Career
Xu started his professional football career in 2005 when he was promoted to Qingdao Jonoon"s first squad. He made his senior debut on 15 October, in a 1–1 away draw against Tianjin Teda. On 15 April 2011, he was involved in a brawl during a match with Shanghai Shenxin, which resulted in a ban of 5 matches and him being fined ¥25,000.
He scored his first and second league goals on 13 July 2013, in a 3–3 away draw with Dalian Aerbin.
