Cao Xuan (footballer)

Cao Xuan (Chinese: 曹轩; born July 2, 1985) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

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(s) 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 (7)
2016–2017 Dalian Yifang 23 (2)
2018– Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019

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 be a 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 team's defense and Cao would be dropped as a squad regular. When Du Wei left, Cao would re-establish himself as a vital member of the teams defence.

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] By the following 2019 league season he would help the team win promotion back into the top tier.[5]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hangzhou Greentown2004China League One10000--100
200513020--150
200618161--242
2007Chinese Super League260---260
2008210---210
2009170---170
2010130---130
20111100020-130
201216220--182
201329411--305
201421000--210
201526000--260
Total 221711220002349
Dalian Yifang2016China League One23200--232
20170010--10
Total 232100000242
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright2018China League One25100--251
20193000--30
Total 281000000281
Career total 27210122200028613

Honours

Club

Dalian Yifang

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. "祝贺！石家庄永昌冲超成功！". thepaper.cn. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. 曹轩 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01
  7. "2017中甲联赛积分榜". Sina. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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