Xu Haofeng ( zh, s=徐浩峰, t=, p=; born 27 January 1999) is a Chinese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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 ...

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 ...

and the China national team.

Club career

Shenzhen FC

In July 2020, Xu was one of eight former Tianjin Tianhai players to sign with Chinese Super League club Shenzhen F.C. He would go on to make his senior debut on 26 July 2020 in a 3-0 win against

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 ' ...

in the opening game of the

2020 Chinese Super League The 2020 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The season was scheduled to begin o ...

season. On 21 July 2023, Xu scored his first Chinese Super League goal in a 3-3 away draw at Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.

Henan FC

On 9 February 2024, Xu joined fellow

club Henan FC following the relegation and subsequent dissolution of

Shenzhen FC Shenzhen Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Shenzhen played its home matches at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre and the Shenzhen Stadium. Their majority shareholder was the Kaisa Group, ...

On 28 January 2025, Xu was loaned out to

for

2025 Chinese Super League The 2025 Chinese Football Super League, also known as the 2025 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League () for sponsorship reasons, is the 22nd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Port are the two-ti ...

season.

International career

On 20 July 2022, Xu made his international debut for

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in a 3–0 defeat against

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in the

2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship The 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organized by the East Asian Football Federation. It was the 9th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. The finals were ...

, as the Chinese FA decided to field the U-23 national team for this senior competition. On 12 December 2023, Xu was named in China's squad for the

2023 AFC Asian Cup The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 20 ...

in Qatar.

Career statistics

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* 1999 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Chengdu China men's youth international footballers China men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Chinese Super League players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Shenzhen F.C. players Henan F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players {{PRChina-footy-defender-stub