Dong Xuesheng
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Dong Xuesheng (born 22 May 1989) is a Chinese
football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby as a striker
in the Chinese Super League
.
youth team at the end of the 2008 football league season. He made his debut on the 7th of April 2009 for Shanghai Shenhua against Suwon Samsung Bluewings
in an AFC Champions League
game as a substitute for Mao Jianqing
in which Shanghai won 2-1. He made his league debut against Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. on the 17th April 2009 in a 4-1 win. For the rest of the season he became a squad regular where he was used mainly as substitute and eventually scored his first goal on October 31, 2009 in a 2-1 league victory against Changsha Ginde. Miroslav Blažević
became the new team manager in the following season and Dong got more playing time. However, after Xi Zhikang was selected as the new coach in the 2011 league season, Dong spent most of his time on bench, and later was loan to Shenzhen Ruby for the second-half season. In Shenzhen he made debut in a league game on the July 10, 2011 in a 2-1 defeat against Tianjin Teda F.C. where he came on as a substitute for Liu Chao
. He scored his first hat-trick
on 21 August 2011, in a 4-2 home victory against Dalian Shide.
in 2011 where he was re-united with his previous manager Miroslav Blažević. He made his debut on June 6, 2011 in a friendly against the
Saudi Arabia U-23 team in a 0-0 draw. He was then part of the squad which took part in the 2012 Olympic qualification
process. China was knocked-out by the Oman U-23 team.
Chinese people
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football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
.
Club career
Dong Xuesheng graduated from the Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
youth team at the end of the 2008 football league season. He made his debut on the 7th of April 2009 for Shanghai Shenhua against Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours...
in an AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
game as a substitute for Mao Jianqing
Mao Jianqing
Máo Jiànqīng is a Chinese international football player. He currently plays for Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown.-Club career:...
in which Shanghai won 2-1. He made his league debut against Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. on the 17th April 2009 in a 4-1 win. For the rest of the season he became a squad regular where he was used mainly as substitute and eventually scored his first goal on October 31, 2009 in a 2-1 league victory against Changsha Ginde. Miroslav Blažević
Miroslav Blaževic
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
became the new team manager in the following season and Dong got more playing time. However, after Xi Zhikang was selected as the new coach in the 2011 league season, Dong spent most of his time on bench, and later was loan to Shenzhen Ruby for the second-half season. In Shenzhen he made debut in a league game on the July 10, 2011 in a 2-1 defeat against Tianjin Teda F.C. where he came on as a substitute for Liu Chao
Liu Chao (footballer)
Liu Chao is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby.-Club career:Liu started his professional career with Anhui Jiufang in 2005 and transferred to another China League Two club Tianjin Songjiang in 2007.He was described by Tianjin Songjiang boss Hao Haidong as being a hot...
. He scored his first hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
on 21 August 2011, in a 4-2 home victory against Dalian Shide.
International career
Dong Xuesheng was called-up to the Chinese U-23 football teamChina national under-23 football team
The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
in 2011 where he was re-united with his previous manager Miroslav Blažević. He made his debut on June 6, 2011 in a friendly against the
Saudi Arabia U-23 team in a 0-0 draw. He was then part of the squad which took part in the 2012 Olympic qualification
2012 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament is the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification, where AFC have three spots for automatic qualifiers and a spot for inter-continental play-off against the...
process. China was knocked-out by the Oman U-23 team.