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Nicholas

Yennaris

CM Shanghai Shenhua #8

Central Midfield · Midfielder

Nicholas Yennaris

  • Top 21% of defensive midfielders in the world
  • #222 defensive midfielder aged 30+
  • Top 23% in CSL

Score

52/100

#612 in the world

Market value

€160K

above 34% of CSL

Top speed

31.9km/h

faster than 20% of midfielders

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Date of birth / Age
24 May 1993 (33)
Passports
ChinaEngland
National team
12 caps
Height
1.71 m
Weight
70 kg
Foot
Right
Main position
Central Midfield
Contract until
2026

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#612

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#222

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

78%

of CSL defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−1.1

goals below expected · better than 31% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)
Goals
1 Expected
2.1

36 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons
Assists
3 Expected
2.8

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances
9
StartsStarting eleven
7
GoalsGoals
0
AssistsAssists
0
YellowYellow cards
0
2nd yellowSecond yellows
0
RedRed cards
0
MinutesMinutes
589
Starting eleven78%

7 of 9 appearances

Positions played

263 matches · since 2014/15
PositionAppsGA
Central Midfield
125 10 5
Defensive Midfield
99 5 6
Right-Back
30 0 0
Attacking Midfield
3 0 0
Other · LW, RW, LB
6 0 0

Career stats

Season
Competitions
Club

By competition

CompetitionAppsGA
Championship136126
CSL11835
League Two171–
AFC Champions League Elite140–
FA Cup140–
Carabao Cup110–
League One100–
China PR60–
The NextGen Series62–
U21 Premier League Division 1 (OLD)40–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

  1. Jan 2025 · Transfer Beijing Guoan Shanghai Shenhua
  2. Jan 2019 · Transfer Brentford Beijing Guoan
  3. May 2015 · Back from Loan Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
  4. Feb 2015 · Loan Brentford Wycombe Wanderers Loan
  5. Jan 2014 · Transfer Arsenal Brentford
  6. Jan 2014 · Back from Loan Bournemouth Arsenal
  7. Nov 2013 · Loan Arsenal Bournemouth Loan
  8. Jul 2012 · Back from Loan Notts County Arsenal
  9. May 2012 · Back from Loan Notts County Arsenal
  10. Mar 2012 · Loan Arsenal Notts County Loan

Clubs

  1. ClubAppsGoals
  2. Shanghai Shenhua 2024–2026 43 0
  3. Beijing Guoan 2019–2024 98 3
  4. Brentford 2013–2019 157 12
  5. Wycombe Wanderers 2014 17 1
  6. Arsenal U19 2012 6 2
  7. Arsenal U21 2012 4 0
  8. Arsenal 2011–2013 4 0
  9. Notts County 2011 2 0

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  • Aerial 60
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  • Distance / 9010.9 km
  • High-speed running / 90742 m
  • Sprints / 9021
  • Top speed34.2 km/h

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Right winger, 24, left foot

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Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

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Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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Best as an inverted winger in a 4-3-3 that holds a high line.

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Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

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Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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