Gao Xiang (footballer)

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

Gao Xiang
高翔

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Qingdao, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Qingdao Hailifeng	?	(?)
2008–2014	Chengdu Blades	101	(18)
2009	→ Ferencvárosi TC (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2021	Qingdao FC	170	(31)
2022	Quanzhou Yassin	6	(2)
2022	Zibo Qisheng	5	(0)
Managerial career
2025-	Qingdao West Coast U21 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2022

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Qingdao Hainiu

On 16 February 2015, Gao transferred to China League One side Qingdao Hainiu.^[5] He would become an integral member of the team that would win the 2019 China League One division and promotion into the top tier.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2022.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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
	2009	Chinese Super League	4	0	-		-		-		4	0
	2010	China League One	15	5	-		-		-		15	5
	2011	Chinese Super League	4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
	2012	China League One	24	8	2	0	-		-		26	8
	2013	China League One	24	3	0	0	-		-		24	3
	2014	China League One	15	2	0	0	-		-		15	2
	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
	2016	China League One	27	3	1	0	-		-		28	3
	2017	China League One	27	4	2	0	-		-		29	4
	2018	China League One	29	9	0	0	-		-		29	9
	2019	China League One	30	12	0	0	-		-		30	12
	2020	Chinese Super League	18	1	0	0	-		-		18	1
	2021	Chinese Super League	14	0	1	0	-		1	0	16	0
	Total		170	31	3	0	0	0	1	0	176	31
Career total			256	49	8	0	0	0	1	0	278	49

Honours

Club

Qingdao Huanghai

• China League One: 2019^[8]