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{{short description|Chinese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Yu (Chinese surname)|Yu]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yu Hai <br> 于海
| image = Yu Hai.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Luoyang]], [[Henan]], China
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| fullname = Yu Hai
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Left winger]] / [[Left-back]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 2004–2006
| clubs1 = [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Xi'an Chanba]]
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = [[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]]
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2014
| clubs3 = [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]]
| caps3 = 160
| goals3 = 19
| years4 = 2015–2023
| clubs4 = [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
| caps4 = 157
| goals4 = 6
| totalcaps = 363
| totalgoals = 25
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]]
| nationalcaps1 = 71
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| manageryears1 = 2024-
| managerclubs1 = [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port B]] (Assistant Coach)
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalSport  | Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[EAFF E-1 Football Championship|EAFF Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 East Asian Football Championship|2010 Japan]] | [[2010 East Asian Football Championship Final squads#China|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 EAFF East Asian Cup|2015 China]] | [[2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Final squads#China|Team]]}}
}}

'''Yu Hai''' ({{zh|c=于海|p=Yú Hǎi}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|yu|2|-|h|ai|3|}}; born 4 June 1987) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] former professional footballer.

==Club career==

=== Shaanxi Chanba ===
Yu Hai started his football career with [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] in the 2004 season and he made his debut for the club on 16 May 2004 in a 2–2 draw against [[Qingdao Jonoon F.C.|Qingdao Etsong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2004&gameid=A01002|title=2-2 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2004-05-16|access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> Despite predominantly playing as a substitute throughout the season, he played a significant part in Shaanxi's third-place finish at the end of the season. By the following 2005 season, he established as a player with rising potential within the team and was starting in considerably more games within the team.

=== Vitesse ===
Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Yu transferred to [[Eredivisie]] side, [[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]] where he would make his debut for the club on 18 March 2007 in a 2–0 loss against [[FC Utrecht]]. His time at Vitesse proved unsuccessful as he was unable to establish himself within the team. He was released from Vitesse after the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] due to cruciate ligament damage which he suffered in July 2008.

=== Return to Shaanxi Chanba ===
Yu returned to Shaanxi at the start of the 2009 season where he played 29 league games and scored three goals by the end of the season. For the next few seasons, he became a regular for the club; and by the start of the 2012 season, Yu followed the club when it decided to move to Guizhou and rename themselves [[Guizhou Renhe F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|title=Only in the CSL: Shaanxi Chanba Moving to Guizhou in 2012|publisher=wildeastfootball.net |date= 2011-12-06|access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref>

On 1 December 2013, Yu scored twice in a 2-0 home win against [[Guangzhou Evergrande]] in the first leg of [[2013 Chinese FA Cup]] final. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-12-01/17556912336.shtml|title=足协杯-埃神染红于海2球 恒大2球被吹0-2负人和|publisher=Sina Sports|date= 2013-12-01|access-date=2024-01-05}}</ref> He scored again in the second leg which ended as a 2-1 away defeat, scoring all 3 goals in a 3-2 aggregated win which saw Renhe win their first major trophy in club history, and prevented Evergrande from winning an unprecedented Treble in Chinese football history, as they had already won the [[2013 Chinese Super League]] and [[2013 AFC Champions League]] before the FA Cup final.

=== Shanghai Port ===
On 27 February 2015, Yu transferred to fellow [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] (later to be renamed as [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]).<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20150227/n409199576.shtml 上港宣布三新援:于海杨博宇埃弗拉加盟引援收官] at sports.sohu.com 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-27</ref> He made his debut in a league game and scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20150307/n409462376.shtml|title=中超-孔卡献助攻于海轰首球 上港2-1舜天|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date= 2015-03-07|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> By the [[2018 Chinese Super League]] season the Head coach, [[Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1968)|Vítor Pereira]] would convert Yu into a left-back, which saw Shanghai SIPG win their first league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2018.html|title=China 2018|date=2019-03-07|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> He won his second Chinese Super League title with Shanghai Port in the 2023 season.

On 5 January 2024, Yu announced his retirement from professional football.<ref>{{Cite web| title = 官方：36岁前国脚于海退役，将担任上海海港U21青年队助理教练_贡献_我在这儿_此时此刻| access-date = 2024-01-10| url = https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/749771238_121019331}}</ref>

==International career==
Yu was a member of the [[China national under-23 football team|Chinese under-23 national team]] and was expected to lead the team in the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]]; however, he was dropped from the team due to cruciate ligament damage. He eventually graduated to the senior team when he returned to the [[Chinese Super League]] and gained regular playing time with [[Shaanxi Chanba]]. He made his international debut on 4 June 2009 in a 4–1 loss against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=2009-06-04|title=China PR 1-4 Saudi Arabia|publisher=teamchina.freehostia.com|date=2009-06-04|access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> Despite the defeat, Yu would go on to establish himself as a regular and be included in the squad that won the [[2010 East Asian Football Championship]]. This would then lead to a call-up for the squad that took part in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]].

