# Gao Xiang (footballer)

Gao Xiang (Chinese: 高翔; pinyin: Gāo Xiáng) (born: February 14, 1989 in Qingdao) is a Chinese football player who plays as a midfielder.

## Club career
### Qingdao Hailifeng

Gao Xiang would start his football career playing for the Qingdao Hailifeng youth team and would graduate from their football academy in 2007.

### Chengdu Blades

Gao would move to top tier side Chengdu Blades in the 2008 Chinese Super League season and would make his debut on September 6, 2008 against Shenzhen Xiangxue in a 0-0 draw. He would go on to establish himself as a squad regular within the team and would make fifteen appearances in his debut season for the club. Continuing to be a squad regular Gao would find out that the club would be relegated to the second tier when it was discovered that they fixed several games in 2007 to help them in their process for promotion to the top tier. Gao decided to remain faithful towards the club and would play in fifteen league games and scored five goals to aid Chengdu gain promotion at the end of the season.

### Qingdao Hainiu

On 16 February 2015, Gao transferred to China League One side Qingdao Hainiu. He would become an integral member of the team that would win the 2019 China League One division and promotion into the top tier.

## Career statistics

    As of 13 January 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Qingdao Hailifeng | 2007 | China League One | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? |
| Chengdu Blades | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2010 | China League One | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2012 | China League One | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 8 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2013 | China League One | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2014 | China League One | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| Chengdu Blades | Total | Total | 101 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 18 |
| Ferencvárosi TC (loan) | 2008–09 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2015 | China League One | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2016 | China League One | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2017 | China League One | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 4 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2018 | China League One | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 9 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2019 | China League One | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 12 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Total | Total | 170 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 31 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 256 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 49 |

## Honours
### Club

Qingdao Huanghai
* China League One: 2019