# Yan Dinghao

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{{short description|Chinese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|[Yan](/source/Yan_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name                = Yan Dinghao <br> 严鼎皓
|image               =
|fullname            = Yan Dinghao
|birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1998|04|06|df=y}}
|birth_place         = [Mianyang](/source/Mianyang), [Sichuan](/source/Sichuan), China
|height              = 1.80 m
|currentclub         = [Liaoning Tieren](/source/Liaoning_Tieren_F.C.) 
|clubnumber          = 8
|position            = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
|youthyears1         = 2012–2016
|youthclubs1         = [Hangzhou Greentown](/source/Zhejiang_Professional_F.C.)
|youthyears2         = 2016–2018
|youthclubs2         = [Porto](/source/F.C._Porto)
|years1              = 2017–2019 |clubs1 = [Porto B](/source/F.C._Porto_B)                                           
|caps1               = 0         |goals1 = 0
|years2              = 2018      |clubs2 = → [Salgueiros](/source/S.C._Salgueiros) (loan)                            
|caps2               = 12        |goals2 = 3
|years3              = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = → [Arouca](/source/F.C._Arouca) (loan)                                    
|caps3               = 0         |goals3 = 0
|years4              = 2019      |clubs4 = [Gondomar](/source/Gondomar_S.C.)                                        
|caps4               = 0         |goals4 = 0
|years5              = 2019      |clubs5 = → [Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.) (loan) 
|caps5               = 8         |goals5 = 2
|years6              = 2019–2022 |clubs6 = [Guangzhou FC](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.)         
|caps6               = 70        |goals6 = 5
|years7              = 2023      |clubs7 = [Wuhan Three Towns](/source/Wuhan_Three_Towns_F.C.)                      
|caps7               = 29        |goals7 = 1
|years8              = 2024–2025 |clubs8 = [Chengdu Rongcheng](/source/Chengdu_Rongcheng_F.C.)                      
|caps8               = 41        |goals8 = 3
|years9              = 2026–     |clubs9 = [Liaoning Tieren](/source/Liaoning_Tieren_F.C.)                      
|caps9               =  0        |goals9 = 0
|nationalyears1      = 2014–2016
|nationalteam1       = [China U-16](/source/China_national_under-17_football_team) 
|nationalcaps1       = 23
|nationalgoals1      = 4
|nationalyears2      = 2017–2018
|nationalteam2       = [China U-19](/source/China_national_under-20_football_team)
|nationalcaps2       = 14
|nationalgoals2      = 3
|nationalyears3      = 2019
|nationalteam3       = [China U-23](/source/China_national_under-23_football_team)
|nationalcaps3       = 3
|nationalgoals3      = 0
|club-update         = 25 August 2025
|nationalteam-update = 11 August 2019
}}

'''Yan Dinghao''' ({{zh|s=严鼎皓|t=嚴鼎皓|p=Yán Dǐnghào}}; born 6 April 1998) is a [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people) footballer who currently plays for [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League) side [Liaoning Tieren](/source/Liaoning_Tieren_F.C.).

==Club career==
Yan Dinghao would play for the [Hangzhou Greentown](/source/Zhejiang_Professional_F.C.) youth team before he joined Portuguese club [Porto](/source/F.C._Porto)'s youth team on 5 August 2016 with a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.sina.cn/china/2016-08-05/detail-ifxutfpc4487440.d.html?wm=3049_0015|title=绿城小将与葡超豪门签三年 曾代表国青战亚青赛|publisher=sports.sina.cn|date=2016-08-05|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref> He would work his way up through the youth teams and was promoted to the [Porto B](/source/F.C._Porto_B) team, the [reserve side](/source/Reserve_team) who are allowed to participate within the Portuguese football league pyramid, however he was loaned to third tier football club [Salgueiros](/source/S.C._Salgueiros) to gain more playing time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/other/2018-08-08/doc-ihhkuskt8212439.shtml|title=严鼎皓租借加盟葡甲阿洛卡 新球队2年前葡超第5|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2018-08-08|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref> On 7 February 2018, Yan made his senior debut in a league game for Salgueiros against [Freamunde](/source/S.C._Freamunde) in  3-1 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/07/portugal/ii-divisao/salgueiros/sc-freamunde/2562788/|title=SALGUEIROS VS. FREAMUNDE  1 - 3|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2018-02-07|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref> At the end of the season, Yan would go on to have moves with other Portuguese teams in [Arouca](/source/F.C._Arouca) and [Gondomar](/source/Gondomar_S.C.) before returning to China when he joined top tier club [Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.) on 28 February 2019, initially on a loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-02-28/doc-ihsxncvf8549189.shtml|title=恒大官方宣布严鼎皓加盟 国奥留洋小将租借半年|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2019-02-28|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref> On 6 April 2019, Yan would make his debut for the team in a league game against [Guangzhou R&F](/source/Guangzhou_City_F.C.) that ended in a 2-0 victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/06/china-pr/csl/guangzhou-yiyao/changsha-ginde/2979900/|title=GUANGZHOU FC VS. GUANGZHOU CITY  2 - 0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2019-04-06|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref> As the season went on he would become a regular within the team and would go on to win the [2019 Chinese Super League](/source/2019_Chinese_Super_League) title with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2019.html|title=China 2019|date=2020-10-15|website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref>

