Shi Xiaotian (; born 6 March 1990) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for China League One club Foshan Nanshi.
Club career Shi joined the Changsha Ginde youth team system in the early years and was promoted to the first team squad in 2007. He became the second choice goalkeeper of the club and acted as back-up for China national team goalkeeper Song Zhenyu in 2008. On 3 May, he made his senior debut after Song was injured in training, in a 1–1 away draw against Qingdao Jonoon.战深圳刘建业有望重回主力 金德解释宋振瑜回家养伤 at sports.sina.com.cn 2008-05-09 Retrieved 2012-10-17 He had another chance to play for Changsha and made 6 appearances in the 2008 league season. After Song transferred to Chengdu Blades, Shi played as the back-up for newcomer Zhang Lei in 2010. Changsha Ginde finished at the bottom of the league and was relegated to China League One. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen and changed its name to Shenzhen Phoenix. Shi failed to move to his hometown club, Shenyang Dongjin, and finally chose to stay with the club.签西甲外援引泰达五内援 东进冲超阵容打造完毕 at sports.sohu.com 2011-03-16 Retrieved 2012-10-17 He became the regular starter at the beginning of the season; however, he lost his position to Wang Lüe after June. The club was bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F in the middle of the season, moved to Guangzhou and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Shi made 16 appearances in the 2011 league season.
On 7 February 2014, Shi transferred to Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin.辽足宣布与前富力门将签约 at sports.qq.com 2014-02-07 Retrieved 2014-02-07 On 9 February 2015, he was loaned to Super League club Beijing Guoan.国安官方宣布租借辽足门将石笑天 at sports.sohu.com 2015-02-09 Retrieved 2015-02-09 Shi returned to Liaoning in the 2016 season and became the first choice goalkeeper of the club after Zhang Lu left for Tianjin Quanjian.
In February 2019, Shi transferred to the newly relegated China League One side Changchun Yatai. He was ever-present in all 45 league games over the first 2 seasons, helping Yatai win the 2020 China League One and achieve promotion to the Chinese Super League.
During the 2022 winter transfer window, Shi experienced a dramatic transfer saga which saw him join 3 clubs. He first joined Shanghai Shenhua alongside former Shandong Taishan defender Li Songyi in April 2022; however, Shenhua received a transfer ban afterwards before their registration procedures could be completed. He subsequently joined Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic on 29 April 2022, and was included in their squad for the 2022 Chinese Super League season. However, on 24 May 2022, 10 days before the new season began, Chongqing announced its disbandment and exit from the Chinese Super League due to financial difficulties. Shi eventually joined Henan Songshan Longmen (later renamed as Henan FC) on 27 May 2022, and made his debut for the club on 20 June 2022 in a 0-0 draw against his former club Changchun Yatai.
International career On 14 January 2017, Shi made his debut for the Chinese national team in the third-place playoff of the 2017 China Cup against Croatia.
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of the match played on 27 October 2024.石笑天 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuangzhou R&F2007Chinese Super League00---00200860---60 200910---10201040---402011China League One16000--1602012Chinese Super League0000--00201312010--130Total390100000400Liaoning Whowin2014Chinese Super League1000--10201629000--290201725000--2502018China League One0000--00Total550000000550Beijing Guoan (loan)2015Chinese Super League000000-00 Changchun Yatai2019China League One30000--300202015000--1502021Chinese Super League15020--170Total600200000620Henan Songshan Longmen2022Chinese Super League4010--50Jiangxi Lushan2023China League One120---120 Qingdao West Coast2024Chinese Super League13010--140 Career total18305000001880
Honours Changchun Yatai China League One: 2020.
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