Tang Xin

Tang Xin
唐鑫
Personal information
Full name Tang Xin
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Chengdu Rongcheng
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2010 Beijing Guoan
2014–2015 Guangzhou R&F
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Liaoning Zhongba 0 (0)
2010 Beijing Guoan Talent 5 (1)
2012 Jiangxi Liansheng 16 (0)
2013 Qinghai Senke
2016–2021 Guizhou Hengfeng 101 (0)
2021– Chengdu Rongcheng 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023

Tang Xin (Chinese: 唐鑫; pinyin: Táng Xīn; born 16 October 1990) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Rongcheng as a right-footed left-back in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Tang Xin joined Beijing Guoan's youth academy at the age of twelve along with twin younger brother Tang Miao in 2002.[1] He was registered with China League Two side Liaoning Zhongba for the 2006 season. He was loaned to Beijing Guoan's satellite team Beijing Guoan Talent, which would play as a foreign team in Singapore's S. League in the 2010 season. Tang was on the bench for most time of the season. On 27 September 2010, he made his senior debut against Gombak United, coming on for Li Tixiang in the half time, as the result that some Beijing players was banned for participating a brawl in a league match against Young Lions. Tang scored his first goal in the match, which resulted in a 1–1 draw.[2] He was released by Beijing Guoan at the end of the season.

Tang joined China League Two side Jiangxi Liansheng in 2012 after he recovered from ankle surgery.[1] He transferred to fellow League Two club Qinghai Senke in 2013.[3] Tang received a trial with Guangzhou R&F at the recommendation of Tang Miao, whom played as a regular right-back at the club, and joined R&F's reserved team in 2014.[1]

Tang transferred to China League One side Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng in 2016. He made his debut for Guizhou on 19 March 2016 in a 3–1 away defeat against Qingdao Huanghai.[4] He played 23 matches in the 2016 season as Guizhou Zhicheng finished the runners-up of the league and won promotion to Chinese Super League. On 28 April 2017, he made his Super League debut in a 3–1 away victory against Guangzhou R&F, contesting with Tang Miao.[5] The match marked the first time twin brothers had played for opposing teams in the Chinese Super League.[6]

After having spent five seasons at Guizhou and playing over 100 games for them, Tang would join Chengdu Rongcheng on 12 April 2021 on a free transfer.[7] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 21 September 2021 against Beijing Institute of Technology in a 2-0 victory.[8] He would establish himself as a regular within the team and aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[9]

Career statistics

As of 8 January 2023.[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liaoning Zhongba 2006 China League Two 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Beijing Guoan Talent 2010 S. League 5 1 0 0 0 0 - - 5 1
Jiangxi Liansheng 2012 China League Two 16 0 - - - - 16 0
Qinghai Senke 2013 China League Two 0 0 - - -
Guizhou Hengfeng 2016 China League One 23 0 0 0 - - - 23 0
2017 Chinese Super League 22 0 0 0 - - - 22 0
2018 Chinese Super League 19 0 4 1 - - - 23 1
2019 China League One 24 0 1 0 - - - 25 0
2020 China League One 13 0 1 0 - - - 14 0
Total 101 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 1
Chengdu Rongcheng 2021 China League One 8 0 2 0 - - 2[a] 0 12 0
2022 Chinese Super League 20 0 0 0 - - - 20 0
Total 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 0
Career total 150 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 160 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c "足球报:唐鑫&唐淼的足球梦想——两兄弟,拍住上!". Dooland.com (in Chinese). 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. ^ "Beijing Guoan S 1-1 Gombak United". Soccerway.com. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ^ "青海森科足协杯参赛名单 宋黎辉主帅多中超旧将". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. ^ "中甲-法图斯红牌点球成转折 黄海逆转3-1智诚". Sina.com (in Chinese). 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. ^ "中超-扎哈维闪击耶拉维奇2球 富力1-3贵州遭首败". Sina.com (in Chinese). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  6. ^ "中超首演兄弟对决 一个助球队冲超一个曾入国足". Sina.com (in Chinese). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  7. ^ "官宣丨唐鑫、李智、勾俊晨加盟成都蓉城足球俱乐部". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  8. ^ "BIT VS. RONGCHENG 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  9. ^ "2021赛季中超升降级:成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  10. ^ "唐鑫". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Tang Xin". soccerway.

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