Zhou Yun (footballer)

Zhou Yun
周云
Personal information
Full name Zhou Yun
Date of birth (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2020 Jiangsu Suning 246 (2)
International career‡
2013 China 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021

Zhou Yun (simplified Chinese: 周云; traditional Chinese: 周雲; pinyin: Zhōu Yún; born 31 December 1990) is a retired Chinese professional footballer who had only played for Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning in his entire career.[1]

Club career

Zhou Yun played for Jiangsu Sainty's academy until he was promoted to the senior team during the 2008 season. At the time, the club was competing in the second-tier League One and had already won the division title and promotion to the top tier. Jiangsu's manager Pei Encai decided to give Zhou his debut in the final game of the season against Yantai Yiteng on 15 November 2008 in a 2–0 victory.[2] Zhou spent the following season on the bench as Pei Encai decided to stick with experienced players to keep Jiangsu in the Super League. In the 2010 season Zhou was given his chance to become a regular within the team. He played sixteen league games at the end of the season and helped guide the club to a mid-table finish. Zhou went on to become a vital member of the team's defence in 2011 as the club finished in their highest ever position of fourth.[3] This would be followed by a 2015 Chinese FA Cup victory against Shanghai Shenhua.[4]

On 28 February 2021, Suning Holdings Group halted their operations in Jiangsu Football Club due to financial predicament. On 30 March 2021, Zhou announced his retirement at the age of 30, one day after Jiangsu, as defending champions of the competition, was disqualified in entering new season's Chinese Super league.[5]

International career

Zhou was called up to the Chinese national team for the first time when he was included in the squad for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Iraq that was held on 22 March 2013, however he did not play. Zhou made his debut in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 6 June 2013 in a 2–1 defeat.[6]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 December 2020.[7]

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
Jiangsu Sainty 2008 China League One 1 0 - - - 1 0
2009 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - - 0 0
2010 16 0 - - - 16 0
2011 23 0 1 0 - - 24 0
2012 22 0 1 0 - - 23 0
2013 21 0 2 0 6 0 1[a] 0 30 0
2014 25 1 3 0 - - 28 1
2015 16 0 7 0 - - 23 0
2016 29 0 8 0 6 0 1[a] 0 44 0
2017 29 0 4 0 8 0 1[a] 0 42 0
2018 25 0 4 0 - - 29 0
2019 21 1 2 0 - - 23 1
2020 18 0 3 0 - - 21 0
Total 246 2 35 0 20 0 3 0 304 2
Career total 246 2 35 0 20 0 3 0 304 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Sainty

References

  1. ^ "Zoric strike gives Tianjin narrow win". ESPN Star Sports. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "土炮洋枪联手 江苏2–0烟台冲超庆典送对手降级". sports.sohu.com. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "China 2011". RSSSF. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ "江苏队球员周云宣布退役：很庆幸从初识足球到挂靴都只属于江苏". zhibo8.com. 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "China 1–2 Uzbekistan: Wang Yongpo scores in Hohhot defeat". wildeastfootball.net. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. ^ 周云 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 (in Chinese)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "积分-重庆冲超成功 毅腾负江苏不幸降级(11.15)". sports.sohu.com. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2019.