Yu Dabao announced on his personal social platform that he will wear Guoan's No. 22 shirt in the new season, and in the 2019 season, Yu Dabao's number is No. 19. In addition, according to the Beijing media, Yu Dabao has completed the renewal of the contract with Guoan, and continues to stay in the Yulin Army according to the maximum salary of 12 million yuan of the international footballer, and Yu Dabao himself said that he will usher in another 5 years in Guoan.
Guoan's No. 22 originally belonged to goalkeeper Yang Zhi, and Yu Dabao had previously been wearing Guoan's No. 19 shirt. However, Guoan's new season of AFC Champions League registration has revealed the news that Yu Dabao changed the No. 22 jersey, and Yang Zhi left the team, Yu Dabao's choice of No. 22 is beyond reproach. It is worth mentioning that this is the second time that Yu Dabao has worn the No. 22 shirt at the club after 5 years.
In addition, in the national team Yu Dabao also often wears the No. 22 shirt, for the No. 22 jersey, Yu Dabao's feelings began with TEDA, "I was 22 years old when I first returned to China to join TEDA, so I chose this number. After that, as long as he transferred, Yu Dabao would choose the No. 22, but because Guoan had Yang Zhi, Yu Dabao never got his wish, but after Yang Zhi left the team, Yu Dabao finally got the No. 22 jersey.
After the Guoan AFC Champions League registration list revealed the mystery, Yu Dabao also announced on his social platform that he would change to no. 22 in the new season.
In addition, Yu Dabao also revealed that he and Guoan have completed the renewal of the contract, and the new contract lasts for 5 years until the end of 2024, "another 5 years!" (another 5 years)！ ”
In fact, entering 2020, the Beijing media has long revealed that Guoan and Zhang Xizhe, Yu Dabao, Hou Sen, Jin Taiyan and other 4 players have completed the renewal of contracts. The contract between Yu Dabao and Guoan originally expired on January 1, 2020, but the new contract lasted for five years, and Yu Dabao was renewed under the maximum salary (i.e. 12 million yuan annual salary) under the Chinese Football Association's salary restriction order.