Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2299 | 6.87 |
 FA Cup | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1923 | 6.83 |
 EAFF E-1 Football Championshipat China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
Scout report
Liao Jintao is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Dalian Zhixing, rated 28.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (85.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jintao.
Judged on this season alone, Jintao graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.445 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Jintao, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, top 11% of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League. At 26 Jintao is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 85.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.4, Jintao carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League (top 11%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
