Yang Xu

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Xu
杨旭
Personal information
Full name Yang Xu
Date of birth (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Shandong Luneng
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2002 Dalian Yiteng
2003–2004 Liaoning Whowin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2013 Liaoning Whowin 171 (52)
2013– Shandong Luneng 64 (12)
2014 → Changchun Yatai (loan) 11 (2)
National team‡
2003–2005 China U-17
2009– China 44 (22)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2016

Yang Xu (simplified Chinese: 杨旭; traditional Chinese: 楊旭; pinyin: Yáng Xù; born 12 February 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.

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. After failing to settle in with the club, Yang was loaned out to Changchun Yatai in July 2014 for the rest of the 2014 season.

International career

After an impressive start to the 2009 season, Yang was called up to the Chinese national team 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.[5] 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 29 April 2016
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2005Liaoning WhowinChinese Super League1130000--113
200620300---203
2007190----190
2008143----143
2009China League One2315----2315
2010Chinese Super League2711----2711
201129900---299
201228842---3210
2013Shandong Luneng22410---234
20147000-20-90
Changchun Yatai11200---112
2015Shandong Luneng28742-56003715
20167100-64-135
Total China PR 24666940013100026880

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup.

International goals

As of 24 March 2016 [6]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 January 2010 My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2. 17 November 2010 Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China  Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly international
3. 18 December 2010 Zhuhai Sports Center, Zhuhai, China  Estonia 3–0 3–0 Friendly international
4. 29 March 2011 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Honduras 2–0 3–0 Friendly international
5. 3–0
6. 23 July 2011 Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China  Laos 1–2 7–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7. 3–2
8. 4–2
9. 28 July 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 6–1 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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 international
12. 4 September 2014 Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China  Kuwait 1–1 3–1 Friendly international
13. 10 October 2014 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Thailand 3–0 3–0 Friendly international
13 December 2014 Chenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Chenzhou, China  Kyrgyzstan 3–0 4–0 Friendly international1
4–0
17 December 2014 Evergrande Football Base, Qingyuan, China  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 2–0 Friendly international1
3 January 2015 Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia  Oman 4–1 4–1 Friendly international1
14. 27 March 2015 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China  Haiti 1–1 2–2 Friendly international
15. 16 June 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan  Bhutan 1–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16. 3–0
17. 5–0
18. 12 November 2015 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China  Bhutan 2–0 12–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
19. 4–0
20. 6–0
21. 8–0
22. 24 March 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Maldives 2–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1:Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours

Club

Liaoning Whowin

Shandong Luneng

International

China under-17 national football team

China PR national football team

References

  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. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  5. ↑ "China PR 2-1 Vietnam". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  6. ↑ Matches of Yang Xu

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