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Jonathan White

Shanghai Port striker Marko Arnautovic made history with his matchwinner for Austria in their 3-1 Euro 2020 opening match win over North Macedonia
The former West Ham United and Stoke City attacker became the second player from a Chinese Super League club to score at a European Championships.
Buruk Yilmaz of Turkey was the first to do so when he netted against the Czech Republic at Euro 2016.
Arnautovic’s goal means that the CSL has become the highest scoring non-European league in the 60-year history of the Euros.

There could be more scored and not just by the Austria striker – who has been linked to a move away from Shanghai – but the two other CSL players on show.
Sweden have picked two China-based players in their squad: Gustav Svensson of Guangzhou City and Marcus Danielson of Dalian Pro.
Euro 2020 star Yannick Carrasco called a ‘skunk’ over China comments
The CSL is one ahead of the Qatari top flight. Slovakia’s Vladimir Weiss became the first player to play his club football outside Europe to score at a European Championships just six days before Yilmaz scored.
Weiss was playing for Qataris side Al-Gharafa at the time when he scored the opener in a 2-1 win over Russia. Captain Marek Hamsik, who would later play for Dalian Pro in China, scored Slovakia’s second.
Now at IFK Goteborg, Hamsik is one of several players who used to play in the CSL that are involved at Euro 2020.

Vladimír Weiss:

1st Qatar-based player ever to score at Euros

1st non-Europe based player to score at #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/AyLwM3vbx6
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 15, 2016

Those are Belgium’s Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco, Yilmaz and his Lille teammate Jose Fonte, who plays for Portugal, and Belgium and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel.
Hungarian pair Borek Dockal and Tamas Kadar both used to play for CSL sides, too, adding up to a total of three current China-based players and six former players for Chinese football fans to watch this summer.
There is another notable China connection, though – Wales scorer Kieffer Moore.

According to a Chinese football agent, in his talk with Kieffer Moore, the 26-year-old Barnsley striker, who scored 17 goals in League One this season, said he would like to play for the Chinese National Team. His maternal great-grandfather is from Guangdong (Canton) province. pic.twitter.com/HiOT48LFuI
— Titan Sports Plus (@titan_plus) May 10, 2019

Chinese media reported that the 28-year-old, who scored the equaliser for the Welsh against Switzerland on Sunday, was once a target for naturalisation by CSL sides including Beijing Guoan and Jiangsu Suning.
The former non-league hitman’s great-grandfather was Chinese and Moore was reported to be receptive to the idea of a move, even travelling to Beijing to discuss a move in the summer of 2019.
Then playing with Barnsley in League One, Moore had yet to play for Wales, only making his debut that October. However, his Chinese ancestry was too far back to be eligible for Fifa rules.


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Euro 2020: Marko Arnautovic goal makes history for Chinese Super League

Marko Arnautovic (No 7) of Austria celebrates after scoring against North Macedonia in their opening match of Euro 2020. Photo: EPA

Wales forward Kieffer Moore celebrates his goal during against Switzerland. Photo: AFP

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Shanghai Port striker’s goal for Austria means CSL is top-scoring non-European league at European Championships
Several current and former China-based players on show this summer alongside former Chinese naturalisation target Kieffer Moore



Shanghai Port striker’s goal for Austria means CSL is top-scoring non-European league at European Championships with several current and former China-based players on show this summer alongside former Chinese naturalisation target Kieffer Moore


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