Awakened by Wuxi Wuhou, Shenzhen Youth Team surges forward with high momentum.

Reported by journalist Wang Wei. In a match of the 5th round of the China League One on April 18th evening, Shenzhen Youth Team defeated Nanjing City 3-1 away, achieving three consecutive wins. After the first five rounds of the China League One, Shenzhen Youth Team, with 4 wins and 1 loss accumulating 12 points, temporarily ranks second on the league table. Having narrowly avoided relegation at the last moment last season, Shenzhen Youth Team has rapidly enhanced its strength this season through successful recruitment and has become one of the hot contenders for promotion to the Chinese Super League.

With Gan Xianhao's goal breaking the deadlock and foreign player Garyta scoring twice, Shenzhen Youth Team defeated Nanjing City 3-1 in Nanjing. Over the past three rounds, Shenzhen Youth Team successively defeated Yanbian Longding, Ningbo Team, and Nanjing City, securing three consecutive wins. Additionally, with a 1-0 victory over Shaanxi United in the first league round, after the first match day of the 5th round of China League One, Shenzhen Youth Team climbed to the top of the league table.

Following a significant increase in financial investment, Shenzhen Youth Team has set its goal for this season as全力冲超全力 striving for promotion to the Chinese Super League. The club invited Ramiro, who served as the代理 acting head coach at Beijing Guoan towards the end of last season, to take charge. They also recruited several domestic and foreign players of Chinese Super League caliber. Currently, within the team's main framework, players such as Cheng Yuelui, Du Galici, Liang Nuoheng, Xie Baoxian, Su Yuanjie, Shang Yin, Rodrigo, Sun Qinhan, Zhou Xin, Zhong Haoran, and Zhao Yingjie all possess extensive experience in the Chinese Super League, almost capable of forming a starting lineup.

In the away match against Nanjing City on the 18th evening, Ramiro fielded Zhu Guantao and Gan Xianhao as starters. Both these U21 players are本地本土 from Shenzhen. Among them, Zhu Guantao曾留洋 previously studied abroad in Spain. During elementary school at Shenzhen Baoan东方东方 Elementary School, he was classmates with Wang Yudong, and they were被称为 referred to as the twin stars of东方东方 Elementary School.

Shenzhen Youth Team, which narrowly avoided relegation only in the last round last season, publicly announced its promotion target this year. After defeating the formidable Shaanxi United 1-0 in the first round, they encountered a当头一棒 sudden setback in the second round, losing 0-4 away to the newly promoted China League One team Wuxi Wuhou. Returning to Shenzhen, the club and team immediately reviewed this match. "The 0-4 away loss to Wuxi Wuhou was not necessarily a bad thing; it反而提醒反而 served as a wake-up call for the entire team,甚至可以说甚至可以说 it could be said they were 'awakened' by Wuhou. Wuxi Wuhou is a new team in China League One; perhaps some of our players underestimated them, but their players are relatively young and energetic, resulting in us learning a lesson. That defeat helped our team adjust its position and ensured we do not underestimate any opponent thereafter," said Li Chunhao, General Manager of Shenzhen Youth Team Club.

Having adjusted its position, Shenzhen Youth Team quickly regained its vigor. Cameroon center forward Garyta, who only made a替补出场 substitute appearance in the 3rd round, made contributions. In his first match representing Shenzhen Youth Team, he scored a penalty, helping the Youth Team secure a 1-0绝杀 last-minute victory over Yanbian Longding at home. Subsequently, in the next two matches, he连续上演梅开二度连续 performed scoring twice in each game, totaling 5 goals in 3 matches, also assisting the Youth Team to defeat Ningbo Team and Nanjing City 3-0 and 3-1 respectively.

In the first round home victory over promotion rival Shaanxi United, the立功 contributor for Shenzhen Youth Team was the newly recruited foreign player Rodrigo this year. There is a small story behind Shenzhen Youth Team's ability to bring this Brazilian player to the team.

Towards the end of the 2025 season, while Shenzhen Youth Team was scouting foreign player candidates for the new season, the club management discussed this matter with Duan Liuou during a conversation. Duan Liuou mentioned that the foreign player Rodrigo from Meizhou Hakka has excellent ball control and is worth considering. The management then approached Cheng Yuelui, who had been teammates with Rodrigo at Meizhou Hakka for many years, and used "亲情策反 emotional persuasion" to recruit him. After several rounds of discussions, Rodrigo agreed to join Shenzhen Youth Team. After the Chinese Super League season ended last season, multiple teams from both the Chinese Super League and China League One strongly invited Rodrigo to join. Upon learning this situation, Shenzhen Youth Team worried Rodrigo might change his mind and asked if he would still come. The Brazilian said, "Since I have already agreed to you, I will not go to other teams, you can rest assured."

Shenzhen Youth Team's invitation to Liang Nuoheng, a Chinese Hong Kong player who had played for Zhejiang Team for many years, also主打亲情牌主打 primarily employed the "亲情牌 emotional card" – Liang Nuoheng, Xie Baoxian, and Zhou Xin, who had studied abroad in the UK together, now reunite at Shenzhen Youth Team. Back then, all three were入选人 selected participants in a公益计划公益 project. Among them, Liang Nuoheng was selected from Chinese Hong Kong to study in the UK with a four-year full scholarship, while Xie Baoxian and Zhou Xin were selected from mainland China to study abroad in the UK. Liang Nuoheng is older than Xie Baoxian and Zhou Xin, so Xie Baoxian and Zhou鑫鑫 Xin were in the U16 team of布鲁克豪斯足球学院布鲁克豪斯足球学院 Brookhouse Football Academy, while Liang Nuoheng was in the U18 team. Although in teams of different age groups, Xie Baoxian, who demonstrated突出突出的 notable ability as an attacking midfielder, was often调调到调调到 called up to play for the U18 team, becoming teammates with Liang Nuoheng. Former partners who studied together in the UK over ten years ago reunite in Shenzhen after thirteen or fourteen years. Having old teammates in the team, Liang Nuoheng, who joined this year,融入融入 integrated into the team more rapidly.