He Xinjie

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.

He Xinjie

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Jinjiang, Fujian, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Haikou Mingcheng on loan from Guangzhou FC
Youth career
2013–2020	Evergrande Football School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Guangzhou Evergrande	0	(0)
2021–2022	Sporting de Gijón B	0	(0)
2021	→ Gijón Industrial (loan)	3	(0)
2022–	Guangzhou FC	9	(0)
2024–	→Haikou Mingcheng (loan)	0	(0)
International career
	China U16
2020	China U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

He Xinjie (Chinese: 何鑫杰; born 17 February 2002), known in Spain as Valerón, is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Haikou Mingcheng.

Club career

Born in Jinjiang, Fujian,[1] He started playing football at the age of six.[2] At the age of eleven, he was approached by Hangzhou Greentown, Shandong Luneng and the Evergrande Football School, with He opting to join the latter.[2] After one Chinese FA Cup appearance for Guangzhou, Wu moved to Spain to join Sporting de Gijón, alongside teammates Jiang Weilang and Wu Junjie.[3][4] In his first season, he was loaned to affiliate club Gijón Industrial in the Tercera División RFEF.[3]

He returned to Guangzhou in 2022, making his debut in the Chinese Super League on 23 August of the same year.[1]

International career

He has represented China at under-16 and under-19 level.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2023.[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guangzhou	2020	Chinese Super League	0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	1	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sporting de Gijón B	2021–22	Tercera División RFEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gijón Industrial (loan)			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Guangzhou	2022	Chinese Super League	9	0	1[a]	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0

1. Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup

References

1. "广州队00后小将何鑫杰完成中超首秀，成首位踢中超的福建晋江球员" [He Xinjie, a post-2000 teenager from the Guangzhou team, made his debut in the Chinese Super League and became the first Fujian Jinjiang player to play in the Chinese Super League]. c.m.163.com (in Chinese). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. "晋江"00"后足球小将租借加盟西班牙皇家希洪体育" [Jinjiang "00" young football player joins Spanish Royal Sporting Gijon on loan]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
3. "Junjie Wu formará parte de la plantilla del filial" [Junjie Wu will be part of the subsidiary's staff]. realsporting.com (in Spanish). 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
4. "再上新台阶！恒大足校三球员将战西班牙成人联赛" [Take it to a new level! Three players from Evergrande Football School will play in the Spanish Adult League]. fs.evergrande.com (in Chinese). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
5. He Xinjie at Soccerway
6. He Xinjie at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)