Xiang Baixu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xiang Baixu | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chongqing, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| 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 FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | China U-20 | 18 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | China U-23 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2017 | |||
Xiang Baixu (Chinese: 向柏旭; pinyin: Xiàng Bǎixù; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕjâŋ.pàɪ ɕŷ]; born 9 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chengdu Rongcheng.
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 went 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]