# Xu Qing (footballer)

Xu Qing (Chinese: 徐擎; born 11 March 1987) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a right-back.

## Club career

Xu Qing started his football career in the 2005 league season playing for Wuhan Optics Valley where he made eight appearances in his debut season. He would be a squad player for Wuhan until they were controversially relegated then subsequently disbanded during the 2008 season after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out during a match against Beijing Guoan on 27 September 2008.
He would join another top tier club in Chengdu Blades, however he struggled to gain any playing time and was loaned out to their satellite team Sheffield United (Hong Kong) and then Shaanxi Baorong Chanba. His time at Shaanxi would become permanent on 4 January 2010. After three seasons in the top tier with Shaanxi where he struggled to establish himself as a vital member of their team he joined second tier club Chongqing on 24 February 2012 to revive his career. At Chongqing he would establish himself as a vital member of their team until the club were relegated at the end of 2013 China League One season and he was free to leave the club.
Xu Qing joined another second tier club in Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard where for the next five season as he became a vital member of their team until he joined Inner Mongolia Zhongyou. In the 2021 China League One campaign he joined Wuhan Three Towns and in his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the top tier for the first tine in their history.

## Career statistics

    As of 31 January 2023.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Wuhan Optics Valley | 2005 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Wuhan Optics Valley | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan Optics Valley | 2007 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Wuhan Optics Valley | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Chengdu Blades | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield United (Hong Kong) (loan) | 2008–09 | Hong Kong First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan) | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Shaanxi Baorong Chanba | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Baorong Chanba | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Baorong Chanba | Total | Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Chongqing | 2012 | China League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Chongqing | 2013 | China League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Chongqing | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2014 | China League One | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2015 | China League One | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2016 | China League One | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2017 | China League One | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2018 | China League One | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Total | Total | 130 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 8 |
| Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 2019 | China League One | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 2020 | China League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2021 | China League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 239 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 10 |

### Notes

* ↑ Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

## Honours
### Club

Wuhan Three Towns
* China League One: 2021