He was born in Dalian but represents Hong Kong in international competition.
He was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal.
He wears number 8 for China U-19, Citizen, Hong Kong, Hong Kong U-23, South China and HK Pegasus.
Because of this, Hong Kong football fans commonly use Xu 8 as a nickname for him.