.jpg) Xu Bin withQingdao West Coast in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (age 21) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nan County, Hunan, China[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Barnsley (on loan fromWolverhampton Wanderers) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Guangzhou FC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Guangzhou FC | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Qingdao West Coast | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | →Barnsley (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | China U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Xu Bin (Chinese:徐彬;pinyin:Xú Bīn; born 2 May 2004) is a Chinese professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forEFL League One clubBarnsley on loan fromPremier League clubWolverhampton Wanderers.
Xu started his youth career at theEvergrande Football School ofGuangzhou Evergrande in 2014, and after winning the U14 Chinese FA Cup with the Evergrande Football School in 2018, he moved abroad to Spain to pursue his studies with a sector of the Evergrande Football School in Spain.[2]
On 16 November 2022, Xu made his competitive debut when he entered play as an 80th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win overSichuan Jiuniu in theChinese FA Cup.[3] He made his league debut a month later on 23 December, starting in aChinese Super League game againstBeijing Guoan.[4] Xu was re-registered as a Guangzhou player in the 2023 summer transfer window,[5] and became a first-team regular.[6]
On 26 January 2025, weeks after Guangzhou FC failed to obtain their professional league license for the 2025 season, Xu Bin joinedChinese Super League sideQingdao West Coast on a free transfer.[7]
On 30 January 2026, Xu joinedPremier League clubWolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.[8]
On 6 February 2026, Xu joinedEFL League One clubBarnsley on loan until the end of the season.[9]
Xu represented China in various youth levels, including the China U15s[10] and theChina U20s.[11]
Xu was selected for the China U20 squad in the2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[11] He went on to score a goal in a 2–0 win againstSaudi Arabia in the group stage, connecting with aMutellip Iminqari low cross.[12]
In November 2023, Xu was called up to aChina U23 training camp to prepare for the2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and qualification to the2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
In January 2026, Xu was selected for China U23 squad in2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He was named the captain throughout the tournament and won a silver medal with China.[14]
In 2020, Xu Bin identifiedCasemiro as his footballing idol.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | China League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Qingdao West Coast | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
China U23
