Xu Yihai (; born 2 March 1990) is a Chinese

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Club career

Xu Yihai would play for the

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youth team before he was loaned to their satellite team Xiangxue Eisiti, which would play as a foreign team in the

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. He would make his professional debut in a league game on 9 September 2008 against

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that ended in a 0–0 draw. On his return he would be promoted to the senior Shenzhen team and go on to make his debut on 11 April 2009 in a league game against

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in a 2–0 defeat. After two seasons he was allowed to leave the club to join second-tier football club

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where he did not make any senior appearances. Xu joined third tier football club

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where the Head coach

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, moved him into a

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position, this move would revive his career when he was and become the clubs top goalscorer. His time at the club would come to end when the team disbanded due to financial difficulties at the end of the

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campaign.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

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* 1990 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Chinese expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Shenzhen F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Guangdong South China Tiger F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub