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03 / China · 1992–2002Fan Zhiyi
Caps · China
106
Goals · China
17
Life
1969
Clubs
Shanghai Shenhua, Crystal Palace, Shanghai United
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for China
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Shanghai Shenhua used their centre-back as a stand-in striker in 1995 and he ended the year as the Chinese league's top scorer on fifteen goals, and in 1998 he and Sun Jihai became the first Chinese footballers in England. Career record: 106 caps and 17 goals for China; club career at Shanghai Shenhua, Crystal Palace, Shanghai United.
Career record
| 1994–1998 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 1998–2001 | Crystal Palace |
| 2001–2002 | Dundee |
| 2002–2003 | Cardiff City |
| 2002–2002 | Guizhou Renhe |
| 2003–2004 | Hong Kong Rangers |
| 2004–2005 | Shanghai United |
| 2005–2006 | Hong Kong Rangers |
| China | 106 caps, 17 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · China checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · China checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
China legends whose careers overlapped Zhiyi's
Around Zhiyi in the almanac
One rank above: Zheng Zhi at #2.
One rank below: Hao Haidong at #4.
China's editorial top five: Sun Jihai · Zheng Zhi · Fan Zhiyi · Hao Haidong · Gu Guangming.