Xie Pengfei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.

Xie Pengfei
谢鹏飞

Xie Pengfei in September 2019
Personal information
Full name	Xie Pengfei
Date of birth	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	14
Youth career
2001–2006	Shenzhen Yantian Sports School
2006–2011	Hangzhou Greentown
2010–2011	→ FC Metz (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	→ Wenzhou Provenza (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2016	Hangzhou Greentown	46	(5)
2016–2020	Jiangsu Suning	103	(12)
2021	Cangzhou Mighty Lions	18	(4)
2022–2024	Wuhan Three Towns	59	(12)
2024–	Shanghai Shenhua	20	(4)
International career^‡
2012–2014	China U-19	7	(4)
2014–2016	China U-23	20	(7)
2019–	China	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Xie Pengfei (simplified Chinese: 谢鹏飞; traditional Chinese: 謝鵬飛; pinyin: Xiè Péngfēi; born 29 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national team.

Club career

Xie Pengfei started his football career when he joined Hangzhou Greentown's youth academy from Shenzhen Yantian Sports School in 2006. He was loaned out to Ligue 2 side FC Metz along with Liu Binbin for youth training in 2010.^[1] Xie returned to Hangzhou during the 2011 season and was loaned to third tier side Wenzhou Provenza for the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2011 in a 2-1 win against Chongqing F.C.^[2]

Xie was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 22 April 2012 in a 2-0 loss against Tianjin Teda. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Shanghai East Asia in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.^[3]

On 12 February 2016, Xie transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.^[4] He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2016 in a 1-1 draw against Becamex Binh Duong in the 2016 AFC Champions League. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2016 in a 2-0 win against Tianjin Teda.^[5] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and in the 2020 Chinese Super League season he would win the clubs first league title with them.^[6] On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.^[7]

On 2 April 2021, Xie transferred to another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions.^[8] He would go on to make his debut in a league game against Qingdao on 21 April 2021, in a 2-1 defeat.^[9] After only one season he left to join newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns On 29 April 2022.^[10] He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory.^[11] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.^[12]

International career

Xie received his first call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team when he was called up by then manager Su Maozhen in May 2011.^[13] He played for the team during the 2011 Toulon Tournament and 2013 Toulon Tournament. He also made two appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as the under-20 side qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in November 2011. He made his debut for the Chinese national team in a 1-0 loss against Thailand in the 2019 China Cup.

Xie was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and came on as a substitute in their opening match against Tajikistan on 13 January 2024.^[14]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 10 April 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wenzhou Provenza (loan)	2011	China League Two	10	1	-		-		-		10	1
Hangzhou Greentown	2012	Chinese Super League	1	0	2	1	-		-		3	1
	2013		11	0	2	0	-		-		13	0
	2014		14	1	1	0	-		-		15	1
	2015		20	4	2	0	-		-		22	4
	Total		46	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	53	6
Jiangsu Suning	2016	Chinese Super League	14	2	7	0	1	0	1[a]	0	23	2
	2017		20	1	3	0	6	0	1[a]	0	30	1
	2018		27	2	3	1	-		-		30	3
	2019		26	8	1	0	-		-		27	8
	2020		16	1	6	2	-		-		22	3
	Total		103	14	20	3	7	0	2	0	132	17
Cangzhou Mighty Lions	2021	Chinese Super League	18	4	1	0	-		-		19	4
Wuhan Three Towns	2022		30	8	0	0	-		-		30	8
	2023		29	4	2	0	4	0	1[a]	1	36	5
	Total		59	12	2	0	4	0	1	1	66	13
Shanghai Shenhua	2024	Chinese Super League	5	1	0	0	-		1	0	6	1
Career total			241	37	30	4	11	0	4	1	286	42

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	5	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	8	0
2024	5	0
Total	18	0

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

• Chinese Super League: 2020^[16]

Wuhan Three Towns

• Chinese Super League: 2022^[12]
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023

Shanghai Shenhua

• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024

Individual

• Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2023

References

1. 杭州绿城小将开启留洋之旅 谢鹏飞进梅斯预备队 at sports.sohu.com 2010-10-21 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
2. 葆隆队获赛季第三胜 at Wenzhou News 2011-09-21 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
3. 谢鹏飞掀起青春风暴 青年俊杰展现绿城希望 at sports.sina.com.cn 2012-06-27 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
4. 江苏苏宁官宣签约谢鹏飞4年 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-12 Retrieved 2016-02-12 (in Chinese)
5. 苏宁主场2-0泰达双线5连胜 谢鹏飞特谢拉建功 at sports.qq.com 2016-09-17 Retrieved 2016-11-03 (in Chinese)
6. "Alex Teixeira shines as Jiangsu claim maiden Chinese Super League title". ESPN. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
7. "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
8. "官方：前江苏队球员谢鹏飞加盟沧州雄狮". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
9. "QINGDAO FC VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 2 - 1". soccerway.com (in Chinese). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
10. "官方：邓涵文、高准翼、何超、刘殿座、陶强龙等加盟武汉三镇". m.dongqiudi.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
11. "HEBEI FC VS. WUHAN THREE TOWNS 0 - 4". Soccerway.com. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
12. "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
13. 国青秦皇岛集训备战土伦杯 四海归助阵对战法国 at sports.sohu.com 2011-05-15 Retrieved 2012-09-14 (in Chinese)
14. "Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
15. 谢鹏飞 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
16. "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

External links

• Xie Pengfei at Soccerway