Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.3
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.22
goals / match
Shanghai Shenhua
top club · 111 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#213
goals rank
#240
assists rank
55
season goals
14
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
€400k
top transfer fee · 01/02
19
best season · 1995
108 / 15
int'l caps / goals
246Appearances
55Goals
14Assists
30Yellow cards
5Red cards
109Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Zhiyi Fan |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 范志毅 |
| Date of birth | 1969-11-06 (56 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Yangpu, Shanghai, China |
| Citizenship |  China |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2006-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2006
Transfer: Rangers → Retired
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: SH Shenhua SVA → Rangers
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Rangers
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2004
Transfer: Rangers → SH Shenhua SVA
03/04 · Transfer
Oct 2003
Transfer: Cardiff → Rangers
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Rangers
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Cardiff City
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Dundee FC → Cardiff
02/03 · Transfer
Jun 2002
Transfer: SH COSCO Huili → Dundee FC
01/02 · Return from loan
Mar 2002
Transfer: Dundee FC → SH COSCO Huili
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Crystal Palace, Dundee FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Dundee FC
01/02 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 2000
00/01 — Crystal Palace
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Crystal Palace
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
1998 — Shanghai Shenhua
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
98/99 — Crystal Palace
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: SH Shenhua → Crystal Palace
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
1997 — Shanghai Shenhua
23 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
1996 — Shanghai Shenhua
27 matches · 13 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Shanghai Shenhua
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
1995 — Shanghai Shenhua
29 matches · 19 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
1994 — Shanghai Shenhua
21 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1994
Transfer: SH Shenhua Yth. → SH Shenhua
93/94 · Transfer
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.07/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.07/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
Crystal Palace
64.6%
Shanghai Shenhua
16.0%
Rangers
6.9%
Cardiff City
0.0%
Dundee FC
12.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 6,328 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 1994 | 96/97 | 111 | 47 | 13 | 1,573 |
| Rangers | 2 | 03/04 | 05/06 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 675 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundee FC | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1,227 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,421 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1,188 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 96/97 | Asian Club Championship | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 285 |
| 1998 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 371 |
| 1996 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 1996 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 213 |
| 1996 | Super Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 1995 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 1995 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 126 |
| 1994 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 203 |
| 05/06 | First Division | Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Hong Kong FA Cup | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Senior Shield | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675 |
| 03/04 | Hong Kong League Cup | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | EFL Trophy | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,227 |
| 01/02 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2,359 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | SH Shenhua Yth. | SH Shenhua | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | SH Shenhua | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Crystal Palace | Dundee FC | Transfer | 0 | €400k |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-01 | Dundee FC | SH COSCO Huili | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | SH COSCO Huili | Dundee FC | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Dundee FC | Cardiff | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-10-11 | Cardiff | Rangers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-09 | Rangers | SH Shenhua SVA | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | SH Shenhua SVA | Rangers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Rangers | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #5598 | — | 108 | 15 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 22 |
| 1994 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | 21 |
| 1996 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 22 |
| 1996 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 22 |
| 1997 | Jia A | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 22 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | SH COSCO Huili | Dundee FC | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-01 | Dundee FC | SH COSCO Huili | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 96/97 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 2,601 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 98/99 | 32 | 1,368 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.66 |
| 96/97 | 4 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 371 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 |
| 1996 | 27 | 423 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 1995 | 29 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 1994 | 21 | 203 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 |
| 05/06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 17 | 1,227 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 00/01 | 33 | 2,359 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Jia A
94 apps
38 G
11 A
Chinese FA Cup
12 apps
7 G
1 A
First Division
88 apps
4 G
0 A
League Cup
9 apps
2 G
0 A
First Division
11 apps
1 G
1 A
Asian Club Championship
4 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership
14 apps
1 G
0 A
Super Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Second Division
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Zhiyi Fan
Who is Zhiyi Fan?
Zhiyi Fan is a China professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Zhiyi Fan?
Zhiyi Fan is 56 years old. He was born on November 6, 1969 in Yangpu, Shanghai.
What position does Zhiyi Fan play?
Zhiyi Fan plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Zhiyi Fan play for?
Zhiyi Fan currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Zhiyi Fan scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Zhiyi Fan has scored 55 goals in 246 appearances.