Yang Xu

Yang Xu (simplified Chinese: 杨旭; traditional Chinese: 楊旭; pinyin: Yáng Xù; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

For the Chinese speed skater with the same name, see Yang Xu (speed skater).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Xu
杨旭
Personal information
Full name Yang Xu
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2002 Dalian Yiteng
2003–2004 Liaoning Whowin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2013 Liaoning Whowin 171 (52)
2013–2016 Shandong Luneng 74 (14)
2014 → Changchun Yatai (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2019 Tianjin Tianhai 53 (17)
2017 → Liaoning Whowin (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Shanghai Shenhua 16 (0)
National team‡
2003–2005 China U-17
2009– China 54 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2019

Club career

Yang Xu started his football career when he made his debut for Liaoning Whowin on 16 April 2005 in a 1–0 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2005 in a 3–1 win against Shenzhen Jianlibao.[2] By the end of the 2005 season, Yang scored three league goals in 11 appearances and saw his club finish in a tenth-place position. The following season would see Yang continue to establish himself with the squad by making a further 20 league appearances and scoring three goals; however, most of his appearances came from the bench.[3] By the 2008 season, he was still a squad player trying to establish himself as the main striker within the team; however, he was unable to help Liaoning avoid relegation at the end of the season. Staying with the club, Yang was promoted to first-choice striker at the start of the 2009 league season and he would repay them with 15 league goals in 22 appearances, making him the second best goalscorer in the league.[4] His goals would aid Liaoning to win the division title and immediate promotion back to the top flight.

On 27 February 2013, Yang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng. In July 2014, he was loaned to Changchun Yatai for the rest of the 2014 season. On 26 February 2017, Yang transferred to fellow top tier side Tianjin Quanjian and was immediately loaned to his former club Liaoning Whowin for one season.[5] He made his first appearance since returning to the club on 3 March 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Guizhou Zhicheng.[6]

International career

Yang was called up to the Chinese national team and made his international debut on 30 September 2009 in a 4–1 win against Botswana.[7] Despite playing for a second tier side he would be tried out in several friendlies before he was given his chance to play in a qualifying match for the AFC Asian Cup in a 2–1 win against Vietnam on 17 January 2010 where he also scored his debut goal.[8] On 30 March 2011, he scored twice in a 3–0 win against Honduras and on 23 July 2011, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–2 win against Laos.

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 31 December 2020.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liaoning Whowin2005Chinese Super League1130000--113
200620300---203
2007190----190
2008143----143
2009China League One2315----2315
2010Chinese Super League2711----2711
201129900---299
201228842---3210
Total 171524200000017554
Shandong Luneng2013Chinese Super League22410---234
20147000-20-90
201528742-560[lower-alpha 1]03715
201617310-84-267
Total 741462001510009526
Changchun Yatai (loan)2014Chinese Super League11200---112
Tianjin Tianhai2018Chinese Super League25910-71-3310
201928810---298
Total 5317200071006218
Liaoning Whowin (loan)2017Chinese Super League9000---90
Shanghai Shenhua2020Chinese Super League16011-00-171
Career total 3348513500221100369101
  1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics
National team
YearAppsGoals
200910
201073
2011106
201220
201372
201452
2015118
201641
201700
201810
201966
Total5428

International goals
As of 10 October 2019[10]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 January 2010My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1–02–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.17 November 2010Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China Latvia1–01–0Friendly
3.18 December 2010Zhuhai Sports Center, Zhuhai, China Estonia3–03–0
4.29 March 2011Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China Honduras2–03–0
5.3–0
6.23 July 2011Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China Laos1–27–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.3–2
8.4–2
9.28 July 2011New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos6–16–1
10.28 July 2013Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea Australia3–14–32013 EAFF East Asian Cup
11.10 September 2013Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China Malaysia2–02–0Friendly
12.4 September 2014Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China Kuwait1–13–1
13.10 October 2014Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China Thailand3–03–0
13 December 2014Chenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Chenzhou, China Kyrgyzstan3–04–0Friendly1
4–0
17 December 2014Evergrande Football Base, Qingyuan, China2–02–0
3 January 2015Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia Oman4–14–1
14.27 March 2015Helong Stadium, Changsha, China Haiti1–12–2Friendly
15.16 June 2015Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan Bhutan1–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.3–0
17.5–0
18.12 November 2015Helong Stadium, Changsha, China2–012–0
19.4–0
20.6–0
21.8–0
22.24 March 2016Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China Maldives2–04–0
23.11 June 2019Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Tajikistan1–01–0Friendly
30 August 2019NFTC Stadium, Xianghe, China Myanmar1–04–1Friendly1
24.10 September 2019National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.10 October 2019Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Guam1–07–0
26.3–0
27.4–0
28.5–0
1:Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours

Club

Liaoning Whowin

Shandong Luneng

International

China national under-17 football team

China PR national football team

References
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  7. "China PR 4–1 Botswana". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  8. "China PR 2–1 Vietnam". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  9. 杨旭
  10. Matches of Yang Xu
  11. "中甲最终积分榜：辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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