Mao Biao

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mao.

Mao Biao
毛彪

Personal information
Date of birth	July 24, 1987 (1987-07-24) (age 24)
Place of birth	Tianjin, China
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Tianjin Teda
Number	20
Youth career
	Tianjin Teda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005-Present	Tianjin Teda	119	(16)
National team‡
2009-Present	China	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 19, 2009

Mao Biao (Chinese: 毛彪; pinyin: Máo Biāo; born July 24, 1987 in Tianjin) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda as a Striker in the Chinese Super League. He is beloved by local fans who usually address him with nickname Cristiano Maonalbiao (Chinese:克里斯蒂亚诺 毛纳尔彪) or C Mao (Chinese:C毛). He is regarded as a player much better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Club career

A graduate of the Tianjin Teda youth team Mao Biao would break into the senior team in the opening game of the 2005 league season against Liaoning Zhongyu, where he also scored his debut goal in a 5-1 win.^[1] Throughout the season Mao Biao found himself gaining significant playing time, though often coming on as a substitute he was nevertheless able to play in 15 league games by the end of the season.^[2] This was to continue throughout the following season where he was able to further his reputation at Tianjin by playing in 22 league games.^[3]

Mao Biao, however would not rise to prominence until the 2008 league season when he was able to strike a partnership with Éber Luís Cucchi that saw Tianjin come fourth in the league and a chance to play in the AFC Champions League.

International career

Mao Biao would make his international debut against Saudi Arabia on June the 4th 2009 in a 4-1 loss coming on as a substitute for Gao Lin

References

1. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2005&gameid=A01006
2. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA19024&season=2005
3. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA19024&season=2006

External links

• Player profile at sohu.com
• Player profile at sina.com

Persondata
Name	Mao, Biao
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1987-07-24
Place of birth	Tianjin, China
Date of death
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