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Plays alongside international team-mate Yang Pu at club level, where they have become an ever-present force.

Xu featured from the very start of China's World Cup qualifying campaign, beginning in style with two goals in the opening qualifier against Maldives. His side went on to win 10-1.

But, despite his goal-scoring efforts, he was called up for just four of the remaining 13 games.

He remains on the fringes of the side but his attacking mentality will lead Bora Milutinovic to deploy him at some point in the summer.

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