Xie Weijun

Xie Weijun
谢维军
Xie Weijun in April 2025
Personal information
Full name Xie Weijun
Date of birth (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande
2016–2017 → Zhuhai Suoka (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 → Lhasa UCI (loan) 2 (1)
2018– Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 175 (18)
International career‡
2018–2019 China U-23 12 (2)
2023– China 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2023

Xie Weijun (Chinese: 谢维军; pinyin: Xiè Wéijūn; born 14 November 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and the China national team. He is the son of Chinese former international Xie Yuxin.[1]

Club career

Xie Weijun joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA (later renamed Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) from Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao on 28 February 2018.[2] However, he failed to register for the senior league match due to the contract dispute between Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Zhuhai Suoka.[3] He was promoted to Tianjin TEDA's first team squad in June 2018 after the settlement of dispute.[4] On 18 July 2018, he made his senior debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Cao Yang in the 84th minute.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 5 August 2018, the winner in a 2–1 away win over Hebei China Fortune, one minute after coming on as a substitute.[6]

International career

On 10 October 2023, Xie made his international debut by coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Vietnam in an international friendly game.[7]

Personal life

Xie Weijun's father, Xie Yuxin, is a former professional footballer who most notably played for various Guangdong clubs and the China national team.[1]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2025.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lhasa UCI (loan) 2017 China Amateur Football League 21–––21
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger2018Chinese Super League15200--152
201923131--262
202011010--120
202117120--191
202228712--299
202327532--307
202424121--262
202530120--321
Total 17518146000018924
Career total 17719146000019125

References

  1. 1 2 "谢育新之子:加盟泰达因氛围好 争取超过父亲成就". Sina (in Chinese). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "泰达官宣4名U23小将加盟:恒大&富力前锋在列". Sina (in Chinese). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "谢育新之子土伦杯三场造两球 注册解决将效力泰达". Sina (in Chinese). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "名宿之子确认二转报名泰达一队 直言感恩孙继海". Sina (in Chinese). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "中超-登巴巴回归首秀破门 双方屡中框申花1-0泰达". Sina (in Chinese). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "谢育新之子中超首球还是绝杀 坎坷后他想超越父亲". Sina (in Chinese). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "国足2-0复仇越南,武磊、王秋明建功,阮进灵肘击蒋光太染红". Dongqiudi. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "谢维军". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.