Xu Bin (footballer)
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Xu Bin with Qingdao West Coast in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Xu Bin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nan County, Hunan, China[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Barnsley (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Guangzhou FC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Guangzhou FC | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Qingdao West Coast | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | → Barnsley (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | China U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Xu Bin (Chinese: 徐彬; pinyin: Xú Bīn; born 2 May 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Club career
Youth career
Xu started his youth career at the Evergrande Football School of Guangzhou Evergrande in 2014, and after winning the U14 Chinese FA Cup with the Evergrande Football School in 2018, he moved abroad to Spain to pursue his studies with a sector of the Evergrande Football School in Spain.[2]
Guangzhou FC
On 16 November 2022, Xu made his competitive debut when he entered play as an 80th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win over Sichuan Jiuniu in the Chinese FA Cup.[3] He made his league debut a month later on 23 December 2022, starting in a Chinese Super League game against Beijing Guoan.[4] Xu was re-registered as a Guangzhou player in the 2023 summer transfer window,[5] and became a first-team regular.[6]
Qingdao West Coast
On 26 January 2025, weeks after Guangzhou FC failed to obtain their professional league license for the 2025 season, Xu Bin joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao West Coast on a free transfer.[7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 30 January 2026, Xu joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.[8]
Barnsley (loan)
On 6 February 2026, Xu joined EFL League One club Barnsley on loan until the end of the season.[9]
International career
Xu represented China in various youth levels, including the China U15s[10] and the China U20s.[11]
Xu was selected for the China U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[11] He went on to score a goal in a 2–0 win against Saudi Arabia in the group stage, connecting with a Mutellip Iminqari low cross.[12]
In November 2023, Xu was called up to a China U23 training camp to prepare for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
In January 2026, Xu was selected for China U23 squad in 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He was named the captain throughout the tournament and won a silver medal with China.[14]
Personal life
In 2020, Xu Bin identified Casemiro as his footballing idol.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | China League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao West Coast | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Chinese FA Cup
Honours
China U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup runner-up: 2026
References
- ^ "姓名男出生日期身份证号码代表单位" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "U16国少为恩师送上教师节礼物:教会我们不只是足球". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "SICHUAN JIUNIU VS. GUANGZHOU 2 - 4". soccerway.com. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "广州队晒海报：欢迎艾菲尔丁、徐彬、阿斯汗和吴永强加入球队" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b Xu Bin at Soccerway
- ^ "官方：张呈栋、高迪、何小珂、徐彬等11名球员加盟青岛西海岸" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Youngster Xu Bin joins the club". www.wolves.co.uk. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "狼队官方：徐彬租借加盟英甲巴恩斯利；仍可代表狼队U21参赛". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "亚少赛-何小珂等3人双响 U15国少6-0大胜菲律宾U15". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "国青赴乌兹别克斯坦参加U20亚洲杯 小组出线成奢望". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "U-20亚洲杯中国队2:0战胜沙特队" [AFC U20 Asian Cup, China 2–0 Saudi Arabia]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织奥林匹克男子足球队2023年第八期集训的通知" [The CFA's announcement on organising the eighth Olympics men's football team training camp]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u23_asian_cup.html/news/japan-power-past-china-pr-to-clinch-third-title
External links
- Xu Bin at Soccerway