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Huang Bowen

Not to be confused with Huang Bowen (footballer, born 1996).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Bowen (Chinese: 黄博文; pinyin: Huáng Bówén; born 13 July 1987) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Huang Bowen
黄博文
Huang with China in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Changsha, Hunan, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003 Beijing Guoan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Beijing Guoan 103 (14)
2011–2012 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 29 (3)
2012–2022 Guangzhou FC 202 (9)
International career
2008–2018 China 44 (3)
Managerial career
2022-2023 Guangzhou FC (Assistant Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Huang Bowen
Simplified Chinese黄博文
Traditional Chinese黃博文

Club career edit

Huang Bowen started his football career with Beijing Guoan when he was promoted to the club's first team in the 2004 season. As a promising youngster, he made his debut for the club on 26 May 2004 in a 4-1 win against Shenyang Ginde that also saw Huang score his first goal, at the age of 16 years and 317 days, he held the record as the youngest ever goalscorer in top tier Chinese football for nearly 19 years, until it being broken by Shahsat Hujahmat in April 2023.[2] By the end of his debut season, he'd played in six league games. Although these were often as a substitute, he would gradually start to establish himself within the senior team.[2] In the subsequent seasons, he continued to make substitute appearances and gradually established himself as a regular for the club. It wasn't until the 2007 season that Huang started to establish himself as an integral member of the Beijing squad, helping them finish as runners-up in the league.[3]

On 10 February 2011, Huang transferred to K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He made his debut for the club on 6 March 2011 in a 1-0 loss against Chunnam Dragons.[4] This was followed by his first goal for the club in an AFC Champions League game on 6 March 2011 in a 4-0 win against Arema FC.

On 7 July 2012, Huang transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] He was a vital part of Guangzhou's winning run in the 2013 AFC Champions League as the club became only the second Chinese side to win a continental title. On 13 August 2017, Huang suffered a lumbar fracture during a league match against Henan Jianye when he was knocked off balance by Ricardo Vaz Tê, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[6]

On 25 April 2023, Huang announced his retirement from professional football. In a heartfelt statement posted on social media, he thanked every club he has played for during his career and apologized to Beijing Guoan fans for not rejoining the club as promised when returning from South Korea. [7]

International career edit

Huang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 25 May 2008 in a 2-0 win against Jordan.[8] Despite his age and inexperience, then manager Vladimir Petrović let Huang play in a crucial 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game with only one cap to his name in a 1-0 loss against Qatar, essentially knocking China out of qualification.[9] While he did not take part any further in the remaining qualification games, he returned to the national team when he took part at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification under caretaker Yin Tiesheng.

On 29 March 2016, Huang opened the scoring in a 2-0 home win against Qatar in the last game of the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). The goal was widely regarded as an iconic moment in Huang's career as well as Chinese football history, as the win saw China reach the final round of World Cup qualifiying stages for the first time since 2001.[10]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 4 November 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beijing Guoan 2004 Chinese Super League 6 1 0 0 0 0 – – 6 1
2005 5 0 3 0 4 0 – – 12 0
2006 5 1 1 0 – – – 6 1
2007 22 1 – – – – 22 1
2008 29 7 – – 6 0 – 35 7
2009 17 3 – – 4 0 – 21 3
2010 19 1 – – 7 0 – 26 1
Total 103 14 4 0 4 0 17 0 0 0 128 14
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2011 K-League 20 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 – 26 3
2012 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 – 12 2
Total 29 3 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 38 5
Guangzhou Evergrande 2012 Chinese Super League 9 1 3 0 – 1 1 – 13 2
2013 25 4 4 1 – 12 0 4[a] 0 45 5
2014 27 1 1 0 – 10 1 0[b] 0 38 2
2015 28 1 0 0 – 13 3 4[a] 0 45 4
2016 28 1 7 1 – 6 0 1[b] 0 42 2
2017 21 1 2 0 – 6 0 0[b] 0 29 1
2018 20 0 0 0 – 7 1 1[b] 1 28 2
2019 25 0 2 0 – 11 1 – 38 1
2020 8 0 0 0 – 2 0 – 10 0
2021 5 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 5 0
2022 6 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 6 0
Total 202 9 19 2 0 0 68 7 10 1 300 19
Career total 334 26 24 2 4 0 93 9 10 1 465 38
  1. ^ a b One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
China 2008 5 0
2009 7 1
2010 3 0
2011 9 1
2012 0 0
2013 4 0
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 9 1
2017 3 0
2018 1 0
Total 44 3
As of 29 March 2016[2]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zhang goal.
List of international goals scored by Zhang Linpeng
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Iran 1–2 1–3 Friendly
2 29 March 2011 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China   Honduras 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3 29 March 2016 Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China   Qatar 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours edit

Beijing Guoan

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Guangzhou Evergrande

China

Individual

Notes edit

  1. ^ In quick speech, [xwǎm-].

References edit

  1. ^ "Huang Bowen". gzevergrandefc.com. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Huáng, Bówén". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ "China 2007". RSSSF. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ^ 매치리포트 (in Korean). kleague.com. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. ^ 黄博文正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 (in Chinese). gzevergrandefc.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ 黄博文骨折赛季报销 恒大一天内痛失两中场大将 (in Chinese). sina.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "前国脚黄博文宣布退役：跟国安球迷说声对不起" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "China PR 2-0 Jordan". teamchina.freehostia.com. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Report - FIFA". fifa.com. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  10. ^ "世预赛-黄博文武磊立功 国足2-0卡塔尔进12强赛" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ 黄博文. sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球 恒大总分5-3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  13. ^ 足协杯-黄博文世界波救主 恒大总分3-3苏宁夺冠 (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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