Xiao Zhen (; born 15 April 1987 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as defender or forward.
Club career Xiao Zhen started his professional football career in 2005 when he was promoted to Liaoning Whowin's first squad.2005赛季中超联赛辽宁足球队参赛名单 at sports.sina.com 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2016-04-08 On 1 May 2005, he made his debut for Liaoning FC in the 2005 Chinese Super League against Qingdao Jonoon, coming on as a substitute for Zhu Kai in the 85th minute.史汉军进球锁定胜局 青岛中能主场1-0胜辽宁 at sports.sohu.com 2005-05-01. Retrieved 2016-04-08 He would gradually start to establish himself within the squad, however he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the 2008 league season. Despite this setback, Xiao would remain with the club and helped them back into the top tier when he won the second division title with the team.
On 23 February 2011, Xiao transferred to China League Two side Chongqing F.C.2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之重庆 at sports.sohu.com 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08 While he may have moved down to a third tier club, they would push for promotion and with Xiao playing as a forward they achieved promotion by coming runners-up to Harbin Songbei Yiteng at the end of the 2011 China League Two campaign. While he helped establish Chongqing within the second division throughout the 2012 campaign this could not be repeated in the 2013 campaign and the club were relegated at the end of the season and then dissolved.
In March 2014, Xiao transferred to China League Two side Meizhou Kejia.2014梅州客家名单：曹阳主帅队员几乎全来自本土 at sports.sina.com 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2016-04-08 He would go on to help guide the club to win the division title in a penalty shoot-out against Dalian Transcendence and promotion to the second tier for the first time in the clubs history. On 7 December 2016, Xiao moved to fellow League Two side Sichuan Longfor.中乙四川队宣布肖震加盟 曾效力辽足梅州客家 at sports.163.com 2016-12-07 Retrieved 2016-12-07 Once again he moved a level down to join another ambitious club that would push for promotion, achieving this at the end of the 2018 China League Two campaign. The club was dissolved after they failed to submit the salary & bonus confirmation form before the 2020 season. Xiao would rejoin Meizhou and would then go on to be a member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2022. ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiaoning Whowin2005Chinese Super League16200--1622006Chinese Super League18000--1802007Chinese Super League130---1302008Chinese Super League131---1312009China League One92---922010Chinese Super League170---170 Total865000000865Chongqing F.C.2011China League Two235---2352012China League One27100--2712013China League One19010--200 Total696100000706Meizhou Kejia2014China League Two21330--2432015China League Two17130--2012016China League One25010--260 Total634700000704Sichuan Longfor2017China League Two22510--2352018China League Two26330--2932019China League One29000--290 Total778400000818Meizhou Hakka2020China League One12100--1212021China League One19200--192 Total313000000313 Career total32626120000033826
Honours Club Liaoning Whowin China League One: 2009
Meizhou Kejia China League Two: 2015
Sichuan Longfor China League Two: 2018
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