Hu Hetao
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 52 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | China U20 | 7 | (0) |
2023– | China U23 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | China | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024 |
Hu Hetao (simplified Chinese: 胡荷韬; traditional Chinese: 胡荷韜; pinyin: Hú Hétāo; born 5 October 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng and the China national team.
Early life
[edit]Born in Wanzhou, Chongqing,[1] Hu Hetao attended Chongqing Yucai Secondary School until 2018, prior to starting a professional football career. In 2022, after spending the few years prior preparing for Gaokao, he was called up to the Chengdu Rongcheng first-team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Before the 2022 Chinese Super League season, Hu Hetao was named in Chengdu Rongcheng's 31-man first-team squad,[3] to which Hu Hetao reacts as "fulfilling his dream."[2] He made his professional debut in the Chinese Super League on 4 June 2022 in a match against Shenzhen, playing 74 minutes as a starter at left wing-back.[4] He scored his first senior goal a month later on 11 July 2022, providing an equalising goal after coming on as a substitute, to see Chengdu Rongcheng eventually turn the game around, winning 2–1 away against Meizhou Hakka.[5] After putting in a good shift against Wuhan Three Towns on 23 December 2022, Hu Hetao was selected as the CSL's Player of the Round.[6] After a successful debut season with Chengdu Rongcheng, he was shortlisted as a candidate for the club's player of the season.[7]
In the 2023 season, Hu Hetao was regularly called up to the China U20 and the China U23 national teams, participating in months-long national team training camps. As a result, he could not find consistent game time at club level, and caused a steep dip in his form,[8] only managing eight appearances in all competitions throughout the season.[9]
International career
[edit]In February 2023, Hu was selected as part of the China U20 squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[10] Throughout the year of 2023, Hu Hetao was called up to several months-long training camps at the U20 and the U23 levels.[11][12][13]
On 5 April 2024, Hu was included in the China U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[14]
Hu made his debut for the China national team on 10 October 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. He played the full game as Australia won 3–1.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Hu Hetao was a ball boy at the 2021 Chinese FA Cup final.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 10 December 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chengdu Rongcheng | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
2023 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
2024 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||
Total | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
Career total | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "姓名男出生日期身份证号码代表单位" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "成都小将胡荷韬:这半年一直在准备高考,进一队是圆了足球梦". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "【职业足球】成都蓉城队2022赛季大名单出炉!". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Sohu. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "SHENZHEN VS. CHENGDU RONGCHENG 2 - 0". int.soccerway.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "恭喜!成都蓉城小将胡荷韬替补建功斩获职业生涯首球". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "官方:成都蓉城19岁小将胡荷韬当选中超第32轮最佳球员". www.ppsport.com (in Chinese). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "兴城人居·成都蓉城队2022赛季最佳球员评选" (in Chinese). Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "体坛周报谏言足协:警惕"胡荷韬危局"蔓延,不如重启中超杯". new.qq.com (in Chinese). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b Hu Hetao at Soccerway
- ^ "国青赴乌兹别克斯坦参加U20亚洲杯 小组出线成奢望" [The national youth team goes to Uzbekistan to participate in the U20 Asian Cup] (in Chinese (China)). Sohu. 23 February 2023.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于中国U-20国家男子足球队2023年第一期集训的通知" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织奥林匹克男子足球队2023年第二期集训的通知" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织奥林匹克男子足球队2023年第五期集训的通知" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "男足国奥队参加卡塔尔U23亚洲杯名单公布" [The men's Olympic football team's roster for the U23 Asian Cup in Qatar is announced]. sports.xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia v China game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
- ^ "胡荷韬:年初还在凤凰山当球童看球,今天用胜利献给成都球迷". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Hu Hetao at Soccerway