Yang Xu

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Yang Xu
杨旭
Personal information
Full nameYang Xu
Date of birth (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987
Place of birthDalian, Liaoning, China
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubShandong Luneng
Number18
Youth career
2001-2002Dalian Yiteng
2003-2004Liaoning Whowin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005-2013Liaoning Whowin168(52)
2013-Shandong Luneng22(4)
National team‡
2003–2005China U-17
2009-China27(11)
* 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
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

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 would make his first senior appearance for Liaoning Whowin on 16 April 2005 in a league match against Shanghai Shenhua, which they lost 1-0.[1] Despite this loss, his performance was good enough to see him recalled in the next league game against Wuhan Huanghelou, however this was to again end in a 1-0 defeat.[2] Liaoning's performances would improve throughout the season and Yang Xu would eventually score his first league goal against Shenzhen Jianlibao on 15 May 2005 in a 3-1 league win.[3] By the end of the 2005 season, Yang Xu would eventually score 3 league goals in 11 appearances and see Liaoning FC finish the league season in middle of the table in tenth.

The following season would see Yang Xu continue with establishing himself with the Liaoning Whowin team by making a further 20 league appearances and scoring 3 goals, however most of these came from the substitute bench during the season.[4] By the 2008 season, Yang Xu was still a squad player trying to establish himself as the main striker within the team and while he scored three more goals during the campaign he was unable to help Liaoning avoid relegation at the end of the season. Staying with Liaoning, Yang Xu was promoted as their first choice striker at the beginning of the 2009 league season and would repay Liaoning with 15 league goals in 22 appearances, making him the second best goalscorer in the league.[5] His goals would aid Liaoning to win the division title and immediate promotion back into the Super League.

On 27 February 2013, Yang Xu left Liaoning and signed a contract with fellow Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng.

International career

After an impressive start to the 2009 season with Liaoning Whowin, Yang Xu was called up to the senior national team despite playing for a team in the second tier. He would be tried out in friendlies before he was given his chance to play in a competitive game for qualification into the AFC Asian Cup in a game against Vietnam on 17 January 2010 where he also scored his debut goal.[6] On 30 March 2011, he scored twice as China beat Honduras 3-0 while on 23 July 2011, he scored his first international hat-trick against Laos.

International goals

As of 10 September 2013 [7]
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

Career statistics

Club statistics

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
2005Liaoning Whowin China1113
2006Liaoning Whowin China1203
2007Liaoning Whowin China1190
2008Liaoning Whowin China1143
2009Liaoning Whowin China22315
2010Liaoning Whowin China12711
2011Liaoning Whowin China1299
2012Liaoning Whowin China1258
2013Shandong Luneng China1224
Total19056

International statistics

YearNational teamAppsGoals
2009China China10
2010China China73
2011China China106
2012China China30
2013China China62
Total2711

Honours

Club

Liaoning Whowin

International

China under-17 national football team

  • AFC U-17 Championship: 2004

China PR national football team

  • East Asian Football Championship: 2010

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. ↑ "1-0 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
  3. ↑ "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. 
  4. ↑ "球员资料-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
  5. ↑ "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. 
  6. ↑ "China PR 2-1 Vietnam". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
  7. ↑ Matches of Yang Xu

External links

Shandong Luneng Taishan – current squad
China
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