Zhang Xiaobin is a Chinese

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

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Club career

An attacking midfielder, he started his career playing for Shaanxi Guoli

Shaanxi Guoli

Shaanxi Guoli is a defunct football club who played in Xi'an, Shaanxi and their home stadium was the 50,100 seater Jiaodaruisun Stadium. Founded on February 28, 1996, they played nine seasons in the Chinese football leagues system with three of them in the top tier where they achieved their best...

 (Later renamed to Ningbo Guoli) and their various youth teams. In 2001 Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

 would take Zhang Xiaobin on loan as a 16 year-old after impressing them when Shaanxi Guoli sent their youth team to train in Stockport. While at Stockport Zhang Xiaobin spent three years rising through the youth and reserve teams, however he was unable to break into the first team.

He moved around the Australian Leagues between 2005 to 2006 after failing to hold down a spot with Stockport County F.C. Zhang would move to A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 side New Zealand Knights to start his senior career before moving to Kingston City FC

Kingston City FC

Kingston City Football Club is an Australian Association football club from Clayton South, Victoria, a suburb within the municipality of Kingston, Victoria. They are currently managed by Con Nitsikas . The club won the Victorian State League Division 3 South East in 2011...

 until he finally moved back to China

China

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 to play for Changsha Ginde.

Zhang transferred to Tianjin Teda on 2 April 2010.

International career

He made his debut for the China Olympic team

China national under-23 football team

The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

 (U23) at the age of 18.

External links

• Player Profile at 7m.cn
• Player stats at sohu.com