Xie Weijun

Chinese footballer
Xie Weijun
谢维军
Personal information
Full name Xie Weijun
Date of birth (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande
2016–2017 → Zhuhai Suoka (loan)
2017 → Lhasa Urban Construction Investment (loan)
2018 Tianjin TEDA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 94 (11)
International career‡
2018–2019 China U-23 12 (2)
2023– China 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Xie Weijun (Chinese: 谢维军; pinyin: Xiè Wéijūn; born 14 November 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team. He is the son of Chinese former international Xie Yuxin.[1]

Club career

Xie Weijun joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA (later renamed Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) from Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao on 28 February 2018.[2] However, he failed to register for the senior league match due to the contract dispute between Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Zhuhai Suoka.[3] He was promoted to Tianjin TEDA's first team squad in June 2018 after the settlement of dispute.[4] On 18 July 2018, he made his senior debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Cao Yang in the 84th minute.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 5 August 2018, the winner in a 2–1 away win over Hebei China Fortune, one minute after coming on as a substitute.[6]

Personal life

Xie Weijun's father, Xie Yuxin, is a former professional footballer who most notably played for various Guangdong clubs and the China national team.[1]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.[7]
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
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2018 Chinese Super League 15 2 0 0 - - 15 2
2019 23 1 3 1 - - 26 2
2020 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0
2021 17 1 2 0 - - 19 1
2022 28 7 1 2 - - 29 9
Total 94 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 101 14
Career total 94 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 101 14

References

  1. ^ a b "谢育新之子：加盟泰达因氛围好 争取超过父亲成就". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "泰达官宣4名U23小将加盟:恒大&富力前锋在列". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "谢育新之子土伦杯三场造两球 注册解决将效力泰达". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "名宿之子确认二转报名泰达一队 直言感恩孙继海". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ "中超-登巴巴回归首秀破门 双方屡中框申花1-0泰达". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  6. ^ "谢育新之子中超首球还是绝杀 坎坷后他想超越父亲". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  7. ^ "谢维军". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Xie Weijun at Soccerway
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