Zhang Cheng (footballer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Cheng
张诚
Personal information
Full name Zhang Cheng
Date of birth (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hedong Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2019 Tianjin Quanjian 245 (7)
2020 Jiangsu Suning 7 (0)
2021 Suzhou Dongwu 25 (3)
2022 Tianjin Fusheng
2023 Xi'an Chongde Ronghai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2022

Zhang Cheng (simplified Chinese: 张诚; traditional Chinese: 張誠; pinyin: Zhāng Chéng; born 28 June 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer.

Club career

Zhang Cheng joined China League Two side Tianjin Songjiang in 2008 after failing his trial at Tianjin TEDA and Tianjin Huochetou.[1] He kept his start position in the 2016 season when Quanjian Nature Medicine took over the club. He made 27 league appearances and scored two goals as Tianjin Quanjian won the title and promoted to the Chinese Super League. He made his Super League debut on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 away loss against Guangzhou R&F.[2]

At thee beginning of the 2020 Chinese Super League, Zhang was allowed to join Jiangsu Suning and would go on to make his debut in a league game against Henan Jianye on 26 July 2020 in a 4-3 victory.[3] In his debut season he would be a squad player as the team would win the title for the first time within their history.[4]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2020.[5]
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
Tianjin Quanjian 2008 China League Two 2 0 - - - 2 0
2009 14 0 - - - 14 0
2010 17 1 - - - 17 1
2011 China League One 16 1 2 0 - - 18 1
2012 22 2 1 0 - - 23 2
2013 17 0 1 0 - - 18 0
2014 26 2 1 0 - - 27 2
2015 19 1 1 0 - - 20 1
2016 27 0 2 0 - - 29 0
2017 Chinese Super League 29 0 3 0 - - 32 0
2018 28 0 0 0 10 2 - 38 2
2019 28 0 1 0 - - 29 0
Total 245 7 12 0 10 2 0 0 267 9
Jiangsu Suning 2020 Chinese Super League 7 0 4 2 - - 11 2
Career total 252 7 16 2 10 2 0 0 278 11

Honours

Club

Tianjin Quanjian

Jiangsu Suning

References

  1. ^ "张诚忆九年权健岁月 我想陪着你和足球一直到老". enorth.com (in Chinese). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "中超-肖智头槌帕托失良机 富力2-0权健取开门红" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ "HENAN JIANYE VS. JIANGSU FC 3 - 4". soccerway.com. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Alex Teixeira shines as Jiangsu claim maiden Chinese Super League title". ESPN. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "张诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.