Chinese striker Qu Shengqing will play at the inagural Australian Super League.

The 1999 Footballer of the Year, Qu Shengqing, will join Australian soccer club Adelaide in the upcoming inagural season of the Australian Super League.

The Australian club and Qu’s Shanghai club Shenhua signed the deal yesterday which will see the Chinese footballer playing in Australia for one year.

Under the agreement, Adelaide will pay some 200,000 RMB yuan, or somewhat less than 24,000 US dollars, to Shanghai Shenhua for Qu’s services.

The 29-year-old striker says he will go to Australia by the end of the month to start his overseas career.


Profile
Name: Qu Shengqing 
Birthday: June 5th, 1975
Height: 1.82 metre
Weight: 85 Kg
Position: Forward
Club: Shanghai Shenhua

Career Highlights:
1989: selected to the national juvenile team
1991: selected to the national youth team
1993: selected to the national Olympic team
1994: turns professional by joining the Liaoning Yuandong club
1998: selected to the national All-Star team
1999: selected to the national squad
　selected to the Asian All-Star team
　Top scorer of the professional CFA Serie A League with 17 goals.