Zhao Mingjian

Zhao Mingjian broke into the senior team of Dalian Shide at the beginning of the 2005 Chinese Super League season after graduating from their youth team. He would make his debut senior appearance for Dalian on 22 May 2005 against Shanghai Shenhua in a 2–1 defeat. As a promising midfielder Zhao Mingjian would play in several further games during the season and go on to win the league title and Chinese FA Cup with Dalian at the end of the league season. The following seasons he would gradually establish himself as a squad regular within the team, however it was during the 2008 Chinese Super League season when Zhao confirmed himself as a vital member within the club by playing in the majority of the season and also scoring his first league goal against Changchun Yatai on November 9, 2008, in a 3–2 defeat. He became one of the few constants within the team that went through a transitional period where several managers and many youth players came in during a very disappointing season which saw the team flirt with relegation. The following season saw him continue his role as the team's first choice right-midfielder and with a young squad saw the team finish in a more respectable eighth within the league. At the end of the 2012 Chinese Super League season Dalian Shide was sold off to rival football club Dalian Aerbin F.C. after the club's owner Xu Ming was arrested for bribery. On 6 January 2013, Zhao joined fellow top-tier club Shandong Luneng for a reported 15 million Yuan. He…

Zhao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 24 March 2016 in a 4–0 win against Maldives.

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2024.

Club

Dalian Shide

Chinese Super League: 2005 Chinese FA Cup: 2005 Shandong Luneng

Chinese FA Cup: 2014 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2015 Kunshan

China League One: 2022