Gan Rui (; born 11 January 1985) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for Chengdu Rongcheng, whom he captained during the club's rise from the fourth tier of Chinese football to the top-flight.
Club career In 2005, Gan Rui started his professional footballer career with Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League.2005赛季中超联赛重庆力帆队参赛名单 at sina.com 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21 He would eventually make his league debut for Chongqing on 11 March 2006 in a game against Liaoning Whowin, which ended in a 2-1 victory.贾文鹏替补一箭封喉 重庆力克辽宁扬帆启航 at sohu.com 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2014-04-21 Unfortunately by the end of the season he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the season. He would remain with the club as they eventually gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2008 campaign.
On 26 February 2015, Gan transferred to China League Two side Nanjing Qianbao.甘锐夏金李华扬相继离开 一线队重庆籍球员仅剩五人 at sports.163.com 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-03-25 On 8 January 2016 the club relocated to the city of Chengdu and he would move with them as they renamed themselves Chengdu Qbao.关于南京钱宝足球俱乐部有限公司工商迁移并更名的公示 fa.org.cn 2016-01-13 Retrieved 2016-04-08 Chengdu Qbao withdrew from League Two in 2018 when the Qbao Group was under investigation with illegal fund raising.中乙|新赛季准入名单：成都钱宝无缘 四川将上演德比 at people.com.cn 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-02 On 20 March 2018, a phoenix club was formed by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Gan would join them as they participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League.从头再来!成都兴城足球俱乐部正式成立 盼5年冲超 sina.com 2018-03-20 Retrieved 2018-06-07 He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season. He would captain the team as he aided them to a meteoric rise through the divisions as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.甘锐 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-09-17
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChongqing Lifan2005Chinese Super League000000-00200621100--2112007China League One50---502008120---1202009Chinese Super League191---1912010200---2002011China League One24100--241201229200--292201322010--23020140000--00Total15251000001535Chengdu Qbao2015China League Two19110--201201619522--217201724111--252Total6274300006610Chengdu Rongcheng2018Chinese Champions League------2019China League Two31510--3252020China League One14010--150202132200-203422022Chinese Super League17022--1922023Chinese Super League10010--110Total10475200201119 Career total31819105002033024
Honours Chongqing Lifan China League One: 2014
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