Cao Xuan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cao Xuan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, China | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2020 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 42 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020 | |||
Cao Xuan (Chinese: 曹轩; born July 2, 1985) is a Chinese footballer.
Club career[edit]
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 team's 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[edit]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2004 | China League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 221 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 9 | ||
| Dalian Yifang | 2016 | China League One | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2018 | China League One | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 12 | ||
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China 2006". RSSSF. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "祝贺！石家庄永昌冲超成功！". thepaper.cn. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ 曹轩 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2017中甲联赛积分榜". Sina. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
External links[edit]
- Player profile Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine at sodasoccer.com
- Player stats at sohu.com
- Cao Xuan at Soccerway