Zou Zheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zou.
Zou Zheng
邹正
Personal information
Full name Zou Zheng
Date of birth (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2001–2002 Qingdao Hainiu
2005–2007 Qingdao Jonoon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Qingdao Jonoon 170 (13)
2015–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande 45 (3)
2019–2021 Guangzhou City 9 (0)
2020 → Qingdao Huanghai (loan) 11 (0)
2021 → Qingdao FC (loan) 12 (0)
2022 Sichuan Jiuniu 20 (0)
2023 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 22 (0)
Total 289 (16)
International career
2015 China 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zou Zheng (Chinese: 邹正; pinyin: Zōu Zhèng; Mandarin pronunciation: [tsóʊ ʈʂə̂ŋ]; born 7 February 1988) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a left-back, most notably for Qingdao Jonoon and Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, as well as for the China national team.

Club career

Zou Zheng started his football career playing for Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy in 2001. He moved to Auckland with his parents between 2002 and 2005.[1] He returned to Qingdao Jonoon and was promoted to the first team during the 2007 season. He made his debut for the club on 4 November 2007 in a 2–2 draw against Shenzhen Xiangxue.[2] The following season saw him gain significant playing time as a substitute, which also led