Yang Xu

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Yang Xu
杨旭
Personal information
Full name Yang Xu
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
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)
2020–2023 Shanghai Shenhua 50 (4)
Total 368 (89)
International career
2003–2005 China U-17
2009–2019 China 54 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yang Xu (simplified Chinese: 杨旭; traditional Chinese: 楊旭; pinyin: Yáng Xù; born 12 February 1988) is a former Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.

Club career[edit]

Liaoning Whowin[edit]

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.

Shandong Luneng[edit]

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.

Tianjin Quanjian[edit]

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] He returned to Quanjian ahead of the 2018 season, scoring 18 goals in 62 appearances across 2 seasons.

Shanghai Shenhua[edit]

On 15 July 2020, Yang joined Shanghai Shenhua on a free transfer following the disbandment of Tianjin Tianhai.[7] On 18 September 2020, he scored his first goal for the club, a penalty in a 1-1 draw against Guangzhou R&F in the first round of 2020 Chinese FA Cup, and Shenhua subsequently lost 5-3 in the penalty shootout. As a prolific centre forward throughout his career, Yang suffered from goal drought in his first 2 seasons at Shenhua. On 8 June 2022, Yang finally scored his first league goal for the club in a 2-0 win over derby rivals Shanghai Port.[8]

On 11 April 2023, Yang announced his retirement from professional football via livestream.

International career[edit]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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[edit]

Club statistics[edit]

As of 20 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liaoning Whowin 2005 Chinese Super League 11 3 0 0 0 0 - - 11 3
2006 20 3 0 0 - - - 20 3
2007 19 0 - - - - 19 0
2008 14 3 - - - - 14 3
2009 China League One 23 15 - - - - 23 15
2010 Chinese Super League 27 11 - - - - 27 11
2011 29 9 0 0 - - - 29 9
2012 28 8 4 2 - - - 32 10
Total 171 52 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 54
Shandong Luneng 2013 Chinese Super League 22 4 1 0 - - - 23 4
2014 7 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 9 0
2015 28 7 4 2 - 5 6 0[a] 0 37 15
2016 17 3 1 0 - 8 4 - 26 7
Total 74 14 6 2 0 0 15 10 0 0 95 26
Changchun Yatai (loan) 2014 Chinese Super League 11 2 0 0 - - - 11 2
Tianjin Tianhai 2018 25 9 1 0 - 7 1 - 33 10
2019 28 8 1 0 - - - 29 8
Total 53 17 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 62 18
Liaoning Whowin (loan) 2017 Chinese Super League 9 0 0 0 - - - 9 0
Shanghai Shenhua 2020 16 0 1 1 - 0 0 - 17 1
2021 14 0 6 1 - - - 20 1
2022 20 4 1 0 - - - 21 4
Total 50 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 6
Career total 368 89 20 6 0 0 22 11 0 0 410 106
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics[edit]

National team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 7 3
2011 10 6
2012 2 0
2013 7 2
2014 5 2
2015 11 8
2016 4 1
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 6 6
Total 54 28

International goals[edit]

As of 10 October 2019[12]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 January 2010 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 17 November 2010 Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China  Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3. 18 December 2010 Zhuhai Sports Center, Zhuhai, China  Estonia 3–0 3–0
4. 29 March 2011 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Honduras 2–0 3–0
5. 3–0
6. 23 July 2011 Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China  Laos 1–2 7–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 3–2
8. 4–2
9. 28 July 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 6–1 6–1
10. 28 July 2013 Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea  Australia 3–1 4–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
11. 10 September 2013 Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China  Malaysia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
12. 4 September 2014 Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China  Kuwait 1–1 3–1
13. 10 October 2014 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Thailand 3–0 3–0
13 December 2014 Chenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Chenzhou, China  Kyrgyzstan 3–0 4–0 Friendly1
4–0
17 December 2014 Evergrande Football Base, Qingyuan, China 2–0 2–0
3 January 2015 Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia  Oman 4–1 4–1
14. 27 March 2015 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China  Haiti 1–1 2–2 Friendly
15. 16 June 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan  Bhutan 1–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16. 3–0
17. 5–0
18. 12 November 2015 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China 2–0 12–0
19. 4–0
20. 6–0
21. 8–0
22. 24 March 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Maldives 2–0 4–0
23. 11 June 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Tajikistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
30 August 2019 NFTC Stadium, Xianghe, China  Myanmar 1–0 4–1 Friendly1
24. 10 September 2019 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Maldives 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. 10 October 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Guam 1–0 7–0
26. 3–0
27. 4–0
28. 5–0
1:Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Liaoning Whowin

Shandong Luneng

International[edit]

China national under-17 football team

China PR national football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "杨旭心态正处子秀挺成功 辽足喜获未来锋线杀手". sports.sina.com.cn. 2005-04-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. ^ "辽小虎陈兴独中两元 健力宝1–3辽宁遇五连败 评". sports.sohu.com. 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  3. ^ "球员资料-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  4. ^ "中甲射手榜：南昌外援18球称王 辽足新国脚穿银靴". sports.sina.com. 2009-10-25. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  5. ^ "鲁能官方宣布杨旭转会权健 2017赛季先租借辽足". Sina. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  6. ^ "中超-石笑天染红耶拉维奇点杀 贵州主场1–1辽足" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ^ "上海申花连宣三人！马丁斯回归、天海两旧将加盟". Chinanews. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  8. ^ "中超-巴索戈杨旭进球 申花2-0两连胜送海港两连败" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  9. ^ "China PR 4–1 Botswana". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  10. ^ "China PR 2–1 Vietnam". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  11. ^ 杨旭 at sodasoccer.com Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Matches of Yang Xu
  13. ^ "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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