Tong Xiaoxing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tong.
Tong Xiaoxing
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
Wuhan Football School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Hubei CTGU Kangtian 20 (7)
2012–2016 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 135 (10)
2017–2020 Wuhan Zall 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Tong Xiaoxing (simplified Chinese: 童晓星; traditional Chinese: 童曉星; pinyin: Tóng Xiǎoxīng; born 7 January 1987) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Club career

Tong Xiaoxing would graduate from the Wuhan Football School alongside Hao Junmin, however he had a failed trial with Qingdao Hailifeng and despite there being a development cooperation with Wuhan Huanghelou that would have seen graduates move into the reserve team, the club sold the reserve team. Without a club to play for Tong took a local coaching position with a Primary school as an eighteen year old, however in 2008 he would move back into football when he joined amateur local football club Wuhan Hongxing and won the local championship while also scoring 15 goals for the club. In 2010, Tong would have a successful trial for third tier football club Hubei CTGU Kangtian and go on to start his professional career in the 2011 China League Two campaign.

A new club within the local area called Hubei China-Kyle would be formed to participate within the third tier for the 2012 China League Two campaign. He would have several training sessions with them during the off season before signing a contract with them. The move would be a big success and in his first season with the club he would gain promotion with them.[1] Despite the higher level of competition, Tong would be a vital member of the team that was able to avoid relegation at the end of the 2013 China League One campaign.[2] For the next several seasons, Tong ensured the club remained within the division and was even stayed with them as they changed their name to Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard moved cities.[3]

On 20 January 2017 he transferred to fellow second tier club Wuhan Zall.[4] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 11 March 2018 in a 1–0 away win over Shanghai Shenxin.[5] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier for the club by winning the 2018 China League One division.[6] This would be followed by his top tier debut on 1 December 2019 against Hebei China Fortune F.C. in a 2-1 defeat.[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2020.[8]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hubei CTGU Kangtian 2011 China League Two 20 7 – – 20 7
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 2012 28 2 0 0 – 28 2
2013 China League One 29 2 0 0 – 29 2
2014 29 3 1 0 – 30 0
2015 23 2 2 0 – 25 2
2016 26 1 2 0 – 28 1
Total 135 10 5 0 0 0 140 10
Wuhan Zall 2017 China League One 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2018 25 2 1 0 – 26 2
2019 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
Total 26 2 1 0 0 0 27 2
Career total 161 12 6 0 0 0 167 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

Wuhan Zall

References

  1. ^ 中乙-伊力哈木江导逆转 贵州总比分2–1湖北夺冠 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ 中甲收官 毅腾升级华凯尔保级 (in Chinese). sports.dzwww.com. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ 关于湖北华凯尔工商迁移并更名的公示 (in Chinese). fa.org.cn. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "官方：武汉卓尔签约边路快马童晓星、苏迪" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "中甲-亚冠银靴一锤定音 卓尔客场1-0申鑫开门红". sina.com. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ^ "WUHAN ZALL VS. HEBEI FC 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ Tong Xiaoxing at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2019.