Xiang Baixu Explained

Xiang Baixu
向柏旭
Fullname:Xiang Baixu
Birth Date:9 August 1995
Birth Place:Chongqing, Sichuan, China
Position:Forward / Central defender
Youthclubs1:Sichuan Youth
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Youthclubs2:Metz (loan)
Youthyears3:2014–2015
Youthclubs3:Saint-Étienne
Years1:2015–2016
Caps1:4
Goals1:1
Years2:2017
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2021
Clubs3:Shenzhen
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2022
Caps4:18
Goals4:4
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:China U-20
Nationalcaps1:18
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2016–2017
Nationalteam2:China U-23
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:1
Pcupdate:8 January 2023
Ntupdate:19 July 2017

Xiang Baixu (; ; born 9 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chengdu Rongcheng.

Club career

Xiang Baixu joined Saint-Étienne youth academy in March 2014.[1] He transferred to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian on 7 July 2015.[2] He made his senior debut on 18 July 2015 in a 2–1 home loss against Hunan Billows, coming on as a substitute for Rong Yu in the 67th minute.[3] On 25 September 2016, Xiang scored his first senior in a 3–0 away victory against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[4] At the end of the season he would be part of the squad that won the 2016 China League One campaign and promotion to the top tier.[5]

Xiang transferred to China Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 26 November 2016.[6] He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Tianjin Quanjian, coming on for Xiao Zhi in the 84th minute.[7] At the end of the 2017 season, he went on to make 11 appearances in all competitions.

On 30 January 2018, Xiang transferred to China League One side Shenzhen FC.[8] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 11 March 2018 against Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C. that ended in a 2–2 draw.[9] He went on to be part of the squad would gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the league campaign.[10] He would have limited playing time the following campaign and would eventually be allowed to transfer on a free to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on 9 April 2021.[11] His debut appearance would be in a league game against Nanjing City on 30 April 2021, in a 2-0 victory.[12] He would score his first goal for the club in a league game against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard on 23 July 2021 in a 7-0 victory, where he also scored his first hat-trick.[13] Establishing himself as a regular member within the team, he would aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[14]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tianjin Quanjian2015China League One2000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-20
20162130colspan="2"-colspan="2"-51
Total4130000071
Guangzhou R&F2017Chinese Super League9020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-110
Shenzhen2018China League One3000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-30
2019Chinese Super League4000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-40
20200000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00
Total7000000070
Chengdu Rongcheng2021China League One6421colspan="2"-1095
2022Chinese Super League12020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-140
Total184400010234
Career total385910010486

Honours

Club

Tianjin Quanjian

2016[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 国青18岁前锋加盟法甲劲旅 登陆佩兰老东家. ifeng. 2014-03-04. 2017-03-05. zh.
  2. Web site: 权健集团正式并购天津松江队 目标2016年冲超. Tencent. 2015-07-07. 2017-03-05. zh.
  3. Web site: 中甲-卡贝萨斯建功 湖南湘涛客场2-1擒松江. Sina. 2015-07-18. 2017-03-05. zh.
  4. Web site: 中甲-格乌任意球破门 权健3-0新疆下轮打平冲超. Sina. 2016-09-25. 2017-03-05. zh.
  5. Web site: 2016赛季中甲积分榜. sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-03-12. 2019-08-06. zh.
  6. Web site: 天津权健官方宣布向柏旭加盟富力 盼其旭日初升. Sohu. 2016-11-26. 2017-03-05. zh.
  7. Web site: 中超-肖智头槌帕托失良机 富力2-0权健取开门红. sports.sina.com. 2017-03-04. 2017-03-05. zh.
  8. Web site: 深足官方宣布第三位新援加盟:多面手向柏旭来投. sina. 2018-01-30. 2018-01-30. zh.
  9. Web site: China » League One 2018 » 1. Round » Shenzhen FC - Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2:2. worldfootball.net. 2018-03-11 . 2021-01-31.
  10. Web site: China 2018 > China League One. 2020-10-08 . RSSSF. 2021-01-31.
  11. Web site: 官方:邢瑜、向柏旭、甘超加盟成都蓉城. m.dongqiudi.net. 2021-04-09. 2022-12-12. zh.
  12. Web site: RONGCHENG VS. NANJING CITY 2 - 0. soccerway.com. 2021-04-30. 2022-12-12.
  13. Web site: XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. RONGCHENG 0 - 7. soccerway.com. 2021-07-23. 2022-12-12.
  14. Web site: 2021赛季中超升降级:成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超. 163.com. 2022-01-12. 2022-06-06. zh.
  15. Web site: 向柏旭. sodasoccer. zh.