On December 24, the 2023 Tianjin Youth Football 100 "Hope Stars" Award Conference was held. Under the careful organization of Tianjin Sports Bureau and Tianjin Football Association, this annual selection has been held in Jincheng for 8 years. It continues to sound the clarion call for youth football training and training in Tianjin, and the selection activities encourage and drive more and more young people to participate in football training and write wonderful and dazzling green stories.
In Jincheng, youth football events run throughout the year, and systematic youth football training and training has always been placed in an important position in the development of Tianjin's sports industry. As an important selection activity of the annual youth football, the leaders of the Tianjin Sports Bureau, the Tianjin Football Association, and the celebrities, guides and foreign teachers of the youth training center of the expert review team of the Tianjin Football Association participated in the meeting to award the 100 "Hope Stars" who performed well in the training and competition in 2023 with a sense of ceremony.
Li Kemin
Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of Tianjin Sports Bureau
For eight consecutive years, we have selected Tianjin's football hopefuls, which has played an important role in the process of cultivating our reserve talents in Tianjin. These 800 football hopefuls have now become the backbone of our youth football, promoting the selection of hopeful stars, and driving the hopeful stars to become role models for youth football, such a mechanism we will adhere to for a long time.
Forming a set of distinctive and effective football reserve talent training model, Jincheng's potential football players continue to emerge, they train the football field, work hard, and become a beautiful scenery of the "sports capital". Since 2016, a total of 9,426 youth football matches have been held in Tianjin, with a total of 71,486 participants and 5,536 teams participating. In the past 8 years, a total of 800 players have stood out and won the title of "Star of Hope", and the selection has set a benchmark for the children who play football in Jincheng and spurred the young football players to continue to improve.
Wang Xingxin
Tianjin Youth Football 100 "Hope Star" young players
This is the first time I have won the honor of Star of Hope, and it was Sister Wang Shanshan who presented me with the award. I know that Wang Shanshan is the captain of the women's national football team, and I have to train hard to win glory for the country like her. The hopeful star is a huge encouragement for me and the winter training starts soon, so I have to train hard and try to improve with my teammates.
Wei Donghao
Tianjin Youth Football 100 "Hope Star" young players
I'm very happy to be selected as a hopeful, I train really hard every day and work hard every day. In the new year, I will work harder and become a better version of myself.
Paying close attention to the work of youth football, Tianjin continues to implement football "from the baby, from the grassroots, and from the foundation". At the award ceremony, Wang Shanshan, captain of the Chinese women's national football team, and Barton, the captain of the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, appeared together to present awards to the "Hope Star", interacted with the children who love football, conveyed the power of Tianjin football, and inspired young players to strive to become the pillars of Chinese football.
Xu Jing
Tianjin Youth Football 100 "Hope Star" young players
Football is my favorite sport and I hope to learn more through Xi football and make more progress in football in the future. I also hope to be like Wang Shanshan's big sister and become a player of the Chinese women's national football team.
Wang Shanshan
Captain of the Chinese women's national football team
Because I think it's not easy for girls to play football now, and I am very grateful for the support of their parents, as well as the training and education of coaches, I think this is inseparable. I also hope that more children can love and enjoy this sport and carry forward the spirit of Chinese women's football. Tianjin has cultivated so many reserve forces, and I also hope that these reserve forces will become China's future stars in the future.
Barton is the backbone of the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and the idol of the young football players, and his arrival also allows the children to see the direction and goal of the football road. The spirit and strength of Tianjin football have been passed down from generation to generation, and it has also inspired more "stars of hope" to run on the pitch to achieve a better version of themselves, adding luster to the construction of Tianjin as a "sports capital" and a "strong sports city".
Barton
A member of the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers football team
I think I'm also very happy to be able to witness these 100 hopeful stars, and I can also see the enthusiasm of parents, including children, and also see the hope for the future of football. I also hope that this kind of activity can continue forever, and there will be more future talents, including youth talents.
Wang Zijun
Tianjin Youth Football 100 "Hope Star" young players
I have gained a lot in football this year, I went to Spain with the team of hopefuls, which opened my eyes and gave me a lot of gain and understanding. I also want to be like Barton, enter Tianjin and play for Tianjin.