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Xu Bo (; born 18 May 1985 in
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) is a
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footballer.


Club career

Xu Bo began his football career with
Shenyang 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 ' ...
and made his league debut on 11 September 2004 against
Chongqing Lifan Chongqing Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the Central People's Government, along with Beijing, Shanghai ...
in a 1-0 defeat. After he made his debut, he was used sparingly as a versatile substitute who could play in numerous defensive positions throughout the rest of the season. The next season saw him settle within the team's midfield and score his first league goal against
Inter Shanghai Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...
on 17 April 2005 in a 2-1 defeat. For the next several seasons, he was an integral member of the team and was part of the squad that moved to Changsha while the club renamed themselves
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 ' ...
. By the end of the 2010 season, Xu was unfortunately part of the team that was relegated at the end of the campaign. Xu stayed with the club as they eventually moved to Guangzhou and renamed themselves
Guangzhou R&F 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 ' ...
, which seemed to revive the club's fortunes and saw them win promotion at the end of the 2011 season. On 1 January 2015, Xu transferred to fellow
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
side Shijiazhuang Yongchang. He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 9 March 2015 in a 2–1 away defeat against
Guangzhou Evergrande 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 ...
. On 24 June 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against
Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...
.


International career

On 23 May 2012, Xu received his first call up to the Chinese national team for friendlies against
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and
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. However, he suffered an injury in the training, ruling him out for one month. His debut for the national team came on 30 January 2013 in an international friendly against
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, coming on as a substitute for Zhao Peng.


Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018'' 许博
at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01


References


External links


Player profile
at Sohu.com

at Sodasoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Bo 1985 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Guangzhou City F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Footballers from Shenyang China men's international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Men's association football defenders