Tianyi Gao
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Shanghai Shenhua
at Shanghai Shenhua
848 days · joined 2024-01-28
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€650k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Beijing Guoan
top club · 74 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#1142
goals rank
#858
assists rank
13
season goals
37
season assists
Among 1,533 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€650k
peak value · 2025
€962k
top transfer fee · 20/21
3
best season · 2022
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-07-01 · 6 players total
231Appearances
13Goals
37Assists
45Yellow cards
0Red cards
43Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Tianyi Gao |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 高天意 |
| Date of birth | 1998-07-01 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China |
| Citizenship |  China |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Joined | 2024-01-28 |
| Contract expires | 2026-12-31 |
Jul 2025
2025 — Shanghai Shenhua
25 matches · 3 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Shanghai Shenhua
30 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Shanghai Shenhua
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2024
Transfer: BJ Guoan → SH Shenhua
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Beijing Guoan
27 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Beijing Guoan
26 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Beijing Guoan
21 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Jiangsu FC → BJ Guoan
20/21 · Transfer · €962k
Jul 2020
2020 — Jiangsu Suning
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2019
Transfer: SZ FC → JS Suning
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
Transfer: JS Suning → SZ FC
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Jiangsu Suning, Shenzhen FC
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Jiangsu Suning
24 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Jiangsu Suning
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: SZ FC → JS Suning
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Jiangsu Suning
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Shenzhen FC
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Without Club → SZ FC
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €650k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1209 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.23/90
Assists1 total · 0.23/90
G+A2 total · 0.46/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Shanghai Shenhua
42.6%
Beijing Guoan
44.5%
Jiangsu Suning
2.9%
Shenzhen FC
10.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 2024 | 24/25 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 1,652 |
| Beijing Guoan | 3 | 2021 | 2023 | 74 | 4 | 14 | 1,726 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 5 | 16/17 | 2020 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 113 |
| Shenzhen FC | 2 | 2016 | 2019 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 389 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | AFC Champions League | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 2025 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 2025 | Chinese Super Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Super League | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 645 |
| 2024 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chinese Super Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Super League | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 541 |
| 2023 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1,225 |
| 2022 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 501 |
| 2021 | Chinese FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Chinese FA Cup | Jiangsu Suning | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CSL Championship Play-Offs | Jiangsu Suning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Super League | Jiangsu Suning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chinese FA Cup | Jiangsu Suning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Super League | Shenzhen FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 389 |
| 2019 | Super League | Jiangsu Suning | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 |
| 2018 | Chinese FA Cup | Jiangsu Suning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Super League | Jiangsu Suning | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Chinese FA Cup | Jiangsu Suning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Super League | Jiangsu Suning | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Chinese FA Cup | Shenzhen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | League One | Shenzhen FC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | AFC Champions League | Jiangsu Suning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-02-25 | Without Club | SZ FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-13 | SZ FC | JS Suning | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-29 | JS Suning | SZ FC | Loan | 125000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | SZ FC | JS Suning | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-16 | Jiangsu FC | BJ Guoan | Transfer | 250000 | €962k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-28 | BJ Guoan | SH Shenhua | Transfer | 450000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€650k
Peak€650k
Low€25k
Δ since start+€625k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €525k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53844 | #15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Team #36037 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #35185 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5598 | #14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ang Li | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ziming Wang | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zhongguo Chi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuning Zhang | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Sen Hou | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gang Wang | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sang-woo Kang | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Xizhe Zhang | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Xiang Ji | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Xiaotian Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super League | Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 26 |
| 2022 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | Super League | Shenzhen FC | 2 | 15 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Super League | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 22 |
| 2022 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 5 | 25 |
| 2021 | Super League | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 20 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | SZ FC | JS Suning | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-29 | JS Suning | SZ FC | Loan | — | €125k |
