Yi Teng (; ; born 22 February 1990) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Yunnan Yukun in the Chinese Super League.
Club career Yi Teng started his football career by signing with Chongqing Lifan's youth academy in 2003. After two years playing for Chongqing's youth academy, Yi joined Chengdu Blades's youth system in 2005 for further development.Yi Teng ouvre la voie at fcmetz.com Retrieved 2012-09-18 On 23 October 2009, he officially transferred to Ligue 2 side FC Metz after a brief and successful trial period.Metz unveil Chinese new boy Yi Teng at soccerway.com 2009 October 23 Retrieved 2012-09-18 He became the second Chinese footballer to be signed a French side after Li Jinyu who played for AS Nancy in 1998.Metz unveil Chinese new boy Yi Teng at google.com Oct 23, 2009 Retrieved 2012-09-18 Yi was promoted to the first team squad in the 2010–11 season, but failed to make an impact and did not play at all for the entire season.
In July 2011, Yi signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Shenzhen Ruby.弋腾加盟深圳红钻 at Guizhou Daily Retrieved 2014-02-10 On 21 August 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 4–2 win against Dalian Shide, coming on as a substitute for Liu Chao in the 82nd minute.中超-董学升戴帽反戈阿德两球 深圳4-2力克大连 at Netease Retrieved 2014-02-10 Yi was named as club captain by then manager Philippe Troussier in 2012 after Shenzhen was relegated to the second tier.
On 1 January 2013, along with Zhao Peng and Zeng Cheng, Yi transferred to Chinese Super League giant Guangzhou Evergrande for a fee of ¥10 million.曾诚、赵鹏、弋腾正式加盟广州恒大 at Guangzhou Evergrande official website Retrieved 2013-01-01 On 10 July 2013, he made his debut for Guangzhou Evergrande in the fourth round of 2013 Chinese FA Cup in which Guangzhou beat Dalian Ruilong 7–1.足协杯-彭欣力倪波各2球赵鹏破门 恒大7-1进8强 at Netease Retrieved 2014-02-10 He then made his league debut for Guangzhou on 25 August 2013, as a substitute for Elkeson in the final minutes of a league game against Guangzhou R&F.
On 10 February 2014, Yi moved to fellow top-tier club Liaoning Whowin on a one-year loan deal. at Liaoning F.C. official website Retrieved 2014-02-10 He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Shanghai East Asia on 9 March 2014. On 18 June 2015, he was loaned out again to another top-tier side Hangzhou Greentown, rejoining former manager Philippe Troussier.特鲁西埃旧将加盟绿城 at goalchina Retrieved 2015-06-18 He made his debut for Hangzhou on 28 June 2015 in a 2–0 loss against Guangzhou R&F. In January 2016, he was loaned to China League One club Beijing Renhe.恒大铁卫租借中甲北京人和 引进刘殿座告吹？ at qq.com Retrieved 2016-03-07 On 12 February 2016, Yi was sold to Guangzhou R&F as part of Liu Dianzuo's transfer deal. He would join Guangzhou R&F in 2017 after his return from Beijing Renhe.恒大小将租借人和 身价超3000万2017年投富力 at qq.com Retrieved 2016-03-07 He made his debut for Beijing on 13 March 2016, in a 0–0 away draw against Hunan Billows.中甲-众多大牌缺阵英超锋霸首秀 人和0-0湘涛 at sina.com Retrieved 2017-01-03
Guangzhou R&F (now known as Guangzhou City) officially announced Yi's transfer on 29 December 2016.富力苦等一年终签下弋腾 at sohu.com Retrieved 2016-12-29 He signed a three-year contract with the club. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Tianjin Quanjian. On 10 September 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Hebei China Fortune. He scored another goal of the season on 4 November 2017 in a 2–0 home win over Chongqing Dangdai Lifan. Yi was promoted as the team captain in the 2018 season after Jiang Zhipeng's transfer. He extended his contract again until the end of 2022 season on 25 April 2018.
On 7 April 2023, Yi was free to transfer to fellow top-tier club Changchun Yatai for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League season.
Career statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Metz2010–11Ligue 2000000--00FC Metz B2010–11Championnat de France Amateur2300000--230Shenzhen Ruby2011Chinese Super League11000---1102012China League One25010---260Total36010000000370Guangzhou Evergrande2013Chinese Super League4020-00006020151010-000020Total503000000080Liaoning FC (loan)2014Chinese Super League18010---190Hangzhou Greentown (loan)20157000---70Beijing Renhe (loan)2016China League One29000---290Guangzhou R&F/ Guangzhou City2017Chinese Super League23230---262201827060---330201928100---281202017020---190202115020---150202229020---290Total13931100000001503Changchun Yatai2023Chinese Super League0000---00 Career total25731600000002733
Honours
Club Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2013 AFC Champions League: 2013
References
External links FC Metz profile