Zhang Xiaobin (footballer, born 1993)

Zhang Xiaobin
张晓彬
Personal information
Full name Zhang Xiaobin
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wuhan Three Towns
Number 12
Youth career
2007–2013 Jiangsu Sainty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Jiangsu Youth 20 (2)
2013–2020 Jiangsu Suning 92 (3)
2019 → Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 21 (0)
2021- Wuhan Three Towns 63 (4)
International career
China U19 9 (0)
China U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Zhang Xiaobin (Chinese: 张晓彬; born 23 October 1993) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wuhan Three Towns.

Club career

Zhang Xiaobin started his football career with Jiangsu Sainty during the 2014 season [1] after playing for Jiangsu Youth during the 2011 season [2] and the 2012 season.[3] On 23 July 2014, Zhang made his debut for Jiangsu Sainty in the 2014 Chinese FA Cup against Lijiang Jiayunhao, coming on as a substitute for Ji Xiang. On 26 October 2014, he made his Super League debut in the 2014 Chinese Super League against Shanghai East Asia.[4] He scored his first and very decisive goal in CSL on 15 August 2015, when Jiangsu beat Shanghai Shenxin 1–0.[5]

On 13 February 2019, Zhang was loaned to fellow first-tier club Tianjin Tianhai for the 2019 season.[6] On 1 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 away defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.[7] On his return to Jiangsu he would be part of the squad that helped aid the club win the 2020 Chinese Super League title.[8] On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[9]

On 6 April 2021, Zhang joined second tier club Wuhan Three Towns on a free transfer.[10] In his debut season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and help aid the club to win the league title and gain promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first time in their history.[11] The following campaign he would be part of the squad that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[12]

International career

Zhang was called up to the senior China squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.[13]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 January 2023.[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jiangsu Youth 2011 China League Two 1 0 - - - 1 0
2012 19 2 - - - 19 2
Total 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Jiangsu Sainty 2014 Chinese Super League 1 0 1 0 - - 2 0
2015 20 1 6 0 - - 26 1
2016 28 1 8 0 4 0 1[a] 0 41 1
2017 22 0 2 0 8 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2018 14 1 3 0 - - 17 1
2020 7 0 6 0 - - 13 0
Total 92 3 26 0 12 0 2 0 132 3
Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 21 0 2 0 - - 23 0
Wuhan Three Towns 2021 China League One 33 1 0 0 - - 33 1
2022 Chinese Super League 30 3 2 0 - - 32 3
Total 63 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 4
Career total 196 9 30 0 12 0 2 0 240 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

Wuhan Three Towns

References

  1. ^ 江苏舜天2014中超名单：德扬穿10号 多名国脚领衔 at sina.com 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-10-27 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 2011年中乙联赛完全名单之江苏紫金保险足球队 at sina.com 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2014-10-27 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 2012年中乙联赛球队报名表 at fa.org.cn 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2014-10-27 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 武磊传射王燊超破门 东亚3-0力克舜天 at sohu.com 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-27 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 带着胜利，远征新疆！ at ifeng.com 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-08-17 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ "天海官宣集训队二将加盟补中场 致谢赵杨二将贡献". Sina Sports. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ^ "中超-冯潇霆替补爆射韦世豪破门 10人恒大3-0天海". Sina. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  10. ^ "官方：徐擎、赵舒豪、张晓彬加盟武汉三镇" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  13. ^ "CFA reveals names of China PR players competing in FIFA World Cup qualifiers". chinatopix.org. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  14. ^ 张晓彬 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-08-17 Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.