Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Beijing Guoan
top club · 229 apps
Position rank · 2024
#63
goals rank
#101
assists rank
62
season goals
42
season assists
Among 807 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€725k
peak value · 2015
€4.20m
top transfer fee · 14/15
9
best season · 2013
102 / 41
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1988-04-18 · 6 players total
385Appearances
62Goals
42Assists
66Yellow cards
2Red cards
100Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dabao Yu |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 于大宝 |
| Date of birth | 1988-04-18 (38 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Qingdao, China |
| Citizenship |  China |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2025-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Jan 2025
Transfer: BJ Guoan → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Beijing Guoan
16 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Beijing Guoan
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Beijing Guoan
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Beijing Guoan
15 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Beijing Guoan
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Beijing Guoan
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Beijing Guoan
27 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Beijing Guoan
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Beijing Guoan
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Beijing Guoan
13 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2016
2016 — Beijing Guoan
26 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Beijing Guoan
31 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: DL Aerbin → BJ Guoan
14/15 · Transfer · €4.20m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Beijing Guoan
8 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Dalian Aerbin
28 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Dalian Aerbin
33 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Dalian Aerbin
27 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2012
Transfer: TJ Teda → DL Aerbin
11/12 · Transfer · €2.44m
Jul 2011
2011 — Tianjin Teda
27 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Tianjin Teda
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Tianjin Teda
22 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2010
Transfer: Benfica → TJ Teda
09/10 · Transfer
Dec 2009
Transfer: Mafra → Benfica
09/10 · Return from loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Benfica → Mafra
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — CD Mafra
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2009
Transfer: Oliv. Moscavide → Benfica
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Benfica → Oliv. Moscavide
08/09 · Loan
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jun 2008
Transfer: Desportivo Aves → Benfica
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Benfica → Desportivo Aves
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — SL Benfica, Desportivo Aves (- 2020)
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €725k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 674 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2024. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 1.06/90
Assists1 total · 0.35/90
G+A4 total · 1.41/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.35/90
Minutes played by club
Beijing Guoan
64.1%
Dalian Aerbin
19.8%
Tianjin Teda
13.2%
CD Mafra
0.0%
SL Benfica
0.0%
Desportivo Aves (- 2020)
2.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 13 | 14/15 | 2024 | 229 | 28 | 21 | 5,748 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 3 | 2012 | 2014 | 88 | 18 | 20 | 1,780 |
| Tianjin Teda | 3 | 10/11 | 2011 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 1,182 |
| CD Mafra | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desportivo Aves (- 2020) | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 259 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 181 |
| 2023 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 647 |
| 2021 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,139 |
| 2020 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CSL Championship Play-Offs | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 590 |
| 2019 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chinese Super Cup | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 563 |
| 2018 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 594 |
| 2017 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2017 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 554 |
| 2016 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| 2016 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 452 |
| 2015 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 384 |
| 2014 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 777 |
| 2013 | Chinese FA Cup | Dalian Aerbin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 334 |
| 2013 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 29 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 300 |
| 2012 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 369 |
| 2011 | Chinese FA Cup | Tianjin Teda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 |
| 2011 | Super League | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 303 |
| 2010 | Super League | Tianjin Teda | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 293 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | AFC Champions League | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | AFC Champions League | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 163 |
| 14/15 | AFC CL-Qualification | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | AFC Champions League | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 424 |
| 09/10 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Carlsberg Cup | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Liga Portugal 2 | Desportivo Aves (- 2020) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 259 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Benfica U19 | Benfica | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Benfica | Desportivo Aves | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Desportivo Aves | Benfica | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Benfica | Oliv. Moscavide | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Oliv. Moscavide | Benfica | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Benfica | Mafra | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Mafra | Benfica | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Benfica | TJ Teda | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-02-01 | TJ Teda | DL Aerbin | Transfer | 250000 | €2.44m |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | DL Aerbin | BJ Guoan | Transfer | 500000 | €4.20m |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | BJ Guoan | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Metatarsal fracture | 2008-08-25 | 2008-11-25 | 93 | 13 |
| 16/17 | Outer ligament problems | 2017-05-07 | 2017-05-31 | 25 | 4 |
Current€25k
Peak€725k
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €475k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €475k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €725k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €625k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €675k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #28420 | #22 | 14 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #26944 | #10 | 23 | 17 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5598 | #22 | 65 | 19 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xizhe Zhang | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Lei Li | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zhongguo Chi | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ziming Wang | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pengxiang Jin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gang Wang | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuning Zhang | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Peng Lü | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chengdong Zhang | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sen Hou | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Viera | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tong Zhou | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cédric Bakambu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chong Zhang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Yennaris | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanchao Yu | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 8 | 29 |
| 2011 | Super League | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 25 |
| 2012 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 6 | 27 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 8 | 27 |
| 2013 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 6 | 29 |
| 2014 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 6 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Mafra | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Benfica | Mafra | Loan | — | €100k |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Oliv. Moscavide | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Benfica | Oliv. Moscavide | Loan | — | €100k |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Desportivo Aves | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Benfica | Desportivo Aves | Loan | — | €100k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal | |
| 2018 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 647 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.11 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 11 | 590 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2019 | 27 | 563 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
| 2018 | 27 | 594 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 2017 | 13 | 621 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 26 | 792 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 2015 | 31 | 384 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 2014 | 28 | 777 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 2013 | 33 | 634 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2012 | 27 | 369 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 2011 | 27 | 465 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 2010 | 22 | 293 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 19/20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 8 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 10/11 | 6 | 424 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 07/08 | 12 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
320 apps
53 G
38 A
Chinese FA Cup
24 apps
5 G
4 A
AFC Champions League
23 apps
3 G
0 A
Liga Portugal 2
9 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Dabao Yu
Who is Dabao Yu?
Dabao Yu is a China professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Dabao Yu?
Dabao Yu is 38 years old. He was born on April 18, 1988 in Qingdao.
What position does Dabao Yu play?
Dabao Yu plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Dabao Yu play for?
Dabao Yu currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Dabao Yu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dabao Yu has scored 62 goals in 385 appearances.