Behram Abduweli (;

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: بەھرام ئابدۇۋەلى; born 8 March 2003) is a Chinese professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Shenzhen Peng City and the China national team.

Club career

Shandong Taishan

Born in

Yining YiningThe official spelling according to ( zh, s=伊宁), also known as Ghulja () or Kulja (Kazakh language, Kazakh: ), is a county-level city in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is the administrative seat and largest city of Ili Kazakh Auton ...

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

, Behram started his career with the Inner Mongolia Shengle Mengyang team in 2015. In October 2021, he moved to

side Shandong Taishan. He would be given an opportunity to participate within senior games when he was part of the

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squad, which was a mix of reserves and youth players to participate within centralized venues while the clubs senior players were still dealing with self-isolating measures due to

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. This would see him make his debut in an AFC Champions League continental game on 15 April 2022 against

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in a 7–0 defeat.

Jinan Xingzhou loan

Midway through the 2022 season, he was sent on loan to

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side Jinan Xingzhou.

Sichuan Jiuniu loan

On 21 April 2023, Behram was loaned to

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outfit Sichuan Jiuniu for a one-season loan. In what would be Sichuan Jiuniu's China League One title-winning season, Behram scored five goals.

Shenzhen Peng City

After Sichuan Jiuniu's relocation to

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to become Shenzhen Peng City, Behram joined the club on a permanent basis in their debut Chinese Super League season. On 25 June 2024, Behram scored his first Chinese Super League goal in a home game against

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in a 3–2 win, producing the winner in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time.

International career

Behram has represented China from under-18 to under-20 level. He scored three goals in his first two appearances for the under-20 side, before being called up to the squad for the

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

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when he replaced Gao Tianyi in the 29th minute. He scored his first goal for China against another Southeast Asian opponent,

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, in a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualifier win in Qingdao.

Personal life

Behram is a

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ethnicity.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''China score listed first, score column indicates score after each Behram goal''

Honours

Sichuan Jiuniu *

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Individual * Chinese Golden Boy (U21): 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abduweli, Behram 2003 births Living people Chinese people of Uyghur descent Chinese Muslims Uyghur sportspeople 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Footballers from Xinjiang Men's association football forwards Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers Shandong Taishan F.C. players Jinan Xingzhou F.C. players Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players