In recent years, Chinese men's soccer has vigorously developed the construction of youth training system and campus soccer, and improved the operation mechanism of domestic leagues, such as the China Youth Championship. The soccer population base has been expanding. Chinese soccer is developing in a good direction. This includes our players in the 03 and 2004 age groups making it out of the group in the U20 Asian Cup in March this year. In the knockout stage, they drew 1-1 with South Korea in the regular season. In addition, many good players, such as Bugla Khan, Ling Jie, He Xiao Ke, Hu Huotao and Efirdin, have emerged as young players.
In the match between Guangzhou and Yanbian Longding in the 13th round of the China First Division League on July 8, Beijing time, two excellent young players, Bugra Khan and Ling Jie, both scored goals. They helped Guangzhou win 2-0. Ling Jie is a 2003 player and the best in this age group. As a striker, he is outstanding. Unfortunately, Ling Jie did not play in the U20 Asian Cup in March. Like Ling Jie, players like Liu Shao Ziyang and He Xiao Ke did not play at that time.
He Xiaoke previously played for Savadel U19A and was an absolute starter for the team. Now, they have also been brought up to the starting position in the U22 National Olympic Team, which is dominated by players in the 01 age group. And He Xiao Ke previously represented the 04 age group players, who also stormed into the Asian Junior Championships. Now, the 03 and 2004 age groups, led by Efirdin, are doing well in this year's World Youth Championships where they made it out of the group.
Bugra Khan is a 2000 age group player who played in the Chinese Super League back in 2019. After joining Guangzhou in April this year, Bugra Khan has been in fine form, scoring in both the 12th and 13th rounds of the Chinese First Division.Other standout performers in the 2001 age group include Tao Qianglong and Abraham Khalik, who are among the outstanding young players in the U24 national football team for the Asian Games.
Tao Qianglong and Abra Khan can play small in the Asian Games and are the absolute mainstay of the lineup, which reflects the excellent technical and tactical level of these two players. Together with Bugra Khan and 03, Ling Jie, He Xiao Ke, Efirdin, Mutalipu, Hu Huotao and other outstanding players in 2004 are even more powerful. Two young players, such as Hu Huotao and Mutalipu, are currently the main players of Chengdu Rongcheng. And they can get enough playing time in every game by their own efforts. This also reflects its excellent technical and tactical level.
In addition, we note that the U22 national soccer team has played two previous warm-up matches against the Uzbekistan U22 men's soccer team. Without Tao Qianglong and other starters, the Chinese team placed a number of 03. and 04 age group players in the lineup to help. Although we ended up losing to Uzbekistan in both matches, we scored goals in both matches. And showed tenacious fighting spirit. This also shows that the overall strength of the 03 and 04 age group players has more potential than the 01 age group. The development of Chinese soccer is stronger than one generation.
