On the morning of June 8, the city of Weifang was filled with youthful atmosphere, and the flame of the U21 League was officially ignited. With the suspension of the Chinese Super League Reserve Team League, the U21 League has instantly become an arena for all the big players to cultivate new stars. Among them, the players from

Luneng (city in Shandong)

The youth-trained He Xiao Ke, with his exceptional strength among his peers, was selected by the U18 national team to participate in the U21 league, which forced him to face off against his former teammates on the field of play.

In He Xiaoke's first ever game as a U18 national team player against Shenzhen, he quickly put the opposing defense under pressure. Wearing the No. 26 national team colors, he took the lead in the 25th minute with a powerful shot that helped the U18s to a 2-0 victory over Shenzhen. In the first match of the U21 League, He Xiao Ke gave back to the fans who supported him with an outstanding performance, even his alma mater

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Youth training officials also have a special feature on it.

He Xiao Ke, as

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The first-team's future No. 10, whose dominating style is in keeping with the

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Wang Dalei of the first team is quite similar. Outstanding ball skills and on-field cooperation with his teammates made him quickly become the

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representative player of the youth training. About

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The curse of the No. 10 jersey has long plagued local players, ever since Cebu,

Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer

Since then, few players have been able to handle this number. He Xiao Ke is expected to break the curse in the future, wearing the No. 10 jersey, he will surely be able to surpass his predecessor Cebu Maozhen and become the first player in the

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The best No. 10 homegrown player in team history. (Photo courtesy of

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(Official website of Youth Training)

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