Xie Pengfei (; born 29 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national team.
Club career Xie Pengfei started his football career when he joined Hangzhou Greentown's youth academy from Shenzhen Yantian Sports School in 2006. He was loaned out to Ligue 2 side FC Metz along with Liu Binbin for youth training in 2010.杭州绿城小将开启留洋之旅 谢鹏飞进梅斯预备队 at sports.sohu.com 2010-10-21 Retrieved 2012-09-14 Xie returned to Hangzhou during the 2011 season and was loaned to third tier side Wenzhou Provenza for the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2011 in a 2-1 win against Chongqing F.C.葆隆队获赛季第三胜 at Wenzhou News 2011-09-21 Retrieved 2012-09-14
Xie was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 22 April 2012 in a 2-0 loss against Tianjin Teda. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Shanghai East Asia in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.谢鹏飞掀起青春风暴 青年俊杰展现绿城希望 at sports.sina.com.cn 2012-06-27 Retrieved 2012-09-14
On 12 February 2016, Xie transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.江苏苏宁官宣签约谢鹏飞4年 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-12 Retrieved 2016-02-12 He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2016 in a 1-1 draw against Becamex Binh Duong in the 2016 AFC Champions League. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2016 in a 2-0 win against Tianjin Teda.苏宁主场2-0泰达双线5连胜 谢鹏飞特谢拉建功 at sports.qq.com 2016-09-17 Retrieved 2016-11-03 He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and in the 2020 Chinese Super League season he would win the clubs first league title with them. On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.
On 2 April 2021, Xie transferred to another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions. He would go on to make his debut in a league game against Qingdao on 21 April 2021, in a 2-1 defeat. After only one season he left to join newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns on 29 April 2022. He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory. After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.
International career Xie received his first call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team when he was called up by then manager Su Maozhen in May 2011.国青秦皇岛集训备战土伦杯 四海归助阵对战法国 at sports.sohu.com 2011-05-15 Retrieved 2012-09-14 He played for the team during the 2011 Toulon Tournament and 2013 Toulon Tournament. He also made two appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as the under-20 side qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in November 2011. He made his debut for the Chinese national team in a 1-0 loss against Thailand in the 2019 China Cup.
Xie was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and came on as a substitute in their opening match against Tajikistan on 13 January 2024.
Career statistics Club statistics 谢鹏飞 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWenzhou Provenza (loan)2011China League Two101---101Hangzhou Greentown2012Chinese Super League1021--31201311020--130201414110--151201520420--224Total465710000536Jiangsu Suning2016Chinese Super League1427010102322017201306010301201827231--303201926810--278202016162--223Total10314203702013217Cangzhou Mighty Lions2021Chinese Super League18410--194Wuhan Three Towns202230800--3082023294204011365Total59122040116613Shanghai Shenhua2024Chinese Super League5100-1061 Career total241373041104128642
International statistics National teamYearAppsGoals201950202000202100202200202380202450Total180
Honours Jiangsu Suning Chinese Super League: 2020
Wuhan Three Towns Chinese Super League: 2022 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023
Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024, 2025
Individual Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2023
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