Zhao Xuri

Zhao Xuri
赵旭日
Zhao with China in 2009
Personal information
Full name Zhao Xuri
Date of birth (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000 Dalian Yiteng
2000–2001 Dalian Shide
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Dalian Sidelong 0 (0)
2003–2004 Sichuan First City 37 (4)
2005–2009 Dalian Shide 123 (10)
2010–2011 Shaanxi Renhe 50 (0)
2012–2015 Guangzhou Evergrande 80 (5)
2016–2018 Tianjin Quanjian 72 (11)
2019–2021 Dalian Professional 37 (1)
2022 Sichuan Jiuniu 18 (1)
2023 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 22 (1)
International career
2005 China U-19
2008 China U-23 2 (0)
2003–2019 China 87 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019
Zhao Xuri
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Xùrì
IPA[ʈʂâʊ ɕŷ ɻɻ̩̂]

Zhao Xuri (Chinese: 赵旭日; pinyin: Zhào Xùrì; born 3 December 1985) is a Chinese professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.

Club career

While Zhao Xuri started his football career with second tier side Dalian Sidelong, he did not make an impact in the squad; however, top tier side Sichuan First City took an interest within the youngster. During the 2003 league season, he quickly rose to prominence and immediately established himself as an integral member within the team by playing in 27 league games and scoring two goals in his debut season.[2] The following season was to prove significantly more difficult as Zhao was injured through most of the season only making nine appearances.[3] He was still highly regarded enough to be transferred to Dalian Shide at the start of the 2005 season where, due to his versatility, he would continue to establish himself as a regular and go on win the top tier title in 2005. He then transferred to Shaanxi Renhe at the start of the 2010 season.

Zhao transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande on 26 December 2011 along with Rong Hao, Li Jianbin and Peng Xinli.[4] He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2012 in a 2-1 win against Tianjin Teda in the 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup. He scored first goal for the club on 21 July 2012 in a 2-1 win against Henan Jianye.

On 21 January 2016, Zhao transferred to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian.[5] He made his debut for the club on 13 March 2016 in a 3-0 win against Qingdao Huanghai. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 March 2016 in a 5-2 win against Zhejiang Yiteng.

On 13 February 2019, Zhao transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Dalian Professional.[6] After three seasons with the club he would leave on a free transfer to join Sichuan Jiuniu on 1 May 2022.[7]

International career

Zhao's performances for Sichuan First City in the 2003 season were enough for an immediate call-up to the Chinese national team to play in the 2003 East Asian Football Championship. He made his debut during the tournament on 7 December 2003 in a 1-0 loss against South Korea.[8] During the tournament, he would also go on to score his first goal on 10 December 2003 in a 3-1 win against Hong Kong.[9] His versatility saw him gain significant playing time and go on to be selected in the squad to participate in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he played in two group games in an unsuccessful competition that saw China knocked out in the group stage.

In 2008, Zhao was eligible to play in the 2008 Summer Olympics where he played two of the three group games in the tournament.[10] Once the tournament ended, he found himself completely dropped from the national team until then manager Gao Hongbo named him in his first game on 29 May 2009 in a 1-1 draw against Germany.[11]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 December 2021.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dalian Sidelong 2002 Chinese Jia-B League 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Sichuan First City 2003 Chinese Jia-A League 27 2 3 0 - - - 30 2
2004 Chinese Super League 10 2 3 0 0 0 - - 13 2
Total 37 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 4
Dalian Shide 2005 Chinese Super League 21 2 5 0 0 0 - - 26 2
2006 27 2 6 1 - 5 0 - 38 3
2007 25 4 - - - - 25 4
2008 23 1 - - - - 23 1
2009 27 1 - - - - 27 1
Total 123 10 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 139 11
Shaanxi Renhe 2010 Chinese Super League 24 0 - - - - 24 0
2011 26 0 0 0 - - - 26 0
Total 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
Guangzhou Evergrande 2012 Chinese Super League 20 1 5 1 - 8 0 1[a] 0 34 2
2013 22 2 5 0 - 13 0 4[b] 0 44 2
2014 21 2 2 0 - 6 0 0[a] 0 29 2
2015 17 0 1 0 - 8 1 1[a] 0 27 1
Total 80 5 13 1 0 0 35 1 6 0 134 7
Tianjin Quanjian 2016 China League One 22 6 2 1 - - - 24 7
2017 Chinese Super League 26 3 4 0 - - - 30 3
2018 24 2 1 0 - 10 3 - 35 5
Total 72 11 7 1 0 0 10 3 0 0 89 15
Dalian Professional 2019 Chinese Super League 9 0 3 0 - - - 12 0
2020 10 0 0 0 - - - 10 0
2021 18 1 1 0 - - 2[c] 0 21 1
Total 37 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 43 1
Career total 399 31 41 3 0 0 50 4 8 0 498 38
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2003 2 1
2004 6 0
2005 3 0
2006 6 0
2007 3 0
2008 0 0
2009 11 0
2010 8 0
2011 9 0
2012 6 0
2013 9 1
2014 4 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 6 0
2018 10 0
2019 4 0
Total 87 2

International goals

As of 6 February 2013
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 December 2003 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan  Hong Kong 1–0 3–1 2003 East Asian Football Championship
2. 6 February 2013 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Dalian Shide[2]

Guangzhou Evergrande[2]

Tianjin Quanjian

International

China PR national football team

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Zhào, Xùrì". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "姓名:赵旭日". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ "恒大官方宣布签四名新援 国足三将携潜力新星加盟". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ "赵旭日正式转会天津权健足球俱乐部". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. ^ 一方官宣5悍将加盟:二赵归乡李建滨来投 买断秦杨 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ^ "官方:四川九牛签约赵旭日、杨磊和芦宁". m.dongqiudi.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. ^ "China PR 0-1 Korea Republic". teamchina.freehostia.com. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  9. ^ "China PR 3-1 Hong Kong". teamchina.freehostia.com. 10 December 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Report - Previous Tournaments". fifa.com. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. ^ "China PR 1-1 Germany". teamchina.freehostia.com. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  12. ^ 赵旭日 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球 恒大总分5-3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  14. ^ "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.