Xiang Baixu (Chinese: 向柏旭; pinyin: Xiàng Bǎixù; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕjâŋ.pàɪ ɕŷ]; born 9 August 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Rongcheng.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Xiang Baixu | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Chongqing, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 6 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | China U-20 | 18 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | China U-23 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2017 | |||
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 go on to be part of the squad would gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the league campaign.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tianjin Quanjian | 2015 | China League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| Shenzhen | 2018 | China League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2021 | China League One | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| Career total | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
Tianjin Quanjian
Shenzhen F.C. – current squad | |
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