Xiang Baixu

Xiang Baixu (Chinese: 向柏旭; pinyin: Xiàng Bǎixù; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕjâŋ.pàɪ ɕŷ]; born 9 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Rongcheng.

Xiang Baixu
向柏旭
Personal information
Full name Xiang Baixu
Date of birth (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995
Place of birth Chongqing, Sichuan, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward / Central defender
Team information
Current team
Chengdu Rongcheng
Number 19
Youth career
Sichuan Youth
2011–2012Metz (loan)
2014–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Tianjin Quanjian 4 (1)
2017 Guangzhou R&F 9 (0)
2018–2021 Shenzhen 7 (0)
2021– Chengdu Rongcheng 18 (4)
International career
2013–2014 China U-20 18 (4)
2016–2017 China U-23 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2017

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 go 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

As of 8 January 2023.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tianjin Quanjian2015China League One2000--20
20162130--51
Total 4130000071
Guangzhou R&F2017Chinese Super League9020--110
Shenzhen2018China League One3000--30
2019Chinese Super League4000--40
20200000--00
Total 7000000070
Chengdu Rongcheng2021China League One6421-1[lower-alpha 1]095
2022Chinese Super League12020--140
Total 184400010234
Career total 385910010486
  1. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Tianjin Quanjian

References

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