Qiu Shengjiong Explained

Qiu Shengjiong
邱盛炯
Fullname:Qiu Shengjiong
Birth Date:1 September 1985
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Shanghai Huajiao
Youthyears1:2003–2005
Youthclubs1:Shanghai Shenhua
Years1:2006–2018
Clubs1:Shanghai Shenhua
Caps1:102
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Guangdong South China Tiger
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Shanghai Huajiao
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Pcupdate:31 December 2020

Qiu Shengjiong (; born 1 September 1985, in Shanghai) is a Chinese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Shanghai Huajiao.

Club career

Qiu Shengjiong, nicknamed "Big Ox" due to his massive size, would start his career playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team where due to his frame and size he was often criticized for being too fat to play football, he would nevertheless play within the 2005 National Games of China for Shanghai where he impressed many by starring within a semi-final penalty shoot out against Hubei and helped guide Shanghai to a runners-up position within the tournament.[1] This would then see Shenhua offer him promotion into the senior team in 2006, however it wasn't until the 2007 Chinese Super League season when Qiu made his league debut on August 12, 2007 against Beijing Guoan F.C. in a 3-2 victory.[2] That performance would then see Qiu rise to prominence within the team and he would replace Wang Dalei as the club's first choice goalkeeper throughout the rest of the season. During the start of the 2008 league season he started several league games before Wang Dalei regained his position as the club's first choice goalkeeper. When Jia Xiuquan became the team's Head coach the goalkeeping position was up for grabs once again and they equally shared the goalkeeping position throughout the 2009 league campaign until the 2010 league campaign saw Miroslav Blažević as the team's Head coach and he placed Qiu Shengjiong as the second choice goalkeeper. In recent seasons, due to Wang Dalei's stable performance and Shanghai Shenhua's usual early elimination from China FA Cup, Qiu's playing time was severely limited. On 20 December 2018, Qiu announced his departure from Shenhua after 15 years with the club.[3]

On 26 February 2019, Qiu joined China League One club Guangdong South China Tiger.[4]

International career

Due to his impressive performances at the end of the 2007 season he was called into the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament squad where he was first choice goalkeeper. However, due to disappointing results he was replaced by Liu Zhenli in the final group game.[5]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shanghai Shenhua2006Chinese Super League000000colspan="2"-00
2007130colspan="2"-00colspan="2"-130
200870colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-70
2009170colspan="2"-30colspan="2"-200
2010160colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-160
20111000020colspan="2"-120
20121000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-10
20132010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-30
201418040colspan="2"-colspan="2"-220
201511010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-120
20160020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-20
2017301000colspan="2"-40
20184000100050
Total10209060001170
Guangdong South China Tiger2019China League One1010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-20
Shanghai Jiading Huilong2020China League Two90colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-90
Career total112010060001280

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua

2017[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐 . sports.sina.com.cn. 2007-08-28. 2012-08-10.
  2. Web site: Chinese Super League 2007. football-lineups.com. 2007-08-12. 2012-08-10.
  3. Web site: 再别康桥!申花门将宣布离队 15年申城岁月难忘怀. Sina. 2018-12-20. 2018-12-21. zh.
  4. Web site: 广东华南虎官宣邱盛炯加盟 前申花门神将战中甲. sina.com. 2019-02-26. 2019-02-26. zh.
  5. Web site: China, PR in Olympic Games 2008 players. football-lineups.com. 2008-08-23. 2012-08-10.
  6. Web site: 邱盛炯. sodasoccer.com. 2018-05-19.
  7. News: 足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波 申花总分3-3上港夺冠. sports.sina.com.cn. 2017-11-26 . 2019-08-16.