Afrden Asqer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Qingdao West Coast (on loan from Shanghai Port) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Changchun Yatai (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Qingdao West Coast (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | China U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | China U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | China U23 | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:01, 27 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Afrden Asqer (Chinese: 艾菲尔丁·艾斯卡尔; Uyghur: أفردن أسقر; born 15 September 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast, on loan from Shanghai Port.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
On 2 March 2026, Afrden was loaned to Qingdao West Coast for the 2026 season.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 27 July 2021.[8]
| 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
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "官方：艾菲尔丁、孟敬朝租借加盟青岛西海岸". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 2 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Afrden Asqer at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Xinjiang
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- China men's under-20 international footballers
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- China League Two players
- China League One players
- Chinese Super League players
- Shaanxi Laochenggen F.C. players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- Kashima Antlers players
- Guangzhou F.C. players
- Suzhou Dongwu F.C. players
- Mjällby AIF players
- Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players
- Shanghai Port F.C. players
- Changchun Yatai F.C. players
- Qingdao West Coast F.C. players
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Chinese people of Uyghur descent
- Chinese Muslims
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Uyghur sportspeople