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PositionCentre-back
NationalityChina PR
Age36
Date of birth10 Feb 1990
BirthplaceQingdao
Height185 cm
ClubQingdao Jonoon
Centre-back
30
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
628
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Qingdao Jonoon.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Sha Yibo is a 36-year-old central defender at Qingdao Jonoon, rated 5.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 273rd of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yibo.

Judged on this season alone, Yibo graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 0 clean sheets and 3.439 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Yibo, 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 6, 52nd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 36 Yibo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

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5.8
Ratingi
52nd of 54 centre-backs
3.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.44
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Qingdao Jonoon finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

3.44
Def. / 90
9
Tackles
12
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 5.8, Yibo carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 54 — though on just 30 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.