On December 20, Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association officially announced that in order to prepare for the final stage of the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, after research and approval, Xu Xin, the defender of Shanghai Port Club, will be recruited to participate in the current training camp of the Chinese men's national football team. Xu Xin will go to the Marriott Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE before 8:30 a.m. on the 22nd Abu Dhabi time to meet with the national team. It is reported that Xu Xin will replace Li Ke, a naturalized player from Guoan. Due to family reasons, Li Ke left the team on the 20th and returned to the United States.
Born in 1994, Xu Xin plays as a midfielder, and he has been an absolute mainstay for Harbour this season. 20 starts in 25 appearances, no goals and no assists. With Xu Xin's selection, the Chinese Super League champion Shanghai Port was also selected with 5 people, surpassing Taishan and Shenhua to become the first major international players.
At present, the national team has many fierce generals such as Wang Qiuming, Wang Shangyuan, Xu Xin, and Wu Xi in the back position to make tactical choices and make targeted arrangements according to the opponent.
The Asian Cup will be unveiled on January 12 next year. The national football team is in Group A with Qatar, Tajikistan and Lebanon. The first match of the Asian Cup will be against Tajikistan on January 13.
Attached: The latest 26-player training list of the National Football Asian Cup
Goalkeepers: Yan Junling (Shanghai Port), Wang Dalei (Shandong Taishan), Liu Dianzuo (Wuhan Three Towns), Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng)
Defenders: Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua), Wu Shaocong (Turkish Youth Union), Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua), Liu Yang (Shandong Taishan), Li Lei (Beijing Guoan), Zhang Linpeng (Shanghai Port), Jiang Guangtai (Shanghai Port), Xu Haofeng (Shenzhen)
Midfielders: Dai Weijun (Shanghai Shenhua), Wang Shangyuan (Henan), Gao Tianyi (Beijing Guoan), Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua), Chen Pu (Shandong Taishan), Liu Binbin (Shandong Taishan), Wang Qiuming (Tianjin Jinmen Tigers), Lin Liangming (Dalian), Xie Pengfei (Wuhan Three Towns), Xu Xin (Shanghai Port)
Forwards: Wei Shihao (Wuhan Three Towns), Wu Lei (Shanghai Port), Tan Long (Changchun Yatai), Zhang Yuning (Beijing Guoan)