Ye Jia (, born ) is a former professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder or a striker. Born in China, he represented Hong Kong internationally.
Born in Shanghai, Ye began his football career for amateur club Shanghai Tianna in 2002. After a season, his club was bought by another local side, Shanghai The 9 in China League Two. Thus, Ye became a professional footballer.
As his first professional team experience, Ye did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Ebelio Ordóñez. He always was a substitution player in league matches.
In the 2007âÂÂ08 season, Tai Po was the finalist of the FA Cup. Ye scored an important goal for the club against South China and brought the club to the final. This is the first time the club has been the finalist in the FA Cup.
Tai Po got 3 straight wins against Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United and Pegasus in the 2008âÂÂ09 season. As Ye was suspended for the first match, he played as a striker in the next 2 matches, giving 2 assists and a goal for the club. He also scored for the club in the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Kitchee and Tai Po got into the final.
In the 2009âÂÂ10 season, Ye scored 7 goals in the first 6 matches. Moreover, in the match against Tuen Mun Progoal, he scored 4 goals.
At the beginning of the 2019âÂÂ20 season, Ye joined South China as an amateur player.
As a Chinese national, according to the FIFA Statues, he became eligible for the Hong Kong national football team following two years of residency in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Ye for the training section before the start of the 2010âÂÂ11 season.
On 4 October 2010, Ye made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against India.