appledaily.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
6. "「我希望3年內能夠踢進西甲」 18歲台灣小將袁永誠的取西經之旅（二）". foootball.cc.
7. "「我希望3年內能夠踢進西甲」 18歲台灣小將袁永誠的取西經之旅（一）". foootball.cc.
8. "Yuan Yung-cheng: Taiwan's first soccer pro in Europe". english.cw.com.tw.
9. "成為台灣第一位歐洲職業足球選手！靠這３大成功關鍵". marieclaire.com.tw.
10. "袁永誠：難過的時候就踢球吧". fountain.org.tw.
11. "沒想過犧牲多少，只在乎腳上那顆球能否射下榮耀——足球少年袁永誠專訪". brand.gamania.com.
12. "和西乙B職業隊Racing Rioja簽約兩年，袁永誠表示：看到合約時眼淚直接流下來". sportsv.net.
13. "Taiwanese wins professional European soccer contract for first time". ocacnews.net.
14. "努力追夢 袁永誠不怕孤獨". tw.news.yahoo.com.
15. "獨自在西班牙過「比吃牢飯還差」的生活！熱血足球少年成台灣第一人". sportz.im.
16. "踢上西甲目標從未改變 袁永誠：相信自己做得到". gogoal.com.tw.
17. "袁永誠興奮加盟UD大塔拉哈爾 盼助隊晉升西乙B聯賽". gogoal.com.tw.

External links

• Yuan Yung-cheng at BDFutbol
• Yuan Yung-cheng at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)