Gan Rui (Chinese: 甘锐; born 11 January 1985 in Chongqing) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chengdu Rongcheng.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Chongqing, China | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2014 | Chongqing Lifan | 152 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Chengdu Qbao | 62 | (7) |
| 2018– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 77 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 | |||
In 2005, Gan Rui started his professional footballer career with Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League.[1] He would eventually make his league debut for Chongqing on 11 March 2006 in a game against Liaoning Whowin, which ended in a 2-1 victory.[2] Unfortunately by the end of the season he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the season.[3] He would remain with the club as they eventually gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2008 campaign.[4]
On 26 February 2015, Gan transferred to China League Two side Nanjing Qianbao.[5] On 8 January 2016 the club relocated to the city of Chengdu and he would move with them as they renamed themselves Chengdu Qbao.[6] Chengdu Qbao withdrew from League Two in 2018 when the Qbao Group was under investigation with illegal fund raising.[7] On 20 March 2018, a phoenix club was formed by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Gan would join them as they participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League.[8] He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season.[9] He would captain the team as he aided them to a meteoric rise through the divisions as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[10]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2005 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | China League One | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | China League One | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 5 | ||
| Chengdu Qbao | 2015 | China League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 7 | ||||
| 2017 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2018 | Chinese Champions League | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2019 | China League Two | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 22 | ||
Chongqing Lifan