Jiang Jiajun
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Jiang Jiajun (born January 8, 1990) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua
as a fullback or midfielder
in the Chinese Super League
.
youth team until he was promoted to the senior team during the 2009 football league season. He would go on to make his debut on October 31, 2009 in the last game of the season against Changsha Ginde in a 2-1 victory. The following season Miroslav Blažević
would come in as the Head manager and he would decide to move Jiang Jiajun to fullback during the season, this seemed to work as he would go on to a vital member of the team that ended the campaign in third. The following season would see Xi Zhikang become the new Shenhua coach and Jiang would see significantly more time in midfield where he would go on to score his first senior goal on 19 April, 2011 against Sydney FC
in a AFC Champions League
game, which ended in a 3-2 defeat.
where he was re-united with his previous manager Miroslav Blažević. Jiang would make his debut in a friendly on June 3, 2011 against the North Korean U-23 team in a 2-1 defeat. He would then be part of the squad that took part in the 2012 Olympic qualification
process that saw China being knocked-out by the Oman U-23 team.
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
as a fullback or midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
.
Club career
Jiang Jiajun would play for the Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
youth team until he was promoted to the senior team during the 2009 football league season. He would go on to make his debut on October 31, 2009 in the last game of the season against Changsha Ginde in a 2-1 victory. The following season Miroslav Blažević
Miroslav Blaževic
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
would come in as the Head manager and he would decide to move Jiang Jiajun to fullback during the season, this seemed to work as he would go on to a vital member of the team that ended the campaign in third. The following season would see Xi Zhikang become the new Shenhua coach and Jiang would see significantly more time in midfield where he would go on to score his first senior goal on 19 April, 2011 against Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
in a AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
game, which ended in a 3-2 defeat.
International career
After a impressive 2010 league season for Shenhua, Jiang would be called-up to the Chinese U-23 football teamChina national under-23 football team
The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
where he was re-united with his previous manager Miroslav Blažević. Jiang would make his debut in a friendly on June 3, 2011 against the North Korean U-23 team in a 2-1 defeat. He would then be part of the squad that took part in the 2012 Olympic qualification
2012 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament is the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification, where AFC have three spots for automatic qualifiers and a spot for inter-continental play-off against the...
process that saw China being knocked-out by the Oman U-23 team.