Roberto Siucho
Roberto Siucho Neira (Chinese: 萧涛涛, Xiao Taotao; born 7 February 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Universitario. Taotao is a former youth international for Peru, before renouncing his citizenship and gaining Chinese nationality.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Siucho | ||
| Birth name | Roberto Siucho Neira | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitario | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Universitario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Universitario | 111 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Shanghai Shenxin (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Kunshan (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2023- | Universitario | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Peru U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Peru U20 | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 | |||
Club career
Siucho joined Peruvian club Universitario's youth academy in 2010 and was promoted to the first team in July 2013.[1] On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 0–0 draw against Real Garcilaso at the age of 16.[2] He became a regular player in the 2015 season and scored his first senior goal on 9 August 2015 against Sport Loreto.
On 31 January 2019, Universitario announced Siucho had transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.[3] In February 2019, Siucho was loaned to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin for the 2019 season.[4]
On 14 February 2020, when the soccerplayer was still called Roberto Siucho, he renounced his Peruvian nationality and only kept the Chinese nationality that he had just obtained. For this reason, he changed his name from Roberto Siucho to Xiao Taotao, remaining with the latter definitively.[5]
In 2023, in a surprise move, Siucho decided to return to Peru and reobtained Peruvian citizenship to play for Universitario.[6]
International career
Siucho was called to play for Peru at U17 and U20 level, playing in the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2015 South American U-20 Championship and 2017 South American U-20 Championship.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Siucho's grandfather was from Dachong Town, Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China. His family name is transliterated from Chinese surname Xiao (萧).[10] His sister, Ana, married to Peru's international footballer Edison Flores, making him brother-in-law to Edison.
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2020 [11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universitario | 2013 | Peruvian Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| Total | 111 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 8 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin F.C. (loan) | 2019 | China League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Kunshan (loan) | 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 9 | ||
References
- "Universitario y un plantel hecho en casa". cmd.pe (in Spanish). 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Roberto Siucho y su debut con Universitario a los 16 años". depor.pe (in Spanish). 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "官方：华裔球员罗伯特-萧加盟恒大 或归化为内援". Sina (in Chinese). 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "申鑫官方宣布罗伯特萧以外援身份加盟 87万欧转会". Sina.com (in Chinese). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- "From Roberto Siucho to Xiao Taotao: the ex soccerplayer of Universitario resigns from Peru and becomes Chinese". As.com (in Spanish). 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Xi Jinping wanted China to be a global soccer power. What went wrong?". cnn.com. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Sub-17: Lista de las 10 selecciones". conmebol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Selección Peruana Sub 20: Conoce la lista de convocados". peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Selección Sub 20: estos son los 23 convocados para Sudamericano". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "百万美元加盟恒大 他会是未来归化最高性价比之人吗". Sina (in Chinese). 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- Roberto Siucho at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-02-01.