Xu Bin (footballer)
Chinese footballer (born 2004)
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Xu Bin (Chinese: 徐彬; pinyin: Xú Bīn; born 2 May 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the China national team.
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Xu Bin with Qingdao West Coast in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Xu Bin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nan County, Hunan, China[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Barnsley (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Guangzhou FC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Guangzhou FC | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Qingdao West Coast | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | → Barnsley (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | China U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | China | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Youth career
Xu started his youth career at the Evergrande Football School of Guangzhou Evergrande in 2014, and after winning the U14 Chinese FA Cup with the Evergrande Football School in 2018, he moved abroad to Spain to pursue his studies with a sector of the Evergrande Football School in Spain.[2]
Guangzhou FC
On 16 November 2022, Xu made his competitive debut when he entered play as an 80th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win over Sichuan Jiuniu in the Chinese FA Cup.[3] He made his league debut a month later on 23 December 2022, starting in a Chinese Super League game against Beijing Guoan.[4] Xu was re-registered as a Guangzhou player in the 2023 summer transfer window,[5] and became a first-team regular.[6]
Qingdao West Coast
On 26 January 2025, weeks after Guangzhou FC failed to obtain their professional league licence for the 2025 season, Xu Bin joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao West Coast on a free transfer.[7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 30 January 2026, Xu joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.[8]
Barnsley (loan)
On 6 February 2026, Xu joined EFL League One club Barnsley on loan until the end of the season.[9]
International career
Xu represented China in various youth levels, including the China U15s[10] and the China U20s.[11]
Xu was selected for the China U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[11] He went on to score a goal in a 2–0 win against Saudi Arabia in the group stage, connecting with a Mutellip Iminqari low cross.[12]
In November 2023, Xu was called up to a China U23 training camp to prepare for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
In January 2026, Xu was selected for China U23 squad in 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He was named the captain throughout the tournament and won a silver medal with China.[14]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | China League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao West Coast | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2025–26 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
- Includes Chinese FA Cup, FA Cup
Honours
China U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup runner-up: 2026
