The term naturalized player is no longer unfamiliar to Chinese fans. In the past three years, the three Chinese Super League giants Evergrande, Guoan and Shandong Taishan have all introduced naturalized players, but their naturalized players have different ideas.
Evergrande has invested the most in naturalized players, whether it is Chinese or non-Chinese, as long as you are willing to come, I will invest money to naturalize you. Guoan Club is relatively conservative, naturalizing only 2 Chinese players. And this season, they are likely to sign another player with Chinese and Korean ancestry, Xu Hui.
Compared with Evergrande and Guoan, the naturalization of Taishan Club can only be regarded as a small fight. In 2019, the club naturalized Portuguese player Delgado. Unable to register for the Chinese Super League as a local player, Delgado has not received much attention.
The situation this year is completely different, in recent times there have been a number of domestic media broke the news, in response to delgado's identity problem, the Football Association is likely to give a green light to Taishan Club, so that this season's Delgado can register as an internal support for the Chinese Super League.
The fa's loosening of naturalized player policy has also made Taishan club more bold, and it is reported that this season they hope to sign another naturalized player with Chinese ancestry , 20-year-old Chinese-Norwegian mixed-race player You Xiaolong.
Recently, Taishan player Li Hailong posted a photo of the team's training on a social media, and naturalized player You Xiaolong appeared in this photo.
Born in 2002 in the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand, You Xiaolong is a Norwegian father and a Chinese mother. You Xiaolong, who came from the IK Star youth training system, joined La Liga side Rioja Athletic as a free transfer last summer.
You Xiaolong, who is 1.90 meters tall, plays as a central defender on the field and has not played in the official professional league until now. However, he has been selected for norway's national youth team of all ages many times before, and from these experiences, his ability is still quite good.
Although only 20 years old, You Xiaolong has already shown maturity on the field that is not commensurate with his age, and his interception, card slot and air superiority are quite outstanding, which are also the reasons why the Tarzan Club can match him.
According to reports, You Xiaolong has now completed the nationality conversion process, which means that if he can officially join the Taishan team, he will be able to represent the team in the Chinese Super League as a local player.
In fact, You Xiaolong is not the first naturalized player with Norwegian ancestry, and Hou Yongyong of Beijing Guoan is also a Naturalized Player of Chinese descent born in Norway. It's just that due to constant injuries, he has not appeared in the Chinese Super League for more than a year, so that many fans have almost forgotten him.
According to reports, You Xiaolong's recent trial training in taishan team is relatively successful, so Taishan Club will most likely sign him. Once You Xiaolong can officially join Shandong Taishan, he will also become the second naturalized player in the history of Taishan Club after Delgado.
However, from the current staffing of the Taishan team's defender line, even if he can officially join the team, You Xiaolong may be difficult to appear in the Chinese Super League in the short term. Here, we also wish the young naturalized player all the best, complete the signing with the club as soon as possible, and use his outstanding performance to win a main position in the team.