Feng Xiaoting is still holding on to his position as one of the most famous players in the Central League, and as a former national team captain, he brings a lot of appeal to the team. In a recent game, Feng Xiaoting scored a stunning equalizer to help his team escape with a win. However, judging from his physical condition, he has gained weight significantly and it is difficult for him to keep playing continuously in high-intensity matches compared to his youthful swagger.
While we are still talking about U23 protection, Feng Xiaoting made his mark at the age of 20 at the 2005 World Junior Championships. Since then, his further training in South Korea's K-League had been described as Asia's top center back. Evergrande's decade has greatly improved Feng Xiaoting's ability. As an absolute starter in the second edition of the AFC Champions League, he is considered to be the first choice of center back for the national football team.
At this point, one of the questions raised by the outside world is: in addition to Fan Zhiyi and Li Weifeng, is Feng Xiaoting the third person outside of the national soccer center backs? Whether it is or not, this is the most appropriate praise for him.
Unfortunately, the '19 Asian Cup ruined Feng Xiaoting's reputation for a lifetime!
Feng Xiaoting studied with Daegu FC and Jeonbuk from 2009 to 2010. It is fair to say that at this stage of his career, he was on the best upswing of his career, and the potential needed for a top Asian defender was fully realized in him.
But all thought that the national defender had a chance to land in Europe's top five leagues when Guangzhou Evergrande brought Feng Xiaoting back to China at the end of 2010 for a fee of 15 million RMB. The deal at that time was for 5 million yuan a year, which, it has to be said, was one of the reasons why he couldn't turn it down. However, South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee didn't agree with the deal, but he couldn't stop the club and the player's decision.
Of course, as a player, his life is not at all stressful. After all, his annual salary at Evergrande has exceeded 10 million, with the highest point being in 2019. At that time it was reported to be RMB 18.5 million, excluding bonuses. Now it's really just a matter of enjoying soccer, and maybe after sticking around for a season he'll finish his retirement.
