Shi Jiayi
Personal information
Full name Shi Jiayi
Date of birth (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Shanghai State Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Shanghai COSCO 0 (0)
2003–2004 Sinchi FC 27 (10)
2004–2006 Young Lions 66 (13)
2007–2012 Home United 102 (30)
2013–2015 Warriors FC 55 (7)
Total 267 (84)
International career
2005–2012 Singapore 69 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shi Jiayi (Chinese: 施佳懿 born 2 September 1983) is a naturalized Singaporean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Shi began his career in 2002 for Shanghai COSCO but didn't make a single appearance before transferring to Singaporean club Sinchi FC. In 2004, he moved to Young Lions before joining Home United (now Lion City Sailors) in 2007. After spending five seasons there, he signed for Warriors FC in 2013, before retiring two years later.

Shi made 69 appearances for the Singapore national team, scoring 8 goals.

Club career

Born in Shanghai, China, Shi started his career at Shanghai State Football Academy. He moved to Singaporean's Sinchi FC in 2003.

He made an immediate impact with the Young Lions after joining from Sinchi FC during the mid-season transfer window in 2004. A positive, hardworking midfielder, his performances earned him a nomination for the S.League Young Player of the Year award. He captained Home United FC for the 2011 season. After the end of the 2012 S.League season, Shi signed for Warriors FC.

Shi scored his first goal of the 2015 S.League season in the second league game of the season, guiding the Warriors to a 3–1 victory over Harimau Muda and sending his club to the top of the table.[2] At the end of the season, Shi was released from the club and returned to China, retiring from professional football.[3]

International career

Shi made his debut for the Singapore national football team on 11 October 2005 against Cambodia.

He was an integral part of the team during the 2007 AFF Championship in which Singapore defeated Thailand 3–2 in the Finals.

He scored his first international goal against Palestine.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
8 October 2007Doha, Qatar Palestine4–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
8 October 2007Doha, QatarState of Palestine Palestine4–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
9 December 2008Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia2–0Won2008 AFF Championship
23 January 2010Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Poland1–6Lost2010 King's Cup
4 November 2010Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1-1DrawFriendly
23 July 2011Singapore, Singapore Malaysia5–3Won2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
28 July 2011Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia1–1Draw2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Personal life

Shi was awarded Singapore citizenship in 2005.

Honours

Club

Home United

Warriors FC

International

Singapore

References

  1. ↑ Hermes (23 September 2018). "Football: Foreign talent hunt back on the table for FAS | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "S.League Review: Tampines, Warriors maintain 100 percent record". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "2007 Alam Shah-Inspired Singapore: Where are they now?". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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