Xu Deshuai (; born 13 July 1987) is a former

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-born

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professional

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. He was born in

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but represents

in international competition. He was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the

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. He wears number 8 for China U-19,

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, Hong Kong, Hong Kong U-23,

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and

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. Because of this, Hong Kong football fans commonly use Xu 8 as a nickname for him.

Early life

Xu Deshuai was born on in

, China. He is the only child in his family.国援的救赎
Titan Football Weekly, 9 December 2010 His mother was primary school teacher but Xu Deshuai hates study. Thus, he left school after secondary education in Dalian to switched to

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's youth academy under his mother's oppositional idea.開朗帥哥孤身尋夢

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, 6 March 2010 His mother abandoned interference after the school teacher had told her that Deshuai has potential in football, so her mother support his football career very much after that.

Club career

Dalian Shide

Xu Deshuai began his football career at

with

's youth academy. His potential was quickly identified by First team in 2004.实德弃将力助香港血洗韩国真金终有闪光之日

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, 4 December 2009 For Xu Deshuai's first senior season in China, he was only named in the substitutes list for two matches and made no appearances. The two games he was listed on the substitutes list were in November 2004; the match against

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on 11 November, and against

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on 24 November. He was sent to the field in the match, which held on 11 November, on the 91st-minute. He came off the bench at the last moment of the game so the report did not show that. Since Dalian Shide and

organised a project, Dalian Shide sent some youth players to Citizen. In 2005, Xu Deshuai was sent to Hong Kong, with other teammates such as

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and

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. He was called up by Dalian Shide U19 for the 2006 China U19 Champions Cup, and the team won the championship. After the tournament, he returned to Hong Kong side Citizen again with Wang Xuanhong.

Citizen

Xu Deshuai made his debut in Hong Kong in the 2005–06 season. His first domestic league match was on 15 October against

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.Match Results: 2005–06 Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League

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, 29 April 2006 He came on in the 71st-minute as a substitute for So Yiu Man in a 3–0 away defeat. He expressed disappointment about always being used as a substitute. He went back to Dalian over the summer where he made five appearances. In the 2007–08 season, Xu Deshuai established himself as a regular first team player, making 15 appearances in 18 league matches. He helped Citizen to win the 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup; during which he appeared in every game. This was the first top-level domestic cup won by Citizen since the club's founding in 1947. This earned him an official transfer to Citizen in summer 2008. Xu Deshuai was appointed as one of the vice-captains of Citizen in 2008. He started two matches as captain in the 2008–09 season.Match Results: 2008–09 Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League

, 10 May 2009 Xu Deshuai scored both his first and second senior career goal in the match against Hong Kong Sheffield United on 2 May 2009. He finished the season with 7 goals in 23 matches. He was named 2009 Hong Kong Top Footballers of the Year. Despite many transfer rumours regarding Xu Deshuai in winter 2009, Citizen football department director Pui Ho Wang said that Xu Deshuai is a "not-for-sale item" at the club. In a

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match on

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in 2009, Xu Deshuai and Fung Kai Hong verbally abused the referee

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after a controversial decision.2010/1/13 – 試腳和停賽

, 13 January 2010 He was subsequently banned for four club matches from 12 January 2010. Xu Deshuai returned in the league match against

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on 12 March 2010, coming on as a substitute at the 64th-minute for Citizen teammate Wong Yiu Fu and scored a goal during second half injury time. Xu Deshuai named Hong Kong Top Footballers of the Year again after 2009–10 season. In the ceremony, chairman of

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said Xu Deshuai became a member of his team in the 2010–11 season.徐德帥「上山」後爭逐正選

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, 3 June 2010

South China

2010–11

Xu Deshuai signed with

on 1 June 2010 since he believes it is suitable time for him to start a new career in a big club liked South China at 22 years of age.陳肇麒加冕港足先生徐德帥得獎後投南華

, 3 June 2010Defiant South China eye continental glory

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, 19 August 2010 He want to get more honours in South China and he takes the

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as his first target in club. His first official match for South China was a league match on 4 September 2010.bma 1st Division Football League – Match Results

, 4 September 2010 Xu Deshuai was the starting player in the game as South China inflicted a 2–0 defeat over his former club Citizen. The league match against

on 18 September 2010 is the 100th official match of Xu Deshuai's career. In the match, he took a corner kick which was converted into the first goal by

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.bma甲組聯賽南華 2:1 晨曦

, 18 September 2010 In the end, South China defeated Sun Hei by 2–1 and moved to the top of league table. After the

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, Xu Deshuai returned to the club but he played in a new role

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to spare the right-winger position for

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. In the league match against

on 11 December 2010, Xu Deshuai was sent off for a challenge on Jordi Tarrés.「少林寺」遭傑志破金身

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, 12 December 2010 South China lost the game by 3–4 and suffered its first defeat of the 2010–11 season. Xu Deshuai was blamed by the fans after the match.

