Chinese passport
Kim Pan-Gon selected Xu Deshuai for two AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against Japan in October and November 2009. However, he did not appear in either match and Hong Kong lost by 10 goals to zero in these two matches. In January 2010, he missed the AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches again due to his Chinese passport requiring a visa to enter Bahrain immigration. Hong Kong lost the game against Bahrain by 4 goals.