Eddy Juan Francis Coetzee, also known as Aidi Fulangxisi (; born 17 December 1990) or simply Aidi, is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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club

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District. The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...

Club career

Born in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, Aidi's mother is Chinese and his father is

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. He joined Genbao Football Academy when he was ten years old. In the end of 2005, he joined

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port Football Club (), previously Shanghai SIPG (), is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Port plays its home matches at the Pudong Football Stadium, located within ...

with whole

Genbao Football Academy Genbao Football Base () is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to the base's own youth academy. Located in Chongming District, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genbao, a prominent Chinese football ...

team and started his career. But after his first season, he was downsized and moved to

. In 2008, he moved to

China League Two The Chinese Football League 2 (), or China League Two, is the third-tier association football league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association and operated by the Chinese Professional ...

club Suzhou Trips after unhappiness with Shanghai Shenhua, but had no appearance because of problems regarding his registration. In 2009 Suzhou Trips quit China League Two, Aidi signed on loan to Ningbo Huaao for a year. After his loan finished, he moved to

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

club

immediately, returned to the start of his football career. On 20 January 2012, Shanghai East Asia swapped Aidi with Luis Cabezas of

side

Dalian Aerbin Dalian Professional Football Club (), known as Dalian Pro, was a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, which mostly competed in the Chinese Super League. Dalian Pro played its home matches at various ...

. He was loaned back to Shanghai East Asia for one year in February 2012. However, he failed to establish himself within the team and made just three appearances (all came on as substitute) in the 2012 league season. On 8 March 2014, Aidi made his debut for Dalian Aerbin in the

2014 Chinese Super League The 2014 Chinese Super League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 21st season of a professional Association football league and the 53rd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their ...

against

Hangzhou Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang and currently known as Zhejiang F.C. Greentown () for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, that co ...

, coming on as a substitute for Zhu Xiaogang in the 77th minute. On 29 January 2017, Portuguese club Boavista signed Aidi on a one-and-a-half-year contract. This transfer is said to come through a partnership with the

Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (), abbreviated as CFA (), is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in the People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams an ...

. On 7 February 2018, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua announced that Aidi would join the club and play in the

and

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. He would make his debut on 26 February 2018 in the

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against

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. Guangzhou Football Club (), previously Guangzhou Evergrande (), was a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Historically, Guangzhou FC played its home matches at various grounds in their home city, most notably at T ...

that ended in a 4–1 defeat. This was followed by his first league appearance for the club on 2 March 2018 against

Changchun Yatai F.C. Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main i ...

that resulted in a 1–1 draw.

International career

Aidi played 27 minutes for the China under-14 team in the 2004 AFC U-14 Championship; he is the first

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player for the

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s at all age level. Because of his Tanzanian background, he is also eligible to represent

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.''

Honours

Shanghai East Asia *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Shanghai Shenhua *

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. The current holders are Shanghai Port, having beaten Shandong Taishan in 2024 for their first title. H ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

References

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