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semi-final matches held at Christmas in 2010 and one of two is the first game of Xu Deshuai after suspension. He was the starting player of the team in the semi-final match against Sun Hei.Match Results: Canbo Senior Shield – South China 3:0 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po

, 25 December 2010 He delivered a corner to

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at 51 minutes and Bai He headed in the goal.康寶高級組銀牌準決賽南華 3:0 新界地產和富大埔

, 25 December 2010 South China advanced to the final after the 3–0 victory. In a

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quarter-final match on 9 January 2011, Xu scored at the 10-minute by a pass from

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. Unluckily, Xu was injured and substituted at the 42-minute. So, he missed the final of Senior Challenge Shield. Furthermore, South China lost the final by

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to his former club Citizen. Two months later, Xu made his league debut after injury on 31 March in a 3–1 defeat to former club Citizen.留力撼傑志南華今副選鬥公民

, 31 March 2011 In the match, Xu scored at the 78-minute after coming on as a substitute just 7 minutes before. Caretaker coach of South China

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said Xu's recovery could raise the competitiveness of the team and it was a good news before

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. But South China lost the derby by 2 goals on 3 April even though Xu Deshuai came on the field at the 32-minute. South China has won

and

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in the season, but failed in

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qualifying. Xu Deshuai played over 800 minutes in league match, less than last season in Citizen, and scored 4 goals.

2011–12

New coach

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appointed Xu Deshuai as a

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and played as one of

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s with captain

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but he could not have a good performance. After a downturn of South China, Xu returned to play as a right winger and he scored in the

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match which defeated

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. Ironically, Xu had a mistake which cause

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scored at the 78-minute in this game. In a league game against

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on 3 December 2011, Xu Deshuai scored by an assist made by

and made an assist for Chan Siu Ki. It led South China to win the game by 3 goals. In

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, South China held a friendly four-team mid-season tournament 2012 Asian Challenge Cup and Xu played both semi-final and third place match in the event. However, South China got the fourth place. In following days of the season, South China was eliminated in

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and 2011–12 Hong Kong FA Cup, also by

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. For the

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qualifying again. As the result, Xu left from South China after the season.

Pegasus

TSW Pegasus reformed after 2011–12 season and renamed as Sun Pegasus. Xu had agreed terms with the Pegasus for his transfer and the coach

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claimed that Xu would be a leader of the team even though he is just a young player. In the team, Xu had more opportunities in his habitual position, the right midfield, so his performance became better much.徐德帥領飛馬強攻大埔

, 6 April 2013 However, Pegasus ranked the 8th in the league table of the first division after week 9, the mid of the season. Xu scored the 1–1 equaliser in a league match against Southern District on 19 January 2013 and earned a valuable point in their race to once again escape from First Division League relegation. Pegasus made consecutive games undefeated after this match. Before the

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against

, some

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believe Xu would be the Pegasus's key to winning the match. As expected, Xu scored the only goal in the 77th minute of the 1st leg FA Cup match. Pegasus finally beat Tai Po and advanced to the final of the FA Cup.

Kitchee

Xu Deshuai joined

from fellow First Division club

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for an undisclosed fee on 30 May 2013, since Kitchee qualified for

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and the team would strengthen their squad with local player.

Eastern

Xu joined

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in 2015 and left 5 years later on 1 June 2020 when his contract expired.

International career

China U-19

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was appointed as head coach of China national youth football team for preparing

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and he started his planning after

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. He selected Xu Deshuai for training section for a four-nation mini-tournament Grand Royal Challenge Cup in Burma in 2005.国青队参加挑战赛缅甸之行演练"4312"新阵型

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, 26 October 2005 However, he did not go to Burma for the tournament. Xu Deshuai was called up by the China national under-19 football team between 11 and 15 April in 2006 for a four-nation mini-tournament 24th Torneio International do Porto in Portugal. He scored a goal in the match against

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, 24 April 2006 He also was called up to China's U-19 squad for the game against Japan's U-20 national team on 26 April 2006, but he did not enter the match. :''As of 27 November 2009''

Hong Kong

2008–09

Although Xu Deshuai was born in

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, he played in Hong Kong continuously for two years he is eligible for the

