Yao Xuchen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.
Yao Xuchen
Personal information
Full name Yao Xuchen
Date of birth (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Baoding, Hebei, China
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Number 18
Youth career
– Hebei China Fortune
2017 → Radnički Pirot (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 → Radnički Pirot (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Beijing Sport University (loan) 17 (0)
2020 → Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 Hebei FC 46 (3)
2023– Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0 (0)
International career
2019 China U19
2022 China U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

Yao Xuchen (Chinese: 么旭辰; born 11 September 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a left-footed winger for Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Club career

As a member of the Hebei China Fortune youth academy, Yao Xuchen moved to the Serbian side Radnički Pirot on 6 October 2017, along with teammates Wei Changsheng, Wang Hongzhi, Li Shuaihu, Yang Shaochen and Yang Chenyu as a part of a cooperation between the two teams.[1] He would be promoted to the senior team on 1 March 2018, until his loan period officially ended on 30 June 2018.[2][3] Under head coach Goran Lazarević, Yao would be selected for the 27 April 2018, 24th league fixture match of the 2017–18 Serbian First League campaign against Jagodina as an unused substitute.[4] He made his professional debut replacing Nemanja Petrov in 83rd minute of the away match against Novi Pazar on 6 May 2018. After the match against Radnički Kragujevac, when he was also used as a back-up,[5] Yao started his first match on the pitch in 0–0 draw to Inđija on 26 May 2018.[6] Finally, he also started the last game of the season, making an assist to Nemanja Petrov in 3–0 away victory over Sloboda Užice.[7][8]

In February 2019, Yao was loaned to China League One side Beijing Sport University for the 2019 season.[9] This would be followed by another loan period with Inner Mongolia Zhongyou. On his return he would be promoted to the senior team of Hebei and would make his debut for the club in a league game on 23 April 2021 against Wuhan in a 1-1 draw.[10] He would go on to score his first goal on 19 July 2021 against Changchun Yatai in a league game that ended in a 2-1 victory.[11]

International career

At the beginning of May 2018, it was announced Yao had been called into the China under-19 national team, along with teammates Yang Chenyu and Wei Changsheng, who had already played with the team.[2] He missed to take a part in the squad because of the club's schedule.[12]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Radnički Pirot (loan) 2017–18 First League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Beijing Sport University (loan) 2019 China League One 17 0 2 0 – – 19 0
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 2020 China League One 3 0 0 0 - - 14 0
Hebei 2021 Chinese Super League 19 1 0 0 - - 19 1
2022 Chinese Super League 27 2 0 0 - - 27 2
Total 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 3
Career total 70 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 3

References

  1. ^ "Кинески играчи фудбал уче у пиротском Радничком". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 6 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Radnički Pirot i zvanično pojačan šestoricom talentovanih kineskih omladinaca, dvojica reprezentativci Kine". pirotskevesti.rs (in Serbian). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ ""FUDBAL" 10/18 - page 571" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Da li je Radnički remijem u Jagodini izgubio sve izglede za opstanak? Ponovo problem neefikasnost". plusonline.rs (in Serbian). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b Yao Xuchen at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Radnički Pirot - Inđija 0:0". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Poraz za kraj (VIDEO)". zoomue.rs (in Serbian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Užice: FK Sloboda-FK Radnički 0:3 (0:3)". plusonline.rs (in Serbian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ "中甲北体大队宣7将完成引援 鲁能01年小将在列". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  10. ^ "HEBEI FC VS. WUHAN YANGTZE 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. ^ "HEBEI FC VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ^ ""Pirotski" Kinezi dobili poziv za reprezentaciju". juznevesti.com (in Serbian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.