Zhao Xuri (; born 3 December 1985) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for

Sichuan Jiuniu Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The te ...

in the

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

division.

Club career

While Zhao Xuri started his football career with second tier side

Dalian Sidelong Shanghai United F.C ( Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部) was a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, who last played in the 16,000 seater Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in the Chinese Super League. The club was fou ...

, he did not make an impact in the squad; however, top tier side

Sichuan First City Sichuan First City () is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Chengdu, Sichuan where they played in the Chengdu Sports Centre. They were founded in 1953 and spent a large part of their history within the top tier of Chinese footb ...

took an interest within the youngster. During the 2003 league season, he quickly rose to prominence and immediately established himself as an integral member within the team by playing in 27 league games and scoring two goals in his debut season. The following season was to prove significantly more difficult as Zhao was injured through most of the season only making nine appearances. He was still highly regarded enough to be transferred to

Dalian Shide Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then late ...

at the start of the 2005 season where, due to his versatility, he would continue to establish himself as a regular and go on win the top tier title in 2005. He then transferred to

Shaanxi Renhe 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 hom ...

at the start of the 2010 season. Zhao transferred to

Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

on 26 December 2011 along with

Rong Hao Rong Hao (; ; born 7 April 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. as a right-footed left-back. Club career Rong Hao started his football career with Wuhan Guanggu in 2006, m ...

Li Jianbin Li Jianbin (; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Chengdu Rongcheng. Club career Early career Li Jianbin started his football career playing for Qingdao Beilaite's youth academy in 2001 and sh ...

and

Peng Xinli Peng Xinli (; born 22 July 1991 in Chengdu) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a left-footed midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Club career Peng Xinli was considered a technically gifted player as ...

. He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2012 in a 2-1 win against

Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...

in the

2012 Chinese FA Super Cup The 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 2012中国足球协会超级杯) was the 10th Chinese Football Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Super League and FA Cup competitions. The match was playe ...

. He scored first goal for the club on 21 July 2012 in a 2-1 win against

Henan Jianye Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye 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 ...

. On 21 January 2016, Zhao transferred to

side

Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin Tianhai F.C. (; ;) was a Chinese Association football, football club. The team was based in Tianjin. History 2006-2010: Formation and League Two On June 6, 2006 the Tianjin Binhai Holdings Limited company would form a new football team ...

. He made his debut for the club on 13 March 2016 in a 3-0 win against

Qingdao Huanghai Qingdao Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that participated in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Qingdao and their home stadium was the Qingdao Guo ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 March 2016 in a 5-2 win against

Zhejiang Yiteng Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home s ...

. On 13 February 2019, Zhao transferred to fellow

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

side Dalian Professional. After three seasons with the club he would leave on a free transfer to join

on 1 May 2022.

International career

Zhao's performances for

in the 2003 season were enough for an immediate call-up to the Chinese national team to play in the

2003 East Asian Football Championship The 2003 East Asian Football Championship was the 1st edition of the East Asian Football Championship, an international football tournament for East Asian countries and territories organized by the EAFF. The qualifiers were held in February and M ...

. He made his debut during the tournament on 7 December 2003 in a 1-0 loss against

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. During the tournament, he would also go on to score his first goal on 10 December 2003 in a 3-1 win against

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. His versatility saw him gain significant playing time and go on to selected in the squad to participate in the

2007 AFC Asian Cup The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its h ...

where he played in two group games in an unsuccessful competition that saw China knocked out in the group stage. In 2008, Zhao was eligible to play in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

where he played two of the three group games in the tournament. Once the tournament ended, he found himself completely dropped from the national team until then manager

Gao Hongbo Gao Hongbo (; born January 25, 1966 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese football striker and head coach of China League One side Beijing Enterprises. He previously managed the China national football team from 2009 to 2011, and in 2016. Appoint ...

named him in his first game on 29 May 2009 in a 1-1 draw against

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

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Chinese FA Super Cup The Chinese FA Super Cup (), formerly named Chinese Football Super Cup (), is a pre-season football competition held before the season begins in China. It is a Chinese football championship contested by the winners of top division of Profession ...

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

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International

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* East Asian Football Championship:

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References

External links

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football-lineups.com
Player stats at football-lineups website *
csldata.sports.sohu.com
Player stats at sohu.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Xuri 1985 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian China international footballers Olympic footballers of China Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Sichuan Guancheng players Dalian Shide F.C. players Beijing Renhe F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China