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. He was selected by

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and

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for the Hong Kong team at the end of 2008, to prepare for

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. His first game was a friendly against

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where Hong Kong achieved a 9–1 win.香港集訓隊熱身賽香港 9:1 澳門

, 19 November 2008 He starred in the 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring his first goal for Hong Kong by a

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to help Hong Kong secure a 4–1 victory at home and a 5–4 aggregate win over the Guangdong representative team. Xu Deshuai missed the 2010 East Asian Football Championship semi-final competition because new Hong Kong head coach Kim Pan-Gon, manager of

selected only South China players at the Hong Kong Football Association's invitation. This aroused discontent by Hong Kong supporters but did not result in any change in the composition of the squad.

2009–10

Kim Pan-Gon selected Xu Deshuai for two AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against

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in October and November 2009. However, he did not appear in either match and Hong Kong lost by 10 goals to zero in these two matches. In January 2010, he missed the AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches again due to his

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requiring a visa to enter

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immigration.港足狂吞巴林4蛋

, 8 January 2010 Hong Kong lost the game against

by 4 goals. Xu Deshuai was selected by Yan Lik Kin for the 2010 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup. Xu Deshuai's corner kick assisted

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to score the first goal in the first leg. Hong Kong won the first leg 2:1. In the second leg Hong Kong experienced difficulty with Xu Deshuai missing the match due to illness and Akosah being sent off with a red card during the match. Hong Kong subsequently lost the match 0:2. Xu was also a member of the Hong Kong squad for the 2010 East Asian Football Championship final competition because of his performance in the

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. Nevertheless, Xu Deshuai didn't start in the first game against

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and came on to the field on the 85th-minute after Hong Kong had already given up four goals. He played in the starting line-up in the second game against Japan. Xu Deshuai hit a dangerous-looking direct free kick caught by Seigo Narazaki in second half. Hong Kong also lost by 3 goals. He wasted a scoring opportunity during first half of the game against China PR national football team, China.

2010–11

Hong Kong team had recondition before 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League, 2010–11 season and Hong Kong coach Tsang Wai Chung selected Xu Deshuai for the training session. He missed friendly against India national football team, India since was selected for 2010 Long Teng Cup in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

entered the Hong Kong team in the Long Teng Cup organised by Chinese Taipei Football Association to prepare for the Asian Games. Xu Deshaui was selected for as a member of the squad. The first match for Hong Kong was against Philippines national football team, but heavy rain caused the game to be abandoned. Xu Deshuai scored the second goal of the match in the re-match played on 9 October 2010. He scored a goal again in the next game against Macau national football team on 10 October 2010. He also played in the last match of the tournament and Hong Kong drew with Chinese Taipei national football team. Hong Kong became the first winners of the Long Teng Cup. At the end of the season, Xu was recalled for the friendly against Malaysia in Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, but he left the team due to injury. DXu HK2013

2011–12

After a year leave, Xu went back to Hong Kong team for 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. He was a start up player in the 1st leg game on 28 December 2011 but he was tightly marked by Cantonese and did not make any score and assist. Caretaker coach Liu Chun Fai let fast-speed Jaimes McKee take the place of Xu in the 2nd leg. In the match, any thing did not be changed and Hong Kong still drew with Guangdong representative team, Guangdong team. Xu was come off beach at 61-minute and Hong Kong won by Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Having stepped down as South China player in this season, Xu was dropped completely from the Hong Kong national team selected by new coach Ernie Merrick. Merrick claimed that he was looking to go in a different direction with the team, although Merrick eventually opted to employ striker Jaimes McKee in the right side.

2012–13

On 16 March 2013, Kim Pan-Gon announced that Xu would be recalled to the Hong Kong squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Vietnam national football team, Vietnam. In the match, Xu was sent to the patch in the 58th minute. He made some cross passes and long range shoots during the game but did not create any change and Hong Kong won the Vietnam team by one goal. In the Hong Kong team training session before friendly match against Philippines national football team, Philippines team on 7 June 2013, Kim Pan-Gon explain the wedding of Xu is reason that Xu was not in the squad, and he would be an important member of Hong Kong team in Asian Cup qualification.港足開操備戰國際賽徐德帥因結婚落選
Tai Kung Po, 8 June 2013 :''As of 22 March 2013''

Hong Kong U23

2009 East Asian Games

Since Xu Deshuai was 22 years old in 2009, Hong Kong national under-23 football team, Hong Kong East Asian Games football team coach Kim Pan-Gon selected him for the

. On 4 December 2009, he scored a goal to cap a historic 4–1 victory over Korea Republic national football team, Korea Republic. He had a wonderful performance in the semi-final match against Korea DPR national football team, Korea DPR on 10 December. In the final, Xu Deshuai made an assist for

to score in the second half. The goal gave the team a 1–1 draw and subsequently Hong Kong defeated Japan national under-20 football team, Japan 4–2 in a

.East Asian Games: Hong Kong shock Japan to win football final
MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia, 12 December 2009 The tournament was won by Hong Kong Olympic football team, Hong Kong, who claimed their first international football tournament title.