On 4 April 2023, he joined fellow top tier club [Wuhan Three Towns](/source/Wuhan_Three_Towns_F.C.).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/2023-04-06/doc-imypmqme8905858.shtml|title=武汉三镇官宣6名新援加盟 韦世豪严鼎皓在列|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2023-04-06|access-date=2023-05-07|language=zh}}</ref>

On 11 January 2026, Yan joined fellow top tier club [Liaoning Tieren](/source/Liaoning_Tieren_F.C.).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/5602338.html|title=赞助商签约视频宣，热菲尼奥、瓦吉奇、严鼎皓加盟辽宁铁人|publisher=dongqiudi|date=2026-01-11|access-date=2026-01-13|language=zh}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|6 December 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|dinghao-yan/460182|accessdate=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{ForaDeJogo|199804060007}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[Porto B](/source/F.C._Porto_B)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_LigaPro)
|[LigaPro](/source/LigaPro)
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[Salgueiros](/source/S.C._Salgueiros) (loan)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Campeonato_de_Portugal)
|[Campeonato de Portugal](/source/Campeonato_de_Portugal_(league))
|12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||3
|-
|[Arouca](/source/F.C._Arouca) (loan)
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_LigaPro)
|[LigaPro](/source/LigaPro)
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[Gondomar](/source/Gondomar_S.C.)
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Campeonato_de_Portugal)
|[Campeonato de Portugal](/source/Campeonato_de_Portugal_(league))
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.) (loan)
|rowspan="2"|[2019](/source/2019_Chinese_Super_League)
|rowspan="5"|[Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League)
|8||2||2||0||1{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)}}||0||colspan="2"|–||11||2
|-
|rowspan="5"|[Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.)/<br>[Guangzhou FC](/source/Guangzhou_F.C.)
|7||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||7||2
|-
|[2020](/source/2020_Chinese_Super_League)
|11||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|-
|[2021](/source/2021_Chinese_Super_League)
|20||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||20||0
|-
|[2022](/source/2022_Chinese_Super_League)
|32||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||32||3
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!70!!5!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!72!!5
|-
|[Wuhan Three Towns](/source/Wuhan_Three_Towns_F.C.)
|[2023](/source/2023_Chinese_Super_League)
|Chinese Super League
|29||1||2||0||6||0||1{{efn|name=CSP|Appearances in the [Chinese FA Super Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Super_Cup)}}||0||38||1
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!119!!11!!5!!0!!8!!0!!1!!0!!133!!11
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Guangzhou Evergrande'''
*[Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League): [2019](/source/2019_Chinese_Super_League)

'''Wuhan Three Towns'''
*[Chinese FA Super Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Super_Cup): [2023](/source/2023_Chinese_FA_Super_Cup)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|dinghao-yan}}

{{Liaoning Tieren F.C. squad}}

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Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:China men's youth international footballers
Category:China men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Chinese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China alumni
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen
Category:Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
Category:FC Porto players
Category:FC Porto B players
Category:S.C. Salgueiros players
Category:F.C. Arouca players
Category:Gondomar S.C. players
Category:Guangzhou F.C. players
Category:Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players
Category:Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. players
Category:Liaoning Tieren F.C. players

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