Xu Yang (footballer, born 1987)

Xu Yang
徐洋

Personal information
Full name	Xu Yang
Date of birth	(1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Shandong, China
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left midfield, Left-back
Team information
Current team	Qingdao Hainiu F.C.
Number	34
Youth career
2000–2005	Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Shandong Luneng	0	(0)
2006–2007	FK Beograd	0	(0)
2007–2008	Shandong Luneng	0	(0)
2008–2015	Henan Jianye	202	(24)
2016–2017	Chongqing Lifan	49	(1)
2018–2020	Shenzhen	34	(2)
2021	Zibo Cuju	13	(1)
2021	Heilongjiang Ice City	18	(0)
2022	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	4	(0)
2022–	Qingdao Hainiu F.C.	18	(3)
International career‡
2009	China	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 Jan 2012

Xu Yang (born June 18, 1987 in Shandong) is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays for Qingdao Hainiu F.C. as a left midfielder or left-back.

Club career

Xu Yang graduated from the Shandong Luneng youth team in 2006 after playing for their various youth teams that trained in Serbia and would soon join a third tier Serbian club in FK Beograd for the second part of the 2006-07 season. ^[1] However his time in the senior team was to prove extremely frustrating after he was unable to immediately break into the squad. Shandong Luneng were willing to let Xu Yang transfer to Henan Jianye in 2008 where he would make his debut against Changsha Ginde F.C. on 7 September 2008 in a 1-0 loss. ^[2] Xu Yang would nevertheless quickly established himself within the squad and eventually play in 13 league games throughout the 2008 league season. ^[3] He would go on to establish himself as vital member of the team and was part of the squad that gained the club's highest ever position of third and qualification to the AFC Champions League for the first time at the end of the 2009 Chinese Super League season. ^[4] At the end of the 2012 Chinese Super League season, Xu would unfortunately be part of the team that was relegated, however he remained loyal to the club and immediately won the division title and promotion back into the Chinese Super League the following season. ^[5]

On 2 January 2016, Xu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan. ^[6] On 28 February 2018, Xu transferred to China League One side Shenzhen FC. ^[7] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 11 March 2018 against Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C. that ended in a 2-2 draw. ^[8] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to gain promotion with the club at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign. ^[9]

Xu would go back to the second tier and joined Zibo Cuju on 7 April 2021. After only half a season he would join another second tier club in Heilongjiang Ice City on 29 July 2021 ^[10] On 28 April 2022 he would join second tier football club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic on a free transfer. After only a handful of games he would leave Shaanxi to transfer to another second tier club in Qingdao Hainiu F.C. on 1 August 2022. ^[11] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign. ^[12]

International career

Xu Yang would be called-up to the Chinese national football by the Chinese Head coach Gao Hongbo. He would make his debut against Iran in a friendly, which China won 1-0 on 1 June 2009, where Xu Yang played as a left winger throughout the game. ^[13]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022. ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shandong Luneng	2006	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
FK Beograd	2006-07	Serbian League Belgrade	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Shandong Luneng	2007	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
Henan Jianye	2008		13	0	-		-		-		13	0
	2009		29	3	-		-		-		29	3
	2010		29	4	-		6	0	-		35	4
	2011		30	6	3	0	-		-		33	6
	2012		30	3	0	0	-		-		30	3
	2013	China League One	30	6	0	0	-		-		30	6
	2014	Chinese Super League	24	2	2	0	-		-		26	2
	2015		17	0	2	1	-		-		19	1
	Total		202	24	7	1	6	0	0	0	215	25
Chongqing Lifan	2016	Chinese Super League	30	1	0	0	-		-		30	1
	2017		19	0	0	0	-		-		19	0
	Total		49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	1
Shenzhen	2018	China League One	24	1	0	0	-		-		24	1
	2019	Chinese Super League	5	0	1	0	-		-		5	0
	2020		6	1	1	0	-		-		7	1
	Total		35	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	2
Zibo Cuju	2021	China League One	13	1	0	0	-		-		13	1
Heilongjiang Ice City			18	0	0	0	-		-		18	0
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	2022		4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
Qingdao Hainiu F.C.			18	3	0	0	-		-		18	3
Career total			339	31	9	1	6	0	0	0	354	32

Honours

Club

Henan Jianye

• Chinese League One: 2013 ^[15]

Individual

• China League One Most Valuable Player: 2013

References

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4. "China 2009". RSSSF . 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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6. 重庆力帆官宣签约三新援 at sports.sohu.com 2016-01-02 Retrieved 2016-01-04 (in Chinese)
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8. "China » League One 2018 » 1. Round » Shenzhen FC - Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2:2". worldfootball.net. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
9. "China 2018 > China League One". RSSSF . 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
10. "黑龙江冰城足球俱乐部引援公告". m.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
11. "徐洋、刘佳燊、王建明、陶智略加盟海牛". ppsport.com (in Chinese). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
12. "青岛海牛时隔9年重返中超，这3312天他们经历了什么？". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
13. "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜 中国队1-0胜伊朗". teamchina.sports.sohu.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
14. 徐洋 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2019-01-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
15. "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

External links

• Xu Yang at Soccerway
• Xu Yang at National-Football-Teams.com