Domestic-league season · Chengdu Better City.
Yang Shuai is a 29-year-old central defender at Chengdu Better City, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 132nd of 271 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shuai.
Judged on this season alone, Shuai graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Super League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.982 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Shuai, 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 18, top 38% of the 50 centre-backs in the Super League. At 29 Shuai is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 17.6, Shuai carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 50 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Shuai sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Shuai's projected Rating — 17.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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