Xiang Jun

This article is about a Chinese footballer. For a Qing Dynasty army (湘军), see Xiang Army.
Xiang Jun
Personal information
Full nameXiang Jun
Date of birthOctober 20, 1983
Place of birthWuhan, Hubei, China
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11.7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–12Shenzhen59(0)
2010→ Beijing BIT8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 March 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Xiang Jun (Chinese: 向君; pinyin: Xiàng Jūn; born 20 October 1983 in Wuhan) is a Chinese football player .

Club career

Xiang Jun started his professional football career playing for Shenzhen's youth team and would eventually graduate to their senior team in the 2002 league season where he made eight league appearances.[1] The following season he would find it differcult to gain any consistent regular playing time within the team and in the 2004 Chinese Super League season he would not feature at all within the title winning team. A fringe player for Shenzhen it wasn't until the 2007 Chinese Super League season that saw Xiang Jun finally make an impact within the team and earn himself the nickname "Da Tou" (Big Head) for his heading ability that saw him help Shenzhen fight off relegation when he was given a run of fourteen league games.[2]

By the 2010 Chinese Super League season Xiang Jun would still be unable to gain a regular starting position within the team and the clubs new manager Siniša Gogić would allow him to be loaned out in July to second tier club Beijing BIT. By the 2011 Chinese Super League season Xiang Jun would return to Shenzhen and the clubs new manager Philippe Troussier would give him a significantly larger role within the club, however by the end of the season the club were relegated.[3]

Club career stats

Last update: March, 2010

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
2002Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance China180
2003Shenzhen Jianlibao China110
2004Shenzhen Jianlibao China100
2005Shenzhen Jianlibao China160
2006Shenzhen Kingway China120
2007Shenzhen Shangqingyin China1140
2008Shenzhen Shangqingyin China150
2009Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. China180
2010Shenzhen Ruby F.C. China140
2010Beijing BIT (Loan) China280
2011Shenzhen Ruby F.C. China1110
2012Shenzhen Ruby F.C. China220

References

  1. "Player Xiang Jun". sodasoccer.com. 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. "Player Xiang Jun 2007 season performance". sohu.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  3. "CSL 2011". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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