Full name Shi Ke Current team Shanghai SIPG Playing position | Height 1.84 m (6 ft ⁄2 in) Name Shi Ke | |
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Date of birth (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||
Shi Ke (Chinese: 石柯; pinyin: Shí Kē; born 8 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.
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Club career
Shi Ke started his football career in 2006 when he joined Hangzhou Greentown's youth academy from Wuxi Sports School. He was loaned out to China League Two club Wenzhou Provenza for the 2011 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 August 2011 in a 1-1 draw against Sichuan FC. Shi was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in 2012. He made his debut for the club on 25 March 2012 in a 1-0 win against Beijing Guoan. He soon became a regular for the club after Du Wei joined Shandong Luneng in July 2012.
On 24 January 2015, Shi transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG. He made his debut for the club on 19 June 2015 in a 5-3 win against Changchun Yatai. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 February 2017 in a 5-1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2017 AFC Champions League.
International career
Shi received his first call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team by then manager Su Maozhen in June 2010. He played once in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship against Thailand in the group stage. Shi continued to play for the under-20 national team in the 2011 Toulon Tournament and was appointed as captain by then manager Jan Olde Riekerink. He made three appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as the under-20 national team qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.
Shi was called up to the Chinese under-23 national team in April 2012. He made his debut for the under-23 national team on 9 May 2012 in a 2-2 draw against Malawi. He was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and made three appearances as China qualified for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.
Shi was first called up to the Chinese national team for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He made his debut on 28 July 2013 in a 4-3 win against Australia, coming on as a substitute for Yang Hao.