Xiong Fei () (born October 21, 1987) is a

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football player who plays for

Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in . Wuhan Three Towns plays its home matches at the Wuhan Sports Center, located within Caidian District. Wuhan Three Towns had remar ...

as a

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Club career

Xiong Fei originally played for the youth team of Wuhan Optics Valley and even graduated to their senior team at the beginning of the 2008 league season. When the senior team was disbanded during 2008 he was taken on by second tier club

Nanjing Yoyo Nanjing Yoyo Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Nanjing which played in the China League One (formerly known as Jia B League) from 2003 to 2010. Founded in 2002 as Liaoning Xingguang Football Club, it was based on the youth te ...

and would make his debut on April 19, 2009 in a league game against Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. that ended in 1–0 defeat. His performance was good enough for him to gain a regular place within the team and he quickly showed his attacking potential despite being a defender when he scored his first goal against

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on July 11, 2009 in a 1–1 draw. After having a personally impressive season for Nanjing he would transfer to top tier side

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 ...

where he would eventually make his debut coming on as a late substitute for Jiang Kun in a league game on August 22, 2010 in a 1–0 victory against

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. He would however struggle to get much playing time until the 2011 league season when the club's first choice right back Wu Xi would be pushed more into midfield and Xiong saw significantly more playing time where he eventually played in twelve league games by the end of the season. On 19 July 2014, Xiong was loaned to

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side

Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), was a Chinese professional football club that participated in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Wuhan ...

until 31 December 2014. On his return he would start to establish himself as a regular until the introduction of Zhang Lu, who replaced him as the clubs first choice right-back. On 17 January 2018, Xiong transferred to Liaoning F.C. After twos seasons with the club he left on a free transfer on 23 May 2020 after Liaoning Football Club was disqualified by

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(CFA) due to wage arrears. On 5 August 2020, Xiong moved to

. In his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier. This would be followed by another division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first tine in their history. The following campaign he would be part of the squad that won the

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title.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

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References

External links

Player profile at Shanghai Shenhua websitePlayer stats at sohu.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xiong, Fei 1987 births Living people Footballers from Wuhan Chinese men's footballers Wuhan Optics Valley F.C. players Nanjing Yoyo F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Liaoning F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Chinese sportsmen