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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiang.
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
2011–2012 → Metz (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
  1. "国青18岁前锋加盟法甲劲旅 登陆佩兰老东家". ifeng (in Chinese). 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  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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