He Xiaoqiang (; born 5 June 2002) is a Chinese
footballer
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currently playing as a
left-back for
Dalian Young Boy.
Club career
He Xiaoqiang was promoted to the senior team of
Beijing Guoan and made his debut in a
2020 Chinese FA Cup
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on 28 November 2020 against
Chengdu Better City in a 1-0 victory. The following season in June 2021, despite not having registered a single league appearance with the club's first-team, he was given an opportunity to play at a continental level, as Beijing and the other Chinese teams involved in the
AFC Champions League
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group stage sent a mix of reserves and youth players to the centralized venues: in fact, most of the senior players were still dealing with self-isolating measures to contrast
COVID-19 following
international matches, so the clubs involved chose to keep them in China, valuing performances in the national top-tier league over ACL fixtures. He made his continental debut in an AFC Champions League game on 29 June 2021 against
Kawasaki Frontale in a 7-0 defeat. On 23 December 2022, He made his league debut against
Guangzhou F.C. in a 3-1 victory.
Career statistics
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References
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2002 births
Living people
Chinese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Beijing Guoan F.C. players
Qingdao West Coast F.C. players
Dalian Yingbo F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
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