Ye Jia
Ye Jia is a former professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder or a striker. Born in China, he represented Hong Kong internationally.
Early career
Born in Shanghai, Ye began his football career for amateur club Shanghai Tianna in 2002. After a season, his club was bought by another local side, Shanghai The 9 in China League Two. Thus, Ye became a professional footballer.Club career
Shanghai The 9
As his first professional team experience, Ye did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Ebelio Ordóñez. He always was a substitution player in league matches.Tai Po
In the 2007–08 season, Tai Po was the finalist of the FA Cup. Ye scored an important goal for the club against South China and brought the club to the final. This is the first time the club has been the finalist in the FA Cup.Tai Po got 3 straight wins against Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United and Pegasus in the 2008–09 season. As Ye was suspended for the first match, he played as a striker in the next 2 matches, giving 2 assists and a goal for the club. He also scored for the club in the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Kitchee and Tai Po got into the final.
In the 2009–10 season, Ye scored 7 goals in the first 6 matches. Moreover, in the match against Tuen Mun Progoal, he scored 4 goals.
South China
At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Ye joined South China as an amateur player.International career
As a Chinese national, according to the FIFA Statues, he became eligible for the Hong Kong national football team following two years of residency in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Ye for the training section before the start of the 2010–11 season.On 4 October 2010, Ye made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against India.
Career statistics
International
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
| 1 | 4 October 2010 | Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 0–7 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 3 June 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 23 July 2011 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | 0–3 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | 0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |