Teenager Wei Xiangxin Signs Multi-Year Contract with AJ Auxerre

Teenaged Chinese forward Wei Xiangxin has officially become an AJ Auxerre player after signing a multi-year contract with the French Ligue 1 side on Thursday.

Wei, 18, was handed a five-year contract by Auxerre, who finished 15th out of 18 teams in France’s top-tier league and barely escaped relegation play-offs last season, and could be given a chance to demonstrate his scoring ability, having registered nine goals in just 12 under-17 appearances for China between 2024 and 2025.

“AJ Auxerre is very proud to announce the arrival of Xiangxin Wei. A great hope of Chinese football, he has signed a five-year contract and will wear number 49,” read a statement from the club.

Wei’s transfer came as no surprise after Auxerre announced last November that they had struck a deal with Chinese Super League outfit Meizhou Hakka, and that the Guangdong native would sign his first professional contract once he became an adult.

In a statement released last year, Auxerre said the club would tailor long-term training plans to Wei’s characteristics and needs, and expected Wei, who had enjoyed a three-week trial with the team last year, to achieve higher career goals in the future.

In his two seasons with Meizhou, Wei netted one goal in 28 appearances across two different tiers; his club were relegated to China League One last November, having won only five of 30 matches. He also scored one goal for the team in this year’s Chinese FA Cup.