Jonathan Xu (born 7 September 1983) is a Singaporean

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who plays for Project Vaults Oxley SC as a

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Club career

Geylang International

Xu started his footballing career in 2009 when he signed for

Geylang International Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

Tanjong Pagar United

In 2010, it was announced that Xu would join

Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar ( alternatively spelled ''Tanjung Pagar'') is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urb ...

ahead of the 2011 S.League season.

Admiralty FC

After 2 years at Tanjong Pagar, Xu joined

Admiralty FC Admiralty Football Club, also commonly known as Admiralty FC, is a football club which plays in the Division 2 of the Singapore Football League, the third tier of football in Singapore. History Admiralty FC started off in 1987 as a participa ...

in 2013 and he played in the

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, division 1.

Balestier Khalsa

Xu returned to the

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in 2014, where he joined

Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest football club in the country. History Tracing their origins all th ...

. Winning the

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that year and earning a contract extension. He also won the runners up for the

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with the team. He made history scoring his career first goal in the

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against

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, it is also the club's first ever goal in the tournament, the Tigers won 2-1 that match which was also their first AFC Cup victory. On 7 August 2015, he scored his only goal in the

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against

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and this goal was nominated for the goal of the season.

Eunos Crescent

Xu once again returned to the

in 2016. He joined Eunos Crescent where he became the captain, scored many goals and won the league with the team.

Honours

Club

Geylang United *

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Balestier Khalsa *

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(Runners up) Eunos Crescent *

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, Division 1: 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Jonathan 1983 births Living people Singaporean footballers Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Association football midfielders Balestier Khalsa FC players Geylang International FC players Tanjong Pagar United FC players