Full name Zhang Xizhe Name Zhang Xizhe Career start 2009 Number 27 Weight 68 kg | Height 1.80 m Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 24) 1998–2004 Qinhuangdao Football School Current teams Beijing Guoan F.C. (#27 / Midfielder), China national football team (Midfielder) | ||
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Zhang xizhe
Zhang Xizhe (simplified Chinese: 张稀哲; traditional Chinese: 張稀哲; pinyin: Zhāng Xīzhé; born 23 January 1991) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League.
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- Zhang xizhe
- Club career
- International career
- International goals
- Club statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Club career
Zhang Xizhe started his football career with Beijing Guoan when he made his debut for the club on 30 August 2009 in a 1-1 draw against Shandong Luneng. He was then loaned to S.League side Beijing Guoan Talent during the 2010 season. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 12 March 2010 in a 3-1 win against Geylang United. He returned to Beijing in July 2010 and scored his first goal for the club on 22 August 2010 in a 2-2 draw against Henan Jianye. As he grew in experience, he was awarded the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award in the 2012 season. The 2013 season was Zhang's breakout season for Beijing, scoring eleven goals and assisting twelve goals in thirty league games.
On 16 December 2014, Zhang transferred to Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg after yet another successful season for Beijing. Zhang made his unofficial debut for Wolfsburg during a winter training camp on 14 January 2015 as he came off the bench to assist Bas Dost's second goal in a 4-1 win against Ajax Cape Town. Even though he made the matchday squad for several matches, Zhang failed to make a single appearance for Wolfsburg during his time with the club.
On 15 July 2015, Zhang returned to Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan after just six months with VfL Wolfsburg. He made his return debut for the club on 20 July 2015 in a 0-0 draw against Shanghai SIPG. He scored his first goal for the club since his return on 20 September 2015 in a 1-0 win against Jiangsu Sainty.
International career
Zhang was called up to the Chinese under-20 national team in 2009 and took part in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualifying campaign where he scored two goals from five appearances. At the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship, he played in every game as China lost in the quarter-finals at the tournament.
On 29 March 2011, then manager Gao Hongbo decided to hand Zhang his debut in a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica in an experimental team that also saw Lang Zheng, Jin Jingdao, Lü Peng, Ma Chongchong and Ye Weichao make their first appearances. He scored his first goal for China on 6 September 2013 in a 6-1 win against Singapore. On 5 March 2014, Zhang scored a penalty in the final match of 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification in a 3-1 loss against Iraq which ensured that China advanced to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as the best third place team, beating Lebanon on goal difference.
International goals
As of 7 June 2017Scores and results list China's goal tally first.Club statistics
As of 22 September 2017Club
Beijing Guoan
VfL Wolfsburg