Xiang Baixu (Chinese: 向柏旭; pinyin: Xiàng Bǎixù; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕjâŋ.pàɪ ɕŷ]; born 9 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chengdu Rongcheng.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xiang Baixu | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Chongqing, Sichuan, China | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Sichuan Youth | |||
2011–2012 | → Metz (loan) | ||
2014–2015 | Saint-Étienne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Tianjin Quanjian | 4 | (1) |
2017 | Guangzhou R&F | 9 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Shenzhen | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 18 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | China U-20 | 18 | (4) |
2016–2017 | China U-23 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2017 |
Club career
editXiang Baixu joined Saint-Étienne youth academy in March 2014.[1] He transferred to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian on 7 July 2015.[2] He made his senior debut on 18 July 2015 in a 2–1 home loss against Hunan Billows, coming on as a substitute for Rong Yu in the 67th minute.[3] On 25 September 2016, Xiang scored his first senior in a 3–0 away victory against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[4] At the end of the season he would be part of the squad that won the 2016 China League One campaign and promotion to the top tier.[5]
Xiang transferred to China Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 26 November 2016.[6] He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Tianjin Quanjian, coming on for Xiao Zhi in the 84th minute.[7] At the end of the 2017 season, he went on to make 11 appearances in all competitions.
On 30 January 2018, Xiang transferred to China League One side Shenzhen FC.[8] 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.[9] He went on to be part of the squad would gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the league campaign.[10] He would have limited playing time the following campaign and would eventually be allowed to transfer on a free to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on 9 April 2021.[11] His debut appearance would be in a league game against Nanjing City on 30 April 2021, in a 2-0 victory.[12] He would score his first goal for the club in a league game against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard on 23 July 2021 in a 7-0 victory, where he also scored his first hat-trick.[13] Establishing himself as a regular member within the team, he would aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 8 January 2023.[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tianjin Quanjian | 2015 | China League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Guangzhou R&F | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
Shenzhen | 2018 | China League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
2019 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Chengdu Rongcheng | 2021 | China League One | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
2022 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
Career total | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours
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editReferences
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- ^ "权健集团正式并购天津松江队 目标2016年冲超". Tencent (in Chinese). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "中甲-卡贝萨斯建功 湖南湘涛客场2-1擒松江". Sina (in Chinese). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "中甲-格乌任意球破门 权健3-0新疆下轮打平冲超". Sina (in Chinese). 25 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "2016赛季中甲积分榜" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "天津权健官方宣布向柏旭加盟富力 盼其旭日初升". Sohu (in Chinese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "中超-肖智头槌帕托失良机 富力2-0权健取开门红" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "深足官方宣布第三位新援加盟:多面手向柏旭来投". sina (in Chinese). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "China » League One 2018 » 1. Round » Shenzhen FC - Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2:2". worldfootball.net. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "China 2018 > China League One". RSSSF. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "官方:邢瑜、向柏旭、甘超加盟成都蓉城" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "RONGCHENG VS. NANJING CITY 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. RONGCHENG 0 - 7". soccerway.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "2021赛季中超升降级:成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "向柏旭". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Xiang Baixu at Soccerway