Xie Weijun
![]() Xie Weijun in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xie Weijun | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* 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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lhasa UCI (loan) | 2017 | China Amateur Football League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 29 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2025 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 175 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 25 | ||
References
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "谢维军". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
External links
- Xie Weijun at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Chinese men's footballers
- People from Xingning, Guangdong
- Footballers from Guangzhou
- Footballers from Meizhou
- Hakka sportspeople
- Guangzhou F.C. players
- Lhasa Urban Construction Investment F.C. players
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- Men's association football forwards
- China men's international footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
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