Last 50 matches for Shanghai Shenhua The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | CSL |
Chengdu Rongcheng | 1–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | CSL |
Shandong Taishan | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–0 | Wuhan Three Towns | Available |
| 2026-04-16 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–2 | Qingdao Hainiu | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–2 | Zhejiang Professional | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | CSL |
Shanghai Port FC | 1–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2026-04-02 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–1 | Yunnan Yukun | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | CSL |
Henan FC | 1–3 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–2 | Beijing Guoan | Available |
| 2025-06-30 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-06-26 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–0 | Meizhou Hakka | Available |
| 2025-06-16 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Chengdu Rongcheng | Available |
| 2025-05-26 | CSL |
Shenzhen Peng City | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-05-21 | CSL |
Henan FC | 1–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-05-15 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–0 | Qingdao Hainiu | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | CSL |
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 0–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-05-05 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 4–0 | Zhejiang Professional | Available |
| 2025-05-01 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 4–0 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | CSL |
Shanghai Port FC | 1–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | CSL |
Nantong Zhiyun | 0–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Beijing Guoan | Available |
| 2025-04-09 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 4–1 | Wuhan Three Towns | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | CSL |
Changchun Yatai | 1–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-03-31 | CSL |
Shandong Taishan | 0–3 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–0 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-03-03 | CSL |
Meizhou Hakka | 0–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | Changchun Yatai | Available |
| 2024-11-02 | CSL |
Chengdu Rongcheng | 1–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–2 | Shenzhen Peng City | Available |
| 2024-10-18 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | Henan FC | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | CSL |
Qingdao Hainiu | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-09-21 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–1 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Available |
| 2024-09-13 | CSL |
Zhejiang Professional | 3–4 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-08-17 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–1 | Shanghai Port FC | Available |
| 2024-08-10 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 5–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | Available |
| 2024-08-04 | CSL |
Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-07-29 | CSL |
Wuhan Three Towns | 0–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-07-22 | CSL |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 0–5 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-07-13 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–2 | Changchun Yatai | Available |
| 2024-07-06 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 6–0 | Shandong Taishan | Available |
| 2024-06-28 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 | Nantong Zhiyun | Available |
| 2024-06-08 | CSL |
Qingdao Hainiu | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-06-04 | CSL |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-05-28 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Henan FC | Available |
| 2024-05-23 | CSL |
Chengdu Rongcheng | 2–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-05-19 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Beijing Guoan | Available |
| 2024-05-13 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–1 | Wuhan Three Towns | Available |
| 2024-05-09 | CSL |
Shenzhen FC | 1–3 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2024-05-05 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 | Dalian Pro | Available |
| 2024-04-30 | CSL |
Shanghai Port FC | 1–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
Teams faced most often by Tianyi Gao's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao West Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 75% |
| Shandong Taishan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 75% |
| Shenzhen Peng City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
| Changchun Yatai | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 75% |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 100% |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 75% |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 75% |
| Henan FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50% |
| Meizhou Hakka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 100% |
| Wuhan Three Towns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 75% |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50% |
| Zhejiang Professional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 2019 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 723 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2024 | 30 | 541 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1,225 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 2022 | 26 | 501 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 502 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
177 apps
11 G
30 A
Chinese FA Cup
21 apps
1 G
3 A
AFC Champions League
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Chinese Super Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A
AFC Champions League
3 apps
0 G
1 A
League One
16 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Tianyi Gao
Who is Tianyi Gao?
Tianyi Gao is a China professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Shanghai Shenhua.
How old is Tianyi Gao?
Tianyi Gao is 27 years old. He was born on July 1, 1998 in Dalian, Liaoning.
What position does Tianyi Gao play?
Tianyi Gao plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Tianyi Gao play for?
Tianyi Gao currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua.
How many career goals has Tianyi Gao scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tianyi Gao has scored 13 goals in 231 appearances.
What is Tianyi Gao's market value?
Tianyi Gao's most recent reported market value is €650k.