Cao Xuan (footballer)

Cao Xuan
曹轩
Personal information
Full name Cao Xuan
Date of birth (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985
Place of birth Dalian, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Number 3
Youth career
Dalian Shide
2000–2003 Zhejiang Lücheng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2015 Hangzhou Greentown 221 (8)
2016–2017 Dalian Yifang 23 (2)
2018– Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2017

Cao Xuan (Chinese: 曹轩; born July 2, 1985) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in the China League One.

Club career

Cao Xuan originally started his football career with the Dalian Shide F.C. youth team, however in 2000 he would move to Zhejiang so he could join and play for the Zhejiang Lücheng youth team.[1] With them he would graduate to the senior team and start his professional football career at the bottom the Chinese league system, however after several seasons with the club he would see finally promoted to the Chinese Super League after seeing Zhejiang Lücheng come second in the second tier.[2] He would vital member of the team to help establish the club as mid-table regulars for several seasons until the 2009 Chinese Super League saw the club struggle within the league, this saw Chinese international Du Wei brought in the following season to strengthen the teams defense and Cao would be dropped as a squad regular.

On 5 January 2016, Cao transferred to his hometown club Dalian Yifang in the China League One.[3] He was excluded from the team squad in the 2017 season under manager Juan Ramón López Caro. Cao joined fellow League One side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright on 26 January 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 October 2017 [5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2004Hangzhou GreentownChina League One10000--100
200513010--140
200618161--242
2007Chinese Super League260---260
2008210---210
2009170---170
2010130---130
201111000-20130
201216220--182
201329411--305
201421000--210
201526000--260
2016Dalian YifangChina League One23200--232
20170010--10
Total China PR 24410112002025712

References

  1. ↑ "程谋义回大连同儿时队友过招 取胜很兴奋宴请全队". sports.sina.com.cn. 2005-09-18. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. ↑ "China 2006". rsssf.com. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  3. ↑ 大连一方宣布斯塔勒留任 曹轩领4内援2外援加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2016-01-05 Retrieved 2016-01-05 (in Chinese)
  4. ↑ 永昌官宣五将加盟：黑山外援亮相 绿城功勋来投 at sports.sina.com.cn 2018-01-26 Retrieved 2018-01-26 (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ 曹轩 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01
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