Tyias Browning
British-Chinese footballer (born 1994)
Tyias Charles Browning (born 27 May 1994), known as Jiang Guangtai (Chinese: 蒋光太; pinyin: Jiǎng Guāngtài) in China, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Born in England, he plays for the China national team.
In addition to playing as a centre-back, Browning can also play as a right-back.
Early life
Tyias Charles Browning was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He attended the same school as his future Wigan Athletic teammates Lee Nicholls and Jack Phillips.
He is eligible to play for the China national team because his maternal grandfather Ying-Wing Chiang (1939–1992), a chef in Macclesfield, England, was Cantonese, having emigrated from Meige Village, Xinhui County, China. Chiang married a Black British woman. In 2019, Browning became a naturalised Chinese citizen, benefiting from the Chinese football naturalisation policies. He later changed his name to Jiang Guangtai.
Club career
Everton
Browning joined Everton in 2004 at the age of ten.
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