Map: Chinese National Team Birthplaces

I don't really remember why but I randomly became curious about the Chinese National Team the other day. One of the things I wondered was if the Chinese players were born all over such a large country or in a more concentrated area near the large cities.

All of the China PR players are unsurprisingly from the eastern part of China, but I was surprised that nearly half of the 51 players called up in the last year were born in just three cities: Dalian (11), Tianjin (8), and Wuhan (5). I was expecting more Beijing (4) and Shanghai (4) born players and a bigger variety of cities in general.

This map shows the birthplaces of the 51 players called up to the China PR National Team in the last year.



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