Nantong Zhiyun
China · China League One · China League One
Squad value
€1.83m
About Nantong Zhiyun
Nantong Zhiyun Football Club is a Chinese professional football club based in Rugao, Jiangsu, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Nantong Zhiyun plays its home matches at the Rugao Olympic Sports Center, located within Rugao. The club was founded on 13 March 2016 by Fan Bing with the support from the Rugao and Nantong municipal governments, and the Jiangsu provincial government. The club name Zhiyun derives from Zhiyun Tower, a tower of historic significance in Nantong, and is depicted on its club badge.
Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset
Squad size9active players
Avg age30years
Domestic7China
Foreigners222% of squad
EU passport1non-EU: 8
Nationalities4different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
1
18–22
0
23–26
4
27–30
4
31+
Position breakdown
DEF
4 (44%)
MID
1 (11%)
FWD
4 (44%)
33%
foreign players
3 of 9
30.6y
avg squad age
4
Defenders
1
Midfielders
4
Attackers
11
seasons in dataset
2015 – 2025
58
players ever
€460k
biggest signing ever
€7k
biggest sale ever
20
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aleksandar Palocevic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 32 | Serbia | left | 180.00m | 2025-12-31 | €650k |
 Aleksandar Kolev |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 33 | Bulgaria Belgium | left | 192.00m | 2026-12-31 | €600k |
 Binbin Chen |
Attack - Left Winger | 27 | China | left | 177.00m | — | €150k |
 Boyan Jia |
Attack - Right Winger | 22 | China | right | 170.00m | — | €125k |
 Sheng Ma |
Defender - Centre-Back | 29 | China | 185.00m | 2025-12-31 | €100k | |
 Wei Liu |
Defender - Centre-Back | 33 | China | 190.00m | — | €75k | |
 Zilei Jiang |
Attack - Right Winger | 28 | China | right | 178.00m | — | €75k |
 Xin Luo |
Defender - Centre-Back | 36 | China | right | 182.00m | — | €25k |
 Zhongyi Qiu |
Defender - Centre-Back | 30 | China Australia | right | 183.00m | 2026-12-31 | €25k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Tohtaji Ablikim | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-10 | Zhongyi Qiu | Defender - Centre-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Haoyu Song | Defender - Right-Back | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Haoyu Song | Defender - Right-Back | SJZ Gongfu | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-20 | Boyan Jia | Attack - Right Winger | GC Zürich U21 | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-30 | Tong Guo | Goalkeeper | NT Zhiyun U21 | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-11 | Ben Yao | Defender - Centre-Back | JS Suning Res. | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-01 | Mychell Chagas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Grasshoppers | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-08 | — | CQ Liangjiang | Transfer | — | |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-24 | Jiahao Wang | Attack - Right Winger | Wolves U23 | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-26 | Jiahao Wang | Attack - Right Winger | Wolves U23 | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Wendi Zhao | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-04 | Wendi Zhao | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-31 | Dalun Gao | Midfield - Left Midfield | Jiangsu FC | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-11 | Qinghao Xue | Goalkeeper | SH Shenhua | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-09 | Qinghao Xue | Goalkeeper | SH Shenhua | Loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-03-30 | Shuhao Zhao | Defender - Left-Back | WH Three Towns | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Shuhao Zhao | Defender - Left-Back | SJZ Gongfu | Return from loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-27 | Haoqian Zheng | Attack - Centre-Forward | SH Port Res. | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-04 | Zhao Chen | Goalkeeper | QD West Coast | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Zhao Chen | Goalkeeper | CQ Tongliangl. | Return from loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-23 | Cong Huang | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Cova Piedade 23 | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-12-31 | Cong Huang | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | NJ City | Return from loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-27 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | SH SIPG | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-29 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | SH Port | Loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-18 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | SH Port Res. | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-28 | Wenjie Lei | Attack - Left Winger | SH Port | Loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-26 | Wenjie Lei | Attack - Left Winger | SH Port | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-31 | Xiaofan Xie | Midfield | Jiangsu FC | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-30 | Abdou Traoré | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Giresunspor | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-06 | Yaoshengxuan Wu | Goalkeeper | SX KQ Yuejia | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-10 | Zilei Jiang | Attack - Right Winger | WH FC | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-12 | Zhijie Gao | Attack - Centre-Forward | SH SIPG | Loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-27 | Zhijie Gao | Attack - Centre-Forward | SH SIPG | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-06 | Fujun Chen | Midfield - Central Midfield | SZ FC Res. | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-16 | Huachen Zhang | Midfield - Central Midfield | SH SIPG | Loan | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-03-09 | Wei Liu | Defender - Centre-Back | JS Suning | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-20 | — | Radnicki 1923 | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-26 | Jesús Godínez | Attack - Centre-Forward | Chivas | Transfer | €460k |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-12 | Oumar Camara | Attack - Left Winger | Beroe | Transfer | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-01 | Tohtaji Ablikim | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-19 | Haoyu Song | Defender - Right-Back | SJZ Gongfu | Loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-15 | Haoyu Song | Defender - Right-Back | QD West Coast | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-06 | Xianglong Geng | Defender - Centre-Back | JN Xingzhou | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-28 | Tong Guo | Goalkeeper | SZ Dongwu | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-06 | Ben Yao | Defender - Centre-Back | SZ Dongwu | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-01 | Mychell Chagas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-30 | — | SC Jiuniu | Transfer | — | |
| 20/21 | 2020-12-31 | Jiahao Wang | Attack - Right Winger | Wolves U23 | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-03-08 | Jiahao Wang | Attack - Right Winger | GX Lanhang | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-01 | Wendi Zhao | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-01 | Wendi Zhao | Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-06 | Dalun Gao | Midfield - Left Midfield | SZ Dongwu | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Qinghao Xue | Goalkeeper | SH Shenhua | Return from loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Qinghao Xue | Goalkeeper | SH Shenhua | Return from loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-04 | Shuhao Zhao | Defender - Left-Back | SJZ Gongfu | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-20 | Shuhao Zhao | Defender - Left-Back | BZ Huilong | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-17 | Haoqian Zheng | Attack - Centre-Forward | WH Three Towns | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-27 | Zhao Chen | Goalkeeper | CQ Tongliangl. | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-17 | Zhao Chen | Goalkeeper | GD GZ-Power | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-25 | Cong Huang | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | NJ City | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-14 | Cong Huang | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | GD GZ-Power | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | SH SIPG | Return from loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-11-13 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | SH Port | Return from loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-10 | Lai Wei | Defender - Left-Back | DL K'un City | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-12-31 | Wenjie Lei | Attack - Left Winger | SH Port | Return from loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Wenjie Lei | Attack - Left Winger | SH Port | Return from loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-01 | Xiaofan Xie | Midfield | NT Zhiyun Res. | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Abdou Traoré | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-01 | Yaoshengxuan Wu | Goalkeeper | SH MHI Lions | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-31 | Zhijie Gao | Attack - Centre-Forward | SH SIPG | Return from loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-11 | Zhijie Gao | Attack - Centre-Forward | SX Beyond Res. | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-05 | Fujun Chen | Midfield - Central Midfield | IM Caoshangfei | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-11-13 | Huachen Zhang | Midfield - Central Midfield | SH Port | Return from loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-28 | — | Without Club | Transfer | — | |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Jesús Godínez | Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-06 | Oumar Camara | Attack - Left Winger | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-27 | — | CQ Dangdai Lif. | Transfer | €7k | |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-01 | — | YW Lejian | Transfer | — | |
| 20/21 | 2020-12-31 | Xiaodong Shi | Goalkeeper | SH Port | Return from loan | — |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| China | 6 | 66.7% |
| Serbia | 1 | 11.1% |
| Bulgaria Belgium | 1 | 11.1% |
| China Australia | 1 | 11.1% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2025 | League One |
| 2024 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2024 | Super League |
| 2023 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2023 | Super League |
| 2022 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2022 | League One |
| 2021 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2021 | League One |
| 2020 | CL1 Relegation Stage |
| 2020 | League One |
| 2019 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2019 | League One |
| 2018 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2018 | League Two Playoffs |
| 2018 | League Two South |
| 2017 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2017 | League Two Playoffs |
| 2017 | League Two South |
| 2016 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2016 | League Two Playoffs |
| 2016 | League Two South |
