Gao Di (; born 6 January 1990) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Chinese Super League side Zhejiang FC.
Club career Gao Di started his football career with Shandong Luneng's youth academy in 1999 and was promoted to the first team during the 2008 league season. Despite not making a league appearance for Shandong, he was still given a league title medal because he was included in the team's eighteen-man squad. He would go on to make his debut on 20 May 2009 starting against Sriwijaya FC in an AFC Champions League game that saw Shandong lose 4-2 despite Gao scoring his debut goal. Gao would go on to make his league debut on 9 April 2010 against Chongqing Lifan in a 3-0 win, coming on as a late substitute.
In February 2013, Gao was loaned out to Hangzhou Greentown for the entire 2013 league season to gain more playing time. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut on 10 March 2013 against Changchun Yatai in a 1-1 draw.
On 24 February 2014, Gao transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. He made his debut for the club in a 2-0 win against Shanghai Shenxin on 9 March 2014, scoring his first two goals for the club. On 28 February 2017, Gao was loaned to fellow Super League side Jiangsu Suning until 31 December 2017.苏宁转会截止日四千万敲定汪嵩 高迪曹海清来投 at sohu.com 2017-02-28 Retrieved 2017-02-28
After many years in the top tier of Chinese football, Gao Di joined China League One club Changchun Yatai on loan ahead of the 2020 season. He scored his first goal for the club in his debut against Heilongjiang Lava Spring on 12 September 2020. Throughout the campaign he assisted the club in winning the division title and promotion to the top tier. Gao would remain within the division with another season long loan with Zhejiang Greentown whom he joined on 3 March 2021. Making his debut in a league game on 24 April 2021 against Zibo Cuju in a 4-0 victory. He would then play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.
On 26 January 2025, Gao joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.
On 28 February 2026, Gao returned to Zhejiang FC.
International career Gao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia, coming on as a substitute to score his first international goal.
Career statistics Club Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.高迪 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShandong Luneng2008Chinese Super League00---00200900-11-11201070-20-902011100000-1020122200--22Total102003100133Hangzhou Greentown (Loan)2013Chinese Super League21500--215Shanghai Shenhua201422531--256201524210--252201612051--171201811211300015320198011--912020000020-20Total77911450009313Jiangsu Suning (Loan)2017Chinese Super League1304000-170Changchun Yatai (Loan)2020China League One13400--134Zhejiang Energy Greentown (Loan)2021China League One23420-20274Zhejiang FC2022Chinese Super League16343--206 Career total17327217812020435
International goals
Scores and results list China's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 June 2014 Olympic Stadium, Shenyang, China 2–0 2–0 Friendly international
Honours Club Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League: 2008, 2010
Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Cup: 2019
Changchun Yatai China League One: 2020
References
External links
Player profile at Shandong Luneng website Player stats at sohu.com