Xu Bin (Chinese: 徐彬; pinyin: Xú Bīn; born 2 May 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for China League One club Guangzhou FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xu Bin | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nan County, Hunan, China[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou FC | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Evergrande Football School | ||
| 2022–2023 | Guangzhou FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Guangzhou FC | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | China U15 | ||
| 2022–2023 | China U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | China U23 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 4 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editYouth career
editXu started his youth career at the Evergrande Football School in 2014, and after winning the U14 Chinese FA Cup with the Evergrande Football School in 2018, he moved abroad to Spain to pursue his studies with a sector of the Evergrande Football School in Spain.[2]
Guangzhou
editOn 16 November 2022, Xu made his competitive debut when he entered play as an 80th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win over Sichuan Jiuniu in the Chinese FA Cup.[3] He made his league debut a month later on 23 December, starting in a Chinese Super League game against Beijing Guoan.[4] Xu was re-registered as a Guangzhou player in the 2023 summer transfer window,[5] and became a first-team regular.[6]
International career
editXu represented China in various youth levels, including the China U15s[7] and the China U20s.[8]
Xu was selected for the China U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[8] He went on to score a goal in a 2–0 win against Saudi Arabia in the group stage, connecting with a Mutellip Iminqari low cross.[9]
In November 2023, Xu was called up to a China U23 training camp to prepare for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
Personal life
editIn 2020, Xu Bin identified Casemiro as his footballing idol.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 5 November 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "姓名男出生日期身份证号码代表单位" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "U16国少为恩师送上教师节礼物:教会我们不只是足球". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "SICHUAN JIUNIU VS. GUANGZHOU 2 - 4". soccerway.com. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "广州队晒海报：欢迎艾菲尔丁、徐彬、阿斯汗和吴永强加入球队" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b Xu Bin at Soccerway
- ^ "亚少赛-何小珂等3人双响 U15国少6-0大胜菲律宾U15". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "国青赴乌兹别克斯坦参加U20亚洲杯 小组出线成奢望". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "U-20亚洲杯中国队2:0战胜沙特队" [AFC U20 Asian Cup, China 2–0 Saudi Arabia]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织奥林匹克男子足球队2023年第八期集训的通知" [The CFA's announcement on organising the eighth Olympics men's football team training camp]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- Xu Bin at Soccerway