Xie Pengfei (simplified Chinese: 谢鹏飞; traditional Chinese: 謝鵬飛; pinyin: Xiè Péngfēi; born 29 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xie Pengfei | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Shenzhen Yantian Sports School | ||
| 2006–2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | ||
| 2010–2011 | → FC Metz (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | → Wenzhou Provenza (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Hangzhou Greentown | 46 | (5) |
| 2016–2021 | Jiangsu Suning | 103 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 18 | (4) |
| 2022- | Wuhan Three Towns | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | China U-20 | 7 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | China U-23 | 20 | (7) |
| 2019– | China | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2019 | |||
Xie Pengfei started his football career when he joined Hangzhou Greentown's youth academy from Shenzhen Yantian Sports School in 2006. He was loaned out to Ligue 2 side FC Metz along with Liu Binbin for youth training in 2010.[1] Xie returned to Hangzhou during the 2011 season and was loaned to third tier side Wenzhou Provenza for the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2011 in a 2-1 win against Chongqing F.C.[2]
Xie was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 22 April 2012 in a 2-0 loss against Tianjin Teda. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Shanghai East Asia in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.[3]
On 12 February 2016, Xie transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.[4] He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2016 in a 1-1 draw against Becamex Binh Duong in the 2016 AFC Champions League. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2016 in a 2-0 win against Tianjin Teda.[5] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and in the 2020 Chinese Super League season he would win the clubs first league title with them.[6]
Xie received his first call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team when he was called up by then manager Su Maozhen in May 2011.[7] He played for the team during the 2011 Toulon Tournament and 2013 Toulon Tournament. He also made two appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as the under-20 side qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in November 2011. He made his debut for the Chinese national team in a 1-0 loss against Thailand in the 2019 China Cup.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wenzhou Provenza (loan) | 2011 | China League Two | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2012 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 103 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 24 | ||
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Jiangsu Suning