Gu Cao

Not to be confused with Gu Chao.

Gu Cao
顾操
Personal information
Full name Gu Cao
Date of birth (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Henan FC
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Shanghai Shenhua 0 (0)
2008– Henan FC 239 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gu.

Gu Cao (Chinese: 顾操; born 31 May 1988 in Shanghai) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Henan FC in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Gu Cao started his football career with Shanghai Shenhua in the 2006 season.[1] In February 2008, Gu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye (now known as Henan) after not getting any playing time while at Shanghai.[2] He would eventually make his league debut for the club on 7 September 2008 against Changsha Ginde.[3] After not playing much for Henan for several seasons as the club was relegated in the 2012 season, Gu cemented his place as one of the team's starting defenders in the 2013 season as the club won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shanghai Shenhua 2006 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2007 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henan Jianye/
Henan 		2008 Chinese Super League 16 0 – – – 16 0
2009 0 0 – – – 0 0
2010 10 0 – 0 0 – 10 0
2011 9 0 2 0 – – 11 0
2012 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
2013 China League One 21 1 1 0 – – 22 1
2014 Chinese Super League 24 0 3 0 – – 27 0
2015 22 0 2 0 – – 24 0
2016 22 0 3 0 – – 25 0
2017 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
2018 29 0 0 0 – – 29 0
2019 8 0 1 0 – – 9 0
2020 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
2021 16 0 6 0 – – 22 0
2022 10 0 1 0 – – 11 0
Total 239 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 261 1
Career total 239 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 261 1

Honours

Club

Henan Jianye

References

  1. ^ 2006赛季中超联赛上海申花队球员名单 at sina.com 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 2008赛季中超联赛河南建业队球员名单 at sina.com 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 后防送礼桑德里建功 长沙客场1-0河南 at sohu.com 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 顾操 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.