Xie Xiaofan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Xie Xiaofan

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|15|df=y}}

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| height = 1.77 m

| currentclub = Suzhou Dongwu

| clubnumber = 24

| position = Left-back, Left winger

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

| youthclubs1 = Jiangsu Suning

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = Jiangsu Suning

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = → Zibo Cuju (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = Nantong Zhiyun

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2024

| clubs4 = Suzhou Dongwu

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 =

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| nationalcaps1 =

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| club-update = 14:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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Xie Xiaofan ({{lang-zh|s=谢小凡|t=|p=}}; born 15 March 1998) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a left-back or left winger for Suzhou Dongwu.

Club career

Xie Xiaofan was promoted to the senior team of top-tier club Jiangsu Suning before the 2017 Chinese Super League campaign. He was loaned out to third tier club Zibo Cuju on 25 February 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/298490371_489014|title= 江苏苏宁足球俱乐部相关球员租借及转会信息|publisher=sohu.com|date=2019-03-01|accessdate=2023-01-31|language=zh}} On his return to his parent club he was part of the squad that won the 2020 Chinese Super League title.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2020-11-12/doc-iiznezxs1548903.shtml|title=中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-11-12|accessdate=2021-01-25|language=zh}} On 28 February 2021, the parent company of Jiangsu, Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3123472/inter-milan-doubt-suning-call-time-chinese-champions-jiangsu-fc|access-date=2021-02-28|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}

On 31 March 2021, Xie joined second-tier club Nantong Zhiyun for the 2021 China League One campaign on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/458305718_463728|title=南通支云官宣江苏后卫谢小凡加盟曾入选国少队|publisher=sohu.com|date=2021-03-31|accessdate=2023-01-31|language=zh}} He made his debut for the club in a league game on 18 September 2021 against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard in a 3-0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/18/china-pr/china-league-one/hubei-huakaier/guangxi-longguida/3634974/|title=XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 0 - 3|work=soccerway.com|date=2021-09-18|access-date=2023-04-07}} In the following season he transferred to fellow second-tier club Suzhou Dongwu and made his debut in a league game for them on 17 August 2022 against Qingdao Hainiu in a 2-1 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/17/china-pr/china-league-one/qingdao-jonoon/suzhou-dongwu/3848676/|title=QINGDAO HAINIU VS. SUZHOU DONGWU 2 - 1|work=soccerway.com|date=2022-08-17|access-date=2023-04-07}}

Career statistics

{{updated|31 December 2022}}.{{Soccerway|xiaofan-xie/476502}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan=5\|Jiangsu Suning \|2017 \|Chinese Super League \|0	0	0	0\|0	0	0	0{{efn\|name=CFASC\|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}	0	0	0
2018 \|Chinese Super League \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2019 \|Chinese Super League \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2020 \|Chinese Super League \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
colspan=2 \| Total !0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0
Zibo Cuju (loan) \|2019 \|China League Two \|13	1	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|16	1
Nantong Zhiyun \|2021 \|China League One \|3	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	0
Suzhou Dongwu \|2022 \|China League One \|16	2	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	2
colspan=3 \| Career total !32\|\|3\|\|6\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|38\|\|3