Roberto Siucho

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiao.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Siucho and the second or maternal family name is Neira.

Roberto Siucho

Personal information
Birth name	Roberto Siucho Neira
Date of birth	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Alianza Atlético (on loan from Universitario)
Number	23
Youth career
2010–2013	Universitario
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Universitario	111	(8)
2019–2021	Guangzhou FC	0	(0)
2019	→ Shanghai Shenxin (loan)	10	(1)
2020–2021	→ Kunshan FC (loan)	28	(2)
2023–	Universitario	0	(0)
2024–	→ Alianza Atlético (loan)	13	(0)
International career
2013	Peru U17	7	(3)
2015–2017	Peru U20	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Roberto Siucho Neira (Chinese: 萧涛涛; pinyin: Xiāo Tāotāo; born 7 February 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Peruvian Liga 1 club Alianza Atlético, on loan from Universitario de Deportes.

Club career

Siucho joined Peruvian club Universitario's youth academy in 2010 and was promoted to the first team in July 2013 under manager Ángel Comizzo.^[1] On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 0–0 draw against Real Garcilaso at the age of 16.^[2] The next year, he alternated between the reserves and the first team and made his international competition debut as a starter in a 3–3 Copa Libertadores draw against The Strongest. He became a regular player in the 2015 season and scored his first senior goal on 9 August 2015 against Sport Loreto. In the 2016 season he played in 22 matches, in most of them coming from the bench.

On 31 January 2019, Universitario announced Siucho had transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.^[3] In February 2019, Siucho was loaned to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin for the 2019 season.^[4]

On 14 February 2020, he renounced his Peruvian nationality and obtained Chinese citizenship. For this reason, he changed his name from Roberto Siucho to Xiao Taotao.^[5]

In 2023, in a surprise move, Siucho decided to return to Peru and reobtained Peruvian citizenship to play for Universitario.^[6]

In January 2024, having failed to make an appearances during the 2023 season with Universitario, Siucho joined Alianza Atlético on loan until the end of the year.^[7]

International career

Siucho was called to play for Peru at U17 and U20 level, playing in the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2015 South American U-20 Championship and 2017 South American U-20 Championship.^[8][9][10] In March 2018, he was called up to the Peru senior squad for the first time for friendlies against Croatia and Iceland but was an unused substitute in both matches.^[11]

Personal life

Siucho's grandfather was from Dachong Town, Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China. His family name is transliterated from Chinese surname Xiao (萧).^[12] His sister, Ana, married to Peru's international footballer Edison Flores, making him brother-in-law to Edison.

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2021 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universitario	2013	Peruvian Primera División	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2014		0	0	5	0	—		2	0	7	0
	2015		17	1	3	0	—		1	0	21	1
	2016		22	0	0	0	—		2	0	24	0
	2017		34	3	0	0	—		0	0	34	3
	2018		35	4	0	0	—		2	0	37	4
	Total		111	8	8	0	0	0	7	0	126	8
Shanghai Shenxin (loan)	2019	China League One	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Kunshan (loan)	2020	China League One	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2021		22	2	1	1	—		—		23	3
	Total		38	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	39	4
Career total			149	11	9	1	0	0	7	0	165	12

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

• Torneo Descentralizado: 2013
• Peruvian Primera División: 2023

See also

• List of Chinese naturalized footballers

References

1. "Universitario y un plantel hecho en casa". cmd.pe (in Spanish). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. "Roberto Siucho y su debut con Universitario a los 16 años". depor.pe (in Spanish). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
3. "官方：华裔球员罗伯特-萧加盟恒大 或归化为内援". Sina (in Chinese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
4. "申鑫官方宣布罗伯特萧以外援身份加盟 87万欧转会". Sina.com (in Chinese). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
5. "From Roberto Siucho to Xiao Taotao: the ex soccerplayer of Universitario resigns from Peru and becomes Chinese". As.com (in Spanish). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
6. "Xi Jinping wanted China to be a global soccer power. What went wrong?". cnn.com. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
7. "Universitario oficializó préstamo de Roberto Siucho: este es su nuevo equipo para la Liga 1 2024". infobae.com (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
8. "Sub-17: Lista de las 10 selecciones". conmebol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
9. "Selección Peruana Sub 20: Conoce la lista de convocados". peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
10. "Selección Sub 20: estos son los 23 convocados para Sudamericano". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
11. Roberto Siucho at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
12. "百万美元加盟恒大 他会是未来归化最高性价比之人吗". Sina (in Chinese). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.