Red Network Moment News, August 15 (Reporter Zhou Yumo) On August 14, the East Asian Youth Games opened in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, of which the women's football program will start on August 17. He Jiayi, who was discovered and trained by the Hunan Football Youth Training Center, was selected into the Chinese women's football U17 squad.
Song Yi, coach of Hunan Football Youth Training Center, said: "He Jiayi can be selected for the national team this time and go abroad to participate in this competition, which is the pride of our Hunan women's football team, because this is the talent that our own youth training system has worked hard to cultivate. ”
Yongzhou girl He Jiayi (back row, second from left) competes in the East Asian Youth Games. Photo courtesy of Song Yi
According to the Red Network Sports Reporter, He Jiayi was born in Jiangyong, Yongzhou, is the main member of the Hunan women's football team preparing for the 2025 Greater Bay Area National Games, and was selected into the provincial team in 2018 through the provincial youth training center's selection of all age groups, and can be selected for almost every session of national team training since 2021, and was selected for the third Asian Youth Games in 2022.
Song Yi told Red Network Sports Reporter that when He Jiayi first passed the selection of the provincial youth training center, he was still a football "little white", who practiced diving when he was a child, and his physical fitness was relatively excellent and his acceptance ability was strong. "So, she is a new generation of Hunan women's football team that is completely cultivated by ourselves."
He Jiayi (second from left) has participated in the national brand training many times. Photo courtesy of Song Yi
With her outstanding athletic talent, He Jiayi is relatively flexible on the field. In Song Yi's view, He Jiayi has continuously participated in various levels of domestic competitions with the team, and has been selected for the national junior training team for many times, growing up quickly and becoming more mature, with his own life goals and more positive thoughts, and his football awareness has improved rapidly, especially in defense.
In 2022, He Jiayi, who returned to the provincial team after participating in the national youth training, once said in an interview with Red Network Sports reporters: "I have greatly improved through the training, especially in terms of technology, and I have tried and adapted to a new defensive and offensive formation for the first time. I also often encourage myself not to back down when encountering difficulties, to dare to challenge, and to strive to win glory for the country. ”
In 2022, He Jiayi (second from right) took a group photo with her teammates participating in the National 2007 Women's Football Elite Player Training Camp. Photo courtesy of Song Yi
The East Asian Youth Games is the largest youth multi-sport event in East Asia sponsored by the Joint Council of the East Asian Games, with participating teams mainly distributed in East Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, North Korea, and Guam.
According to the draw for the women's event, the Chinese Under-17 women's team will face Mongolia on August 17, South Korea on August 19 and Hong Kong on August 21.