2010 Asian Games

In September 2010, Hong Kong national under-23 football team, Hong Kong Asian Games football team was formed by Tsang Wai Chung for

. Xu Deshuai was one of the members of last 20 players for the Asian Games. He played all the 90 minutes in the first game of the tournament drew with United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team, United Arab Emirates on 7 November 2010. In the second game won Uzbekistan national under-23 football team, Uzbekistan on 9 November, Xu Deshuai had highest number of shoots of the Hong Kong and made the corner before winning goal. He made an assist for Au Yeung Yiu Chung in first half of the last group stage match against Bangladesh national under-23 football team, Bangladesh on 11 November 2010.中国香港新星3脚射门进2球精良射术国奥汗颜

, 11 November 2010半世紀來港足首次亞運晉級

, 11 November 2010Hong Kong finally qualify, champions Qatar follow
Agence France-Presse, FIFA, 11 November 2010 Bangladesh lose the game by 4–1 and Hong Kong advanced to the knockout stage. This is the first time that Hong Kong qualified to the knockout stage in 52 years.

were invited by Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Olympic Committee of Hong Kong to stand for Hong Kong in boat parade event named Setting Sail in 2010 Asian Games opening ceremony, opening ceremony. Coach Tsang selected captain Chan Wai Ho, vice-captain Lee Chi Ho, Xu Deshuai and other 5 members to the boat. Nevertheless, Hong Kong was losing by 3–0 to Oman national under-23 football team, Oman later and failed to reach the quarter finals.亚运男足:侯赛因2球中国香港0–3阿曼无缘八强

, 15 November 2010 Hong Kong team changed the form from defensive to offensive but right-winger Xu and left-winger Chan Man Fai were marked successfully by Omani in the match. :''As of 15 November 2010''

Honours

Club

;Dalian Shide *Chinese Super League: 2005 Chinese Super League, 2005 ;Citizen *Hong Kong FA Cup: Hong Kong FA Cup 2007–08, 2007–08 ;South China *Hong Kong League Cup: 2010–11 Hong Kong League Cup, 2010–11 *Hong Kong FA Cup: 2010–11 Hong Kong FA Cup, 2010–11 ;Kitchee *Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division: 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League, 2013–14, 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League, 2014–15 *Hong Kong FA Cup: 2014–15 Hong Kong FA Cup, 2014–15 ;Eastern *Hong Kong Premier League: 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, 2015–16 *Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, 2015–16

International

;Hong Kong *Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, 2009, 2012 ;Hong Kong U23 *East Asian Games: Football at the 2009 East Asian Games, 2009 *Long Teng Cup: 2010 Long Teng Cup, 2010

Individual

*List of Hong Kong Top Footballers, Hong Kong Top Footballers: List of Hong Kong Top Footballers#2008–09, 2008–09, 2009–10

Career statistics

Club

:''As of 8 December 2014''

International

:''As of 22 March 2013''

Personal life

He met his wife in

and their wedding was held in June 2013. She was a student of the Hong Kong Institute of Education when he was playing for

and

. Mahjong is the most interest of Xu Deshuai. Xu's parents live in Dalian. He was lived in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island with

and

before he started play for South China. He always play Mahjong with his friends after his they came to Hong Kong. Xu lived with his wife in Kowloon since he played for

. He cannot speak either Cantonese or English and speaks in Putonghua only. For this, he said it is not a problem in Hong Kong because most of Hong Kong people understand Putonghua and his teammates translate Putonghua to English for his coaches, such as Kim Pan-Gon. He said that he loves Hong Kong for its good surroundings and for allowing him to play football.国援徐德帅夺冠连呼想不到不回实德只想留港

, 13 December 2009

References

External links

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at Hong Kong Football Association, HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Deshuai 1987 births Living people Chinese footballers Hong Kong footballers Footballers from Dalian Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Chinese expatriates in Hong Kong Hong Kong international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Dalian Shide F.C. players Citizen AA players South China AA players Kitchee SC players TSW Pegasus FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China