| 2015 | Chinese FA Cup |
| 2015 | League Two B |
| Date | Comp | Stage | Home | Score | Away | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-29 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Wuhan Three Towns | 1–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | W |
| 2025-06-25 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–1 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | D |
| 2025-06-14 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–1 | Shenzhen Peng City | L |
| 2025-05-26 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Beijing Guoan | 5–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2025-05-21 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–1 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | D |
| 2025-05-17 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Zhejiang Professional | 5–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2025-05-10 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Qingdao Hainiu | 2–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | D |
| 2025-05-05 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 2–3 | Changchun Yatai | L |
| 2025-04-30 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Shandong Taishan | 3–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2025-04-26 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Qingdao West Coast | 0–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | W |
| 2025-04-20 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | L |
| 2025-04-13 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Henan FC | 1–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | D |
| 2025-04-09 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–3 | Shanghai Port FC | L |
| 2025-04-05 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–0 | Meizhou Hakka | W |
| 2025-03-30 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Chengdu Rongcheng | 1–0 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2025-03-09 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–3 | Wuhan Three Towns | L |
| 2025-03-02 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 1–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | D |
| 2024-11-02 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Shenzhen Peng City | 2–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2024-10-27 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–3 | Beijing Guoan | L |
| 2024-10-20 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 0–0 | Nantong Zhiyun | D |
| 2024-09-28 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 3–2 | Zhejiang Professional | W |
| 2024-09-22 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 2–1 | Qingdao Hainiu | W |
| 2024-09-14 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Changchun Yatai | 3–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2024-08-16 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–3 | Qingdao West Coast | L |
| 2024-08-10 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Shanghai Shenhua | 5–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2024-08-04 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 1–1 | Henan FC | D |
| 2024-07-26 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Shanghai Port FC | 8–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2024-07-21 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–2 | Shandong Taishan | L |
| 2024-07-13 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Meizhou Hakka | 2–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | L |
| 2024-07-07 | CSL | REGULAR SEASON | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–1 | Chengdu Rongcheng | L |
Aggregated from 30 completed matches across all competitions in season 2024.
Record
5W-7D-18L
0.73 pts/game
Goals scored
32
1.07 per match
Goals conceded
66
2.20 per match
Goal difference
-34
Clean sheets
3
10% of matches
Failed to score
8
27% of matches
Home vs Away
Home record
3W-3D-9L
13-27 goals
Away record
2W-4D-9L
19-39 goals
Highlights
Biggest win
2–0
Qingdao West Coast vs Nantong Zhiyun · Apr 26, 2025
Heaviest loss
1–8
Shanghai Port FC vs Nantong Zhiyun · Jul 26, 2024
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Kolev |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Bulgaria Belgium | 7 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
| Boyan Jia |
Attack - Right Winger |  China |
21 | 400 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.68 |
| Binbin Chen |
Attack - Left Winger | China |
19 | 378 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.43 | 2.38 |
| Aleksandar Palocevic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield |  Serbia |
16 | 255 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.76 | 0.71 | 2.47 |
| Xin Luo |
Defender - Centre-Back | China |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sheng Ma |
Defender - Centre-Back | China |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wei Liu |
Defender - Centre-Back | China |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Zilei Jiang |
Attack - Right Winger | China |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Haoyu Song |
Defender - Right-Back | China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Zhongyi Qiu |
Defender - Centre-Back | China Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about Nantong Zhiyun
What is Nantong Zhiyun?
Nantong Zhiyun is a professional football club based in China, competing in China League One.
How many players are in Nantong Zhiyun's squad?
Nantong Zhiyun currently has 9 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does Nantong Zhiyun play in?
Nantong Zhiyun plays in China League One.
When was Nantong Zhiyun founded?
Nantong Zhiyun was founded in 2016.