"The winner of the 2019 China Futsal Ballon d'Or is Xu Yang, a player from Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang Football Club."
When he heard the lottery guests say these words, Xu Yang slowly stood up and limped up to the podium. At present, the five-a-side national football team is preparing for the Asian Cup, Xu Yang fractured his bones in training, and this time he can only drag his injured leg to participate in the award.
When Xu Yang held the trophy high, it was the highlight of Zhejiang football, and the Express reporter, as a judge of the Golden Globe Award, also witnessed this glorious moment at the scene: the Golden Ball Awards of Chinese football have been held for three sessions, which is the first Golden Ball Trophy in the history of Zhejiang football.
Why is the winner of the Chinese Football Futsal Ballon d'Or award Xu Yang? As the jury said, Xu Yang led Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang to participate in the Five Super League for the first time last season, won the fifth place, and also won the five-a-side FA Cup, this season Wu Yue Qiantang is currently in second place in the Five Super League, while in the national team, Xu Yang is the main striker. Whether in the club or the national team, Xu Yang is now in good shape. In the Asian Cup qualifiers held at the end of last year, Xu Yang was the top scorer of the Chinese team and led the Chinese team to qualify for the final stage of the Asian Cup. Xu Yang has become a big brother in the club, not only training seriously, but also helping young players grow, in the words of assistant coach Yan Zhenhua: "He is the core of the team, with him, the players have a greater grasp of victory." For this Golden Globe Award, Xu Yang's own reason is: "Because of the accumulation of previous years, I have more confidence, and this year's competitive state has been adjusted well, and the league and the national team have performed well." ”
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In 1993, Xu Yang was born in Huangshi, Hubei Province. Xu Yang began to contact football at the age of 5, unlike many athletes who embarked on the road of football because his father was a fan, Xu Yang was sent to the court by his mother who liked football.
Xu Yang first learned to play football in a junior sports school, and he had a good talent, and when he was in elementary school, he went to some teams in Zhejiang and Shanghai to try out. At the age of 10, Xu Yang went to the echelon of the Hubei Provincial Football Team, and later Xu Yang represented the Hubei team in the National Games.
Although the ball was played well, Xu Yang did not want to play 11-a-side professional football in the past. "Because I did well in my studies, my mother also felt that if I had the opportunity to study and play my football skills at the same time, it would be the best." Speaking of this, Xu Yang said with a smile: "I have belonged to that kind of well-behaved child since I was a child, and I will listen to many of my mother's suggestions, and now it seems that every step is still the right one." ”
Desperate Sanlang on the court, outside the stadium is a "mother treasure" who listens to his mother's words. His mother's "direction" allowed Xu Yang to seize an opportunity for transformation, and when Xu Yang was 18 years old, Xu Yang entered Hubei University and also played a 5-a-side football game on behalf of Hubei University. Xu Yang's transformation was very successful, and in 2013, Xu Yang entered the national team. Xu Yang studied political science and public administration at Hubei University, and this choice is also the advice given by his mother: "My mother said that she understands some laws and can protect herself outside." ”
Before 2018, Xu Yang, who had been playing in Wuhan, never thought he would come to Hangzhou, and he would also win a heavy Golden Globe trophy because of his outstanding performance in Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang Football Club and national team.
"Among the teams where Wu Yue Qian Tang played in the second division, there were my former teammates. When the teammates return to Wuhan, everyone will gather together, and someone will say to me, our Wuyue Qiantang football atmosphere is very good, the club is also very formal, do you want to come to our club to play 5-a-side football? Xu Yang said.
Wu Yue Qian Tang officially issued an invitation to Xu Yang, after the team successfully surpassed from the Top 5 League in 2018, one of the important players was the club's vice president Deng Tao. Deng Tao was once a player in the five-a-side national team, Xu Yang first met Deng Tao during the national team training camp in 2013, and Xu Yang, who was selected for the national team for the first time, was arranged to live in a room with "Big Brother" Deng Tao.
Like Xu Yang, Deng Tao is also from Hubei, and Huang Xu, the owner of Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang Football Club, is also from Hubei. "Mr. Huang has watched my game before, and he knows my personalities better, plus everyone is a fellow hubei countryman, so I am more willing to come to Hangzhou to play." Xu Yang said. In this way, Xu Yang joined Wuyue Qiantang in September 2018 and became a "new Hangzhou person".
"After coming to Hangzhou, I found that as my teammates said before, the atmosphere here is really good and the team is very united." Xu Yang said.
Last year, the Wuyue Qiantang 11-a-side football team played in the Chinese Second Division at home in Yiwu, and the entire futsal team rushed to Yiwu to cheer for the 11-a-side football team. While the 5-a-side football team plays in the Five Super League in Hangzhou, everyone on the 11-a-side football team will come to Hangzhou. "Last year the 11-a-side football team completed the relegation goal early, we played in the five Super Leagues for the first year, and finally finished fifth, and also won the FA Cup, which has a lot to do with the mutual encouragement of the two teams." Xu Yang said. The FA Cup is also the first title xu Yang won in his football career.
After getting married, Xu Yang often posted photos of his wife's affection, and was known as a "spoiled wife madman", and his wife also participated in the award ceremony from Hubei today. After the birth of his son in October last year, Xu Yang became a "famous" super dad, often in the circle of friends. "After having a son, I feel more responsible and more concerned." As soon as I have time, I will video call my family to see if my son has grown tall and has become fat in the past few days. ”
Wuyue Qiantang assistant coach Yan Zhenhua said: "Xu Yang is very serious when training and playing, if there is any problem with his teammates, he will definitely point out unceremoniously, sometimes when everyone gathers, he will also talk about training and competition. But in life, he is completely like a changed person, there is no "real strength" on the field, very easy-going. Because of this, Yan Zhenhua likes to joke with Xu Yang: "The forward of futsal needs to be stronger, so I often joke with him, saying that he is too fat, and he just laughs." 」 ”
Work and life in Hangzhou are full of joy, and Xu Yang is proud that Wu Yue Qiantang has also enhanced the atmosphere of Zhejiang futsal. "We were the first Zhejiang football club to rush to the Five Super League, and when people saw that Wu Yue QianTang could make futsal successful, they also formed a team to rush to the top, and this season's Five Super League is in the middle of 3 Zhejiang clubs. It can be said that futsal in Zhejiang is very popular now, there are 3 clubs in the top league, and everyone is competing benignly to jointly promote the development of Zhejiang football. ”
Speaking of the future of the team, Xu Yang said that Wu Yue Qiantang's goal is to represent China to play in the AFC Champions League: "We are gradually improving our strength and moving towards the goal step by step. Last season we were 5th in the Top 5 and currently in second place in the table, we have won the FA Cup, and then we want to win the league and then go to the stage of the AFC Champions League to win the glory of Chinese football. ”