On 24 December 2014, Yu was named in China's squad for the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/afc-asian-cup/asian-cup-2015-zheng-zhi-bolsters-chinas-squad-20141223-12d5v4.html|title=Asian Cup 2015: Zheng Zhi bolsters China's squad|date=24 December 2014|access-date=17 January 2015|work=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> In the team's opening group match, he scored the winning goal, a deflected free kick as China won 1–0 against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-10/china-beats-saudi-arabia-1-0-after-saudis-miss-penalty/6010642|title=Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia beaten 1-0 by China after missing penalty|date=10 January 2015|access-date=17 January 2015|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club statistics===
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yu-hai/8854/|title=YU HAI|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Xi'an Chanba]]||[[2004 Chinese Super League|2004]]||rowspan="3"|[[Chinese Super League]]||21||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||0
|-
|[[2005 Chinese Super League|2005]]||15||0||3||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||2
|-
|[[2006 Chinese Super League|2006]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!36!!0!!4!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!44!!2
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]]||[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006-07]]||rowspan="2"|[[Eredivisie]]||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie|2007-08]]||8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!10!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]]||[[2009 Chinese Super League|2009]]||rowspan=6|Chinese Super League||29||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||29||3
|-
|[[2010 Chinese Super League|2010]]||29||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||29||4
|-
|[[2011 Chinese Super League|2011]]||28||3||3||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||31||4
|-
|[[2012 Chinese Super League|2012]]||21||3||5||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||4
|-
|[[2013 Chinese Super League|2013]]||25||3||5||3||colspan="2"|-||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||6
|-
|[[2014 Chinese Super League|2014]]||28||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0||0{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearances in [[Chinese FA Super Cup]]}}||0||34||3
|-
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!160!!19!!14!!5!!0!!0!!11!!0!!0!!0!!185!!24
|-
|rowspan=10|[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]||[[2015 Chinese Super League|2015]]||rowspan=9|Chinese Super League||19||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||3
|-
|[[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]]||29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|-||10||1||colspan="2"|-||41||2 
|-
|[[2017 Chinese Super League|2017]]||20||1||6||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0||colspan="2"|-||34||1 
|-
|[[2018 Chinese Super League|2018]]||22||1||3||1||colspan="2"|-||8||1||colspan="2"|-||33||3 
|-
|[[2019 Chinese Super League|2019]]||26||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||9||1||1{{efn|name=CFASC}}||0||39||1 
|-
|[[2020 Chinese Super League|2020]]||11||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||6||0||colspan="2"|-||18||1
|-
|[[2021 Chinese Super League|2021]]||14||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0||colspan="2"|-||21||0
|-
|[[2022 Chinese Super League|2022]]||11||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||13||0
|-
|[[2023 Chinese Super League|2023]]||5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!157!!6!!26!!2!!0!!0!!41!!3!!1!!0!!225!!10
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!363!!25!!44!!9!!4!!0!!52!!3!!1!!0!!464!!37
|}
{{notelist}}

===International statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=3 | National team
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2009||7||3
|-
|2010||12||3
|-
|2011||13||3
|-
|2012||4||0
|-
|2013||6||0
|-
|2014||7||0
|-
|2015||9||1
|-
|2016||7||1
|-
|2017||0||0
|-
|2018||6||0
|-
!Total||71||11
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/31773/Hai_Yu.html|title=Yu, Hai|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1.
|25 July 2009
|[[Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium|Olympic Center Stadium]], [[Tianjin]], [[China]]
|{{fb|KGZ}}
|align=center|'''3'''–0
|align=center|3–0
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|2.
|30 September 2009
|[[Hohhot City Stadium]], [[Hohhot]], China
|{{fb|BOT}}
|align=center|'''4'''–0
|align=center|4–1
|Friendly
|-
|3.
|14 November 2009
|[[Beirut Municipal Stadium]], [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
|{{fb|LIB}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|2–0
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|4.
|10 February 2010
|[[Tokyo Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|{{fb|KOR}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|3–0
|[[2010 East Asian Football Championship|2010 EAFF Championship]]
|-
|5.
|11 August 2010
|[[Guangxi Sports Center]], [[Nanning]], China
|{{fb|BHR}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|6.
|18 December 2010
|Zhuhai Sports Center, [[Zhuhai]], China
|{{fb|EST}}
|align=center|'''2'''–0
|align=center|3–0
|Friendly
|-
|7.
|16 January 2011
|[[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
|{{fb|UZB}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|2–2
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A|2011 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
|8.
|2 September 2011
|[[Tuodong Stadium]], [[Kunming]], China
|{{fb|SIN}}
|align=center|'''2'''–1
|align=center|2–1
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|9.
|15 November 2011
|[[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]]
|{{fb|SIN}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|4–0
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|10.
|10 January 2015
|[[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]], Australia
|{{fb|KSA}}
|align=center|'''1'''–0
|align=center|1–0
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B|2015 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
|11.
|1 September 2016
|[[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|{{fb|KOR}}
|align=center|'''1'''–3
|align=center|2–3
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Guizhou Renhe'''
*[[Chinese FA Cup]]: [[2013 Chinese FA Cup|2013]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-12-07/17586922023.shtml|title=足协杯-人和总分3-2恒大队史首夺冠 恒大三冠梦碎|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2013-12-07|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>
*[[Chinese FA Super Cup]]: [[2014 Chinese FA Super Cup|2014]]

'''Shanghai Port'''
*[[Chinese Super League]]: [[2018 Chinese Super League|2018]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecfa.cn/zyls1/20181108/25566.html|title=上海上港夺中超首冠 纪录夜翻开历史新篇章|publisher=Thecfa.cn|date=2018-11-08|access-date=2020-07-30|language=zh}}</ref> [[2023 Chinese Super League|2023]]
*[[Chinese FA Super Cup]]: [[2019 Chinese FA Super Cup|2019]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-02-23/doc-ihqfskcp7959400.shtml|title=超级杯-王燊超传射侯永永首秀 上港2-0胜国安夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2019-02-23|access-date=2020-07-30|language=zh}}</ref>

'''China'''
*[[East Asian Football Championship]]: [[2010 East Asian Football Championship|2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|id=31773}}
* {{Soccerway|8854}}
* [http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA15876 Player stats] at Sohu.com
* [http://yuhai.hyves.nl/ Yu Hai Hyves / Fan website]

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[[Category:SBV Vitesse players]]
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