Gan Rui

Gan Rui
甘锐
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Chongqing, Sichuan, China
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Chongqing Lifan 152 (5)
2015–2017 Chengdu Qbao 62 (7)
2018–2023 Chengdu Rongcheng 104 (7)
Total 318 (19)
Managerial career
2024– Chengdu Rongcheng (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gan Rui (Chinese: 甘锐; born 11 January 1985) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for Chengdu Rongcheng, whom he captained during the club's rise from the fourth tier of Chinese football to the top-flight.

Club career

In 2005, Gan Rui started his professional footballer career with Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League. He would eventually make his league debut for Chongqing on 11 March 2006 in a game against Liaoning Whowin, which ended in a 2-1 victory. Unfortunately by the end of the season he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the season. He would remain with the club as they eventually gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2008 campaign.

On 26 February 2015, Gan transferred to China League Two side Nanjing Qianbao. On 8 January 2016 the club relocated to the city of Chengdu and he would move with them as they renamed themselves Chengdu Qbao. Chengdu Qbao withdrew from League Two in 2018 when the Qbao Group was under investigation with illegal fund raising. On 20 March 2018, a phoenix club was formed by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Gan would join them as they participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League. He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season. He would captain the team as he aided them to a meteoric rise through the divisions as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chongqing Lifan2005Chinese Super League000000-00
200621100--211
2007China League One50---50
2008120---120
2009Chinese Super League191---191
2010200---200
2011China League One24100--241
201229200--292
201322010--230
20140000--00
Total 15251000001535
Chengdu Qbao2015China League Two19110--201
201619522--217
201724111--252
Total 6274300006610
Chengdu Rongcheng2018Chinese Champions League------
2019China League Two31510--325
2020China League One14010--150
202132200-20342
2022Chinese Super League17022--192
2023Chinese Super League10010--110
Total 10475200201119
Career total 31819105002033024
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

Chongqing Lifan

References

  1. ↑ 2005赛季中超联赛重庆力帆队参赛名单 at sina.com 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
  2. ↑ 贾文鹏替补一箭封喉　重庆力克辽宁扬帆启航 at sohu.com 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
  3. ↑ "China 2006". RSSSF. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ↑ "China 2008". RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. ↑ 甘锐夏金李华扬相继离开 一线队重庆籍球员仅剩五人 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-03-25 (in Chinese)
  6. ↑ 关于南京钱宝足球俱乐部有限公司工商迁移并更名的公示 Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2016-01-13 Retrieved 2016-04-08
  7. ↑ 中乙|新赛季准入名单：成都钱宝无缘 四川将上演德比 at people.com.cn 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-02 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ 从头再来!成都兴城足球俱乐部正式成立 盼5年冲超 sina.com 2018-03-20 Retrieved 2018-06-07
  9. ↑ "China 2019 > China League Two". RSSSF. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  10. ↑ "2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  11. ↑ 甘锐 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-09-17 (in Chinese) Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2014". soccerway.com. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-08-05.