Zhang Yuan

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Beijing Guoan	24	0	1	6.56	—	—
2023/24	Beijing Guoan	24	0	1	6.56	—	—
2023/24	Shenzhen Ruby FC	15	2	1	6.56	—	—
2022/23	Shenzhen Ruby FC	23	1	0	6.49	—	—
2021/22	Shenzhen Ruby FC	16	2	0	6.61	—	—
2020/21	Shenzhen Ruby FC	15	0	0	6.75	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Zhang Yuan is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Beijing Guoan, rated 17.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 131st of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yuan.

Judged on this season alone, Yuan graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.513 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Yuan, 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, 27th of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League. At 29 Yuan is in his prime years, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential27th of 55 central midfielders · Super League Current season48th of 55 central midfielders · Super League48th-best central midfielder in the Super League131st in the Super League · potential27th-highest potential central midfielder in the Super League

17.5

Ratingi

27th of 55 central midfielders

9.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.51

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Beijing Guoan finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

2.51

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.5, Yuan carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.079

Goal contribution / 900.079

Defensive actions / 902.513

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.079

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 29, Yuan sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yuan's projected Rating — 17.5 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.