Xiao Taotao (Chinese: 萧涛涛, born Roberto Siucho Neira; 7 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays for China League One side Kunshan. Taotao is a former youth international for Peru, before renouncing his citizenship and gaining Chinese nationality.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xiao Taotao | ||
| Birth name | Roberto Siucho Neira | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Universitario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Universitario | 111 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Shanghai Shenxin (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Kunshan (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Peru U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Peru U20 | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 | |||
Xiao Taotao joined Peruvian club Universitario's youth academy in 2010 and was promoted to the first team in July 2013.[1] On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 0–0 draw against Real Garcilaso at the age of 16.[2] He became a regular player in the 2015 season and scored his first senior goal on 9 August 2015 against Sport Loreto.
On 31 January 2019, Universitario announced Xiao had transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.[3] In February 2019, Siucho was loaned to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin for the 2019 season.[4]
On 14 February 2020, when the soccerplayer was still called Roberto Siucho, he renounced his Peruvian nationality and only kept the Chinese nationality that he had just obtained. For this reason, he changed his name from Roberto Siucho to Xiao Taotao, remaining with the latter definitively.[5]
Xiao Taotao was called to play for Peru at U17 and U20 level, playing in the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2015 South American U-20 Championship and 2017 South American U-20 Championship.[6][7][8]
Xiao's grandfather was from Dachong Town, Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China. His family name is transliterated from Chinese surname Xiao (萧).[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universitario | 2013 | Peruvian Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| Total | 111 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 8 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin F.C. (loan) | 2019 | China League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Kunshan (loan) | 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 9 | ||