Zhou Xin (Chinese: 周鑫; pinyin: Zhōu Xīn; born 11 April 1998) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender for Shenzhen Juniors.

Zhou Xin
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Shenzhen Juniors
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2015 Shenzhen FA
2015–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande
2016Zhuhai Suoka (loan)
2017Lhasa UCI (loan)
2018–2019 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stabæk II 21 (1)
2019–2023 Shenzhen FC 46 (1)
2022Suzhou Dongwu (loan) 27 (0)
2024- Shenzhen Juniors 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Club career

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Zhou Xin would start his football development in Shenzhen before joining the Guangzhou Evergrande youth team. A move abroad to further his development would see him join Norwegian club Stabæk where he would be promoted to their reserve team Stabæk II, who were allowed to play within the 2. divisjon in the Norwegian pyramid. He would make his senior debut and score his first goal in a league game on 7 May 2018 against Elverum Fotball in a 3-3 draw.[1]

On 26 February 2019 top tier club Shenzhen would sign him to play within the 2019 Chinese Super League campaign.[2] He would go on to make his debut for Shenzhen in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. on the 2 March 2019 in a 3-1 victory.[3] He would go on to establish himself as a squad player within the team. After three seasons he would be loaned out to second tier club Suzhou Dongwu on 28 April 2022 for the 2022 China League One campaign.[4] At Suzhou he would make his debut for them in a league game on 8 June 2022 against Nantong Zhiyun F.C. in a 1-0 defeat.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 31 December 2022.[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lhasa UCI 2017 China Amateur Football League 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Stabæk II 2018 2. divisjon 21 1 0 0 21 1
Shenzhen 2019 Chinese Super League 14 0 1 0 15 0
2020 3 0 1 0 4 0
2021 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Suzhou Dongwu (loan) 2022 China League One 27 0 1 0 28 0
Career total 77 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 84 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "STABÆK II VS. ELVERUM 3 - 3". soccerway.com. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "深足官方宣布签下前国少队长 曾留洋挪超斯塔贝克". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "SHENZHEN VS. HEBEI CFFC 3 - 1". soccerway.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "苏州东吴官宣门阳等10人加盟 于珈唯刘浩纷纷在列". sports.sina.com.cn. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "NANTONG ZHIYUN VS. SUZHOU DONGWU 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ Zhou Xin at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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