Shi Xiaotian (; born 6 March 1990) is a Chinese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Qingdao West Coast.

Club career

Shi joined

Changsha Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which last competed in the Chinese Super League. The team was based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ' ...

youth team system in the early year and was promoted to first team squad in 2007. He became the second choice goalkeeper of the club and acted as back-up for China national team goalkeeper Song Zhenyu in 2008. On 3 May, he made his senior debut after Song injured in the training, in a 1–1 away draw against

Qingdao Jonoon Qingdao Hainiu Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Qingdao, Shandong, that competes in . Qingdao Hainiu plays its home matches at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, located within Chengyang District. Their curren ...

. He got further chance to play for Changsha and made 6 appearances in the 2008 league season. After Song transferred to

Chengdu Blades Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China, who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly ...

, Shi played as the back-up for newcomer Zhang Lei in 2010. Changsha Ginde finished the bottom of the league and relegation to

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. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen as the club's name changed into Shenzhen Phoenix. Shi failed to move to his hometown club Shenyang Dongjin and finally chose to stay in the club. He became the regular starter in the beginning of the season, however, he lost his position to

Wang Lüe Wang Lüe (; born 19 May 1985) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League Two side Shenzhen Renren. Club career Wang played for Guangdong Hongyuan and Shenzhen Jianlibao youth team in the early year and moved to Chines ...

after June. The club were bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F in the middle of the season and moved to Guangzhou and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Shi made 16 appearances in the 2011 league season. On 7 February 2014, Shi transferred to

side

Liaoning Whowin Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

. On 9 February 2015, he was loaned to Super League club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...

. Shi returned to Liaoning in the 2016 season and became the first choice goalkeeper of the club after Zhang Lu left for

Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin Tianhai F.C. (; ) was a Chinese 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 based in Hohhot called ...

. In February 2019, Shi transferred to newly-relegated China League One side Changchun Yatai. He was ever-present in all 45 league games in the first 2 seasons, helping Yatai win the

2020 China League One The 2020 China League One ( zh, 2020中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 17th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The season was scheduled to begin on 29 Febru ...

and achieved promotion to the

. During the 2022 winter transfer window, Shi experienced dramatic transfer sagas which saw him join 3 clubs. He first joined

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 ...

alongside former Shandong Taishan defender Li Songyi in April 2022, however Shenhua received a transfer ban afterwards before their registration procedures could be completed. He subsequently joined Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic on 29 April 2022, and was included in their squad for the

2022 Chinese Super League The 2022 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 19th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Shandong Taishan were the defending champions. On May 23, the le ...

season. However, Chongqing announced disbandment and exit from the Chinese Super League due to financial difficulties on 24 May 2022, 10 day before the new season begins. Shi eventually joined Henan Songshan Longmen (later renamed as

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

) on 27 May 2022, and made his debut for the club on 20 June 2022 in a 0-0 draw against his former club

Changchun Yatai 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 ...

International career

On 14 January 2017, Shi made his debut for Chinese national team in the third-place playoff of

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against

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 27 October 2024.''

Honours

Changchun Yatai *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shi, Xiaotian 1990 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Shenyang Guangzhou City F.C. players Liaoning F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Henan F.C. players Jiangxi Lushan F.C. players Qingdao West Coast F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China men's international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen