Afrden Asqer
 Afrden in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Shaanxi Laochenggen | ||
| 2017 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kashima Antlers | ||
| 2018–2020 | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Guangzhou FC | 33 | (3) |
| 2020 | → China U19 (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2021 | → China U20 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Wuhan Three Towns (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025- | Shanghai Port | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017-2018 | China U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019-2023 | China U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2023- | China U23 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 4 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 27 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Afrden Asqer (Chinese: 艾菲尔丁.艾斯卡尔; pinyin: Àifēi'ěrdīng Àisīkǎ'ěr; born 15 September 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.
Club career
Early career
Born in Kashgar, Xinjiang, trained in Xi'an, Shaanxi, Afrden played for Shaanxi Laochenggen until 2017, when he moved to Japan to sign for Shimizu S-Pulse.[1] While in Japan, he also played for Kashima Antlers.
In 2018, he returned to China to join the youth ranks of Guangzhou FC.[2] Afrden went on to represent the China under-19 and under-20 teams in the China League Two in 2020 and 2021.[2][3]
2021 season
While also representing the China under-20 select in League Two, Afrden also played for Suzhou Dongwu in League One, again on loan from Guangzhou.[2]
In March 2023, Afrden signed for Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF on loan for the 2023 season with the option to make the move permanent.[4]
Shanghai Port
On 6 January 2025, Guangzhou FC failed to acquire the entry permission into the 2025 league due to historical debts, all players were released as free agents.[5]On 27 January 2025, Afrden signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. [6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 July 2021.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| China U19 (loan) | 2020 | China League Two | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| China U20 (loan) | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 2021 | China League One | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ "新疆小将加盟J联赛清水心跳U18队，曾入选国少" [Xinjiang teenager joins the J-League Shimizu S-Pulse U18 team and was selected as a national junior]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "恒大淘到宝了！17岁天才闪耀中甲 首秀贡献1球1助攻" [Evergrande has found a treasure! 17-year-old genius shines in China's first show with 1 goal and 1 assist]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "艾菲尔丁-艾斯卡尔入选U20国家队，苏州东吴损失锋线悍将！" [Afrden Afrden was selected for the U20 national team, Suzhou Dongwu lost the striker champion!]. new.qq.com (in Chinese). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Afrden Asqer!" [Welcome to Mjällby AIF, Afrden Asqer!]. www.maif.se (in Swedish). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "未获准入！中超八冠王广州队宣布解散". baijiahao.baidu.com (in Chinese). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "上海海港官宣明天、艾菲尔丁、刘若钒3人加盟！". baijiahao.baidu.com (in Chinese). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Afrden Asqer at Soccerway