Xu Haoyang (; born 15 January 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays for

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and the China national team.

Club career

Shanghai Shenghua

Xu joined

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side

's youth academy in March 2018 when Shenhua bought

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's U19 teams. He was promoted to the first team squad in the summer break of 2018. On 22 September 2018, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away defeat against

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, coming on as a substitute for Sun Shilin in the 89th minute.

Beijing BSU (loan)

On 11 September 2021 he was loaned out to second tier football club Beijing BSU for the

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season. He would go on to score his first club goal on 15 October 2020 in a league game against Suzhou Dongwu in a 4–0 victory.

Wuhan Three Towns (loan)

The following season Xu was loaned out again to another second tier football club

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on 12 April 2021. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the

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campaign. The following season he would extend his loan with the club and go on to win the

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title.

International career

Xu made his debut for the China national team on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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. He started the game and was substituted after 68 minutes as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Wuhan Three Towns *

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* 1999 births Living people Chinese men's footballers People from Dazhou Footballers from Sichuan Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Beijing Sport University F.C. players Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players China League One players Chinese Super League players Men's association football midfielders China men's under-20 international footballers China men's international footballers Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub