Xu Liang

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Xu Liang
徐亮
Personal information

Full name	Xu Liang
Date of birth	(1981-08-12) 12 August 1981
Place of birth	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	20
Youth career
2000–2001	Liaoning Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2006	Liaoning FC	113	(26)
2007–2009	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	68	(29)
2010–2012	Beijing Guoan	77	(19)
2013–	Shanghai Shenhua	15	(3)
National team^‡
2000–2001	China U-20
2002–2003	China U-23
2002–2012	China	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2013

Xu Liang (Chinese: 徐亮; pinyin: Xú Liàng; born 12 August 1981 in Shenyang) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Xu Liang started his footballing career with Liaoning Youth team and eventually graduated to the first team squad in the 2002 league season where he made 23 appearances in his debut season.^[1] After establishing himself into the first team squad, he would be an integral member that saw Liaoning reach the final of the Chinese FA Cup in 2002. However after five seasons with Liaoning, he would transfer to the second tier team Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and see them fight for promotion to the Chinese Super League in 2007. On 12 February 2010, he was signed by Beijing Guoan.^[2] He was a starter on the team during his years at Beijing and scored many important free kicks for them. Xu transferred to Beijing's main rivals Shanghai Shenhua on 11 December 2012.^[3]

International career

Xu has appeared several times for the Chinese national team, winning his first cap for his country in 2002 and gaining his last appearance for the national team in 2006 before retiring from the national team in 2012.

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 August 2006	Qinhuangdao	Thailand	4–0	4–0	Friendly international

Career statistics

Club performance				League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2002	Liaoning FC	Chinese Jia-A League	23	0	7	1	-		-		30	1
2003		Chinese Jia-A League	26	5	3	0	-		-		29	5
2004		Chinese Super League	18	5	0	0	1	0	-		19	5
2005			20	10	4	1	2	0	-		26	11
2006			26	6	1	0	-		-		27	6
2007	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	China League One	22	12	-		-		-		22	12
2008		Chinese Super League	23	7	-		-		-		23	7
2009			23	10	-		-		-		23	10
2010	Beijing Guoan		21	4	-		-		6	0	27	4
2011			28	8	4	1	-		-		32	9
2012			28	7	1	2	-		5	0	34	9
2013	Shanghai Shenhua		15	3	0	0	-		-		15	3
Total	China PR		272	77	20	5	3	0	11	0	306	82

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

China League One: 2007

Individual

Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: 2002

References

↑ "Xú, Liàng". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
↑ 国安转会窗关闭前敲定3内援徐亮280万已确定加盟 at sports.sina.com.cn 2010-02-12 Retrieved 2012-09-15(Chinese)
↑ 徐亮正式转会加盟上海申花 at Shanghai Shenhua Official Website 2012-12-11 Retrieved 2012-12-11(Chinese)

External links

Xu Liang at National-Football-Teams.com
Database at Sohu.com
Blog (Chinese)

Shanghai Shenhua F.C. – current squad

1 Wang Dalei
2 Schiavi
4 Li Jianbin
5 Dai Lin
7 Wang Changqing
8 Song Boxuan
9 Dady
10 Moreno
11 Al-Khatib
12 Bai Jiajun
13 Wang Yang
15 Zhan Yilin
16 Wang Fei
17 Xiong Fei
19 Zheng Kaimu
20 Xu Liang
21 Jiang Kun
22 Qiu Shengjiong
23 Liu Jiashen
25 Su Shun
27 Toranzo
28 Cao Yunding
29 Wang Zhenyu
30 Tao Jin
31 Yuan Shaohua
32 Liang Yu
33 Yan Song
33 Dong Hang
35 Dong Guangxiang
36 Wang Shouting
Manager: Shen Xiangfu

v t e Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year

1994: Zhuang Yi 1995: Xie Hui 1996: Yu Genwei 1997: Huang Dongchun 1998: Sun Jihai 1999: Zhang Xiaorui 2000: Qu Bo 2001: Zou Jie 2002: Xu Liang 2003: Liu Jindong 2004: Chen Tao 2005: Hao Junmin 2006: Wang Dalei 2007: Hao Junmin 2008: Huang Bowen 2009: Deng Zhuoxiang 2010: Zheng Zheng 2011: Song Wenjie 2012: Zhang Xizhe 2013: Jin Jingdao

Persondata
Name	Xu, Liang
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese footballer
Date of birth	August 12, 1981
Place of birth	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Date of death
Place of death

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