JINAN - Chinese Super League (CSL) club Shandong Taishan has announced that Valeri Qazaishivili and Zeca have joined the team ahead of the 2024 season.
Georgia international midfielder Qazaishvili, who is 31, previously played for clubs in the Netherlands, Poland and the United States. Before joining Shandong, he turned out for South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai, where he scored 11 goals and laid on three assists in the 2023 season.
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Brazilian striker Jose Joaquim de Carvalho, or Zeca, also played in South Korea before joining Shandong. He scored 17 goals for the Pohang Steelers and was named the best overseas player in the K-League in 2023.
Shandong has also signed Gao Zhunyi, Peng Xinli and Bi Zhunhao on free transfers.
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"We wish all the new members to fit into the team as soon as possible and show their talents in the coming games of the new year," Shandong Taishan said in a statement.
JINAN - Chinese Super League (CSL) club Shandong Taishan has announced that Valeri Qazaishivili and Zeca have joined the team ahead of the 2024 season.
Georgia international midfielder Qazaishvili, who is 31, previously played for clubs in the Netherlands, Poland and the United States. Before joining Shandong, he turned out for South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai, where he scored 11 goals and laid on three assists in the 2023 season.
READ MORE: Shandong Taishan beats Kaya FC 6-1 in Asian Champions League
Brazilian striker Jose Joaquim de Carvalho, or Zeca, also played in South Korea before joining Shandong. He scored 17 goals for the Pohang Steelers and was named the best overseas player in the K-League in 2023.
Shandong has also signed Gao Zhunyi, Peng Xinli and Bi Zhunhao on free transfers.
ALSO READ: Shandong Taishan reaches AFC Champions League knockout stage
"We wish all the new members to fit into the team as soon as possible and show their talents in the coming games of the new year," Shandong Taishan said in a statement.
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In order to commend the groups and individuals with outstanding performance in the 2023 professional league, the annual award selection event has been resumed this season. In accordance with the three-level league regulations and the "2023 Professional League Various Annual Awards Selection Methods and Implementation Rules", with the extensive participation of professional league clubs, teams, media, and the public, the selection committee selected the 2023 Professional League Annual Awards. , the results are now announced as follows:
Yu Hanchao's winning goal propelled Shanghai Shenhua to a 1-0 victory over defending champion Shandong Taishan in the 2023 CFA Cup final here on Saturday.
Shandong, which has reached the CFA Cup final in six consecutive years and won the latest three, was unable to field a full-strength squad as several key players, including Moises and Jadson, were suspended.
In a goalless first half, Marouane Fellaini nearly broke the deadlock, but his close-range shot was cleared by a Shenhua defender before crossing the goal line.
Shanghai scored in the 63rd minute when Yu Hanchao, assisted by Cephas Malele, cut into the penalty area from behind and found the net. Malele had won a duel to deliver the crucial back pass.
Just three minutes later, Shandong nearly equalized, but Chen Pu's header struck the post.
In the last minute of regular time, Shenhua fullback Yan Xinli received two consecutive yellow cards for deliberately wasting match time and entering the pitch without permission after an injury. Despite having a one-player advantage, Shandong was unable to level the score in the six-minute stoppage time.
"Our team prepared well for the match, and all the players were fully concentrated on the pitch in terms of physical and tactical confrontations. We also got a bit of luck," Shanghai Shenhua head coach Wu Jingui said.
