Xu Bo (; born 18 May 1985 in Shenyang) is a

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footballer.

Club career

Xu Bo began his football career with

Shenyang Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home venu ...

and made his league debut on 11 September 2004 against

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in a 1-0 defeat. After he made his debut, he was used sparingly as a versatile substitute who could play in numerous defensive positions throughout the rest of the season. The next season saw him settle within the team's midfield and score his first league goal against

Inter Shanghai Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their h ...

on 17 April 2005 in a 2-1 defeat. For the next several seasons, he was an integral member of the team and was part of the squad that moved to Changsha while the club renamed themselves Changsha Ginde. By the end of the 2010 season, Xu was unfortunately part of the team that was relegated at the end of the campaign. Xu stayed with the club as they eventually moved to Guangzhou and renamed themselves

Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home venu ...

, which seemed to revive the club's fortunes and saw them win promotion at the end of the 2011 season. On 1 January 2015, Xu transferred to fellow

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side

Shijiazhuang Yongchang Cangzhou Mighty Lions Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Cangzhou, Hebei and their home stadium i ...

. He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 9 March 2015 in a 2–1 away defeat against

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. On 24 June 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

International career

On 23 May 2012, Xu received his first call up to the Chinese national team for friendlies against

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and

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. However, he suffered an injury in the training, ruling him out for one month. His debut for the national team came on 30 January 2013 in an international friendly against

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, coming on as a substitute for Zhao Peng.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018'' 许博
at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01

References

External links

Player profile
at Sohu.com

at Sodasoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Bo 1985 births Living people Chinese footballers Changsha Ginde players Guangzhou City F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Footballers from Shenyang China international footballers Association football defenders