Zhang Hui (footballer, born 1997)

Zhang Hui
张慧
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dandong Tengyue
Number 3
Youth career
Dalian Aerbin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Dalian Professional 3 (0)
2017 → Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (loan) 8 (1)
2021 Sichuan Minzu 17 (0)
2022 Zhuhai Qin'ao 14 (2)
2023- Dandong Tengyue 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Hui (Chinese: 张慧; pinyin: Zhāng Huì; born 18 February 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for China League One side Dandong Tengyue.

Club career

Zhang Hui was promoted to China League One side Dalian Aerbin's (now known as Dalian Professional) first team squad in the 2015 season.[1] On 12 April 2016, he made his senior debut after the club changed their name into Dalian Yifang in a 2016 Chinese FA Cup match against Baoding Yingli ETS. He scored the opener of the match, which ensured Dalian Yifang's 2–0 away win.[2] On 4 September 2016, he made his league debut in a 3–1 away defeat to Beijing Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Shan Pengfei in the 81st minute.[3]

In March 2017, Zhang was loaned to China League Two side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic for the 2017 season. On 25 March 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win against amateur club Heilongjiang Tianfeng.[4] He scored his first and only goal of the season on 8 April 2017 in the season's opening match which Shaanxi beat Shenyang Dongjin 2–0.[5]

Zhang returned to Dalian Yifang who newly promoted back to the Chinese Super League in 2018.[6] On 24 April 2018, he made his return debut in a 4–1 away win over Liaoning in the 2018 Chinese FA Cup, coming on for Zhao Xuebin in the 62nd minute and scoring the fourth goal for Dalian in the 81st minute.[7] On 2 May 2018, he played in another FA Cup match against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan with a 1–0 away win.[8]

With the introduction of Rafael Benítez as the new Head coach of Dalian, Zhang would lose his position at Dalian Yifang in the 2019 league season. On 5 May 2021, he transferred to third tier club Sichuan Minzu for the 2021 China League Two campaign.[9]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.[10]
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
Dalian Yifang /
Dalian Professional 		2015 China League One 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2016 1 0 1 1 - - 2 1
2018 Chinese Super League 0 0 2 1 - - 2 1
2019 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
2020 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (loan) 2017 China League Two 8 1 2 0 - - 10 1
Sichuan Minzu 2021 17 0 3 2 - - 20 2
Zhuhai Qin'ao 2022 14 2 - - - 14 2
Career total 42 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 50 7

References

  1. ^ "2015年中甲联赛大连阿尔滨足球俱乐部球员名单". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "足协杯-赵学斌传射 大连一方2-0轻取保定晋级". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ "中甲-开场20分钟狂轰3球 人和3-1一方豪取4连胜". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "新赛季 长安竞技开门红". Xi'an Evening (in Chinese). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "陕西大秦之水队拿下中乙揭幕战". Xinhua Net (in Chinese). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ "2018赛季大连一方名单:马竞双星领衔 U23亮眼". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. ^ "足协杯-孙国文传射冯伯元伤退 大连4-1胜辽足晋级". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. ^ "足协杯-周挺助攻孙铂绝杀 一方1-0斯威挺进八强". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  9. ^ "大连人前锋试训中乙新军四川". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "张慧". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018. Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine