Dong Xuesheng 董学升

Dong Xuesheng (Chinese: 董学升; pinyin: Dong Xuesheng; Mandarin pronunciation: [tʊ̀ŋ ɕɥě ʂəŋ]; born 22 May 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Zall in the Chinese Super League.

Club Career

Dong Xuesheng was promoted from Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in the 2009 league season and made his debut on 7 April 2009 in a 2-1 win against Suwon Samsung Bluewings in an AFC Champions League game as a substitute for Mao Jianqing. He made his league debut against Shenzhen Asia Travel on 17 April 2009 in a 4-1 win. For the rest of the season, he became a squad regular where he was used mainly as substitute and eventually scored his first goal on 31 October 2009 in a 2-1 league victory against Changsha Ginde.

However, after Xi Zhikang became the new manager in the 2011 league season, Dong spent most of his time in the reserves and was loaned out to Shenzhen Ruby for the rest of the season. He made debut for Shenzhen on 10 July 2011 in a 2-1 loss against Tianjin Teda where he came on as a substitute for Liu Chao. He scored his first hat trick of his career on 21 August 2011 in a 4-2 win against Dalian Shide. He scored five goals in 16 appearances for Shenzhen, but the club finished last in the league and was relegated to the second tier. In November 2011, Dong transferred to Dalian Aerbin after they were promoted from the second tier.

In February 2014, Dong received a trial with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F and was believed to be signing with the club. However, on 28 February 2014, the final day of 2014 winter transfer window, he suddenly transferred to crosstown rivals Guangzhou Evergrande. On 8 March 2014, he scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a 3-0 win against Henan Jianye. Dong scored five goals in nine matches for Guangzhou at the beginning of 2014 season. However, he suffered a serious injury in a league match against Shanghai Shenxin on 3 May 2014, ruling him out for one month. He failed to establish himself within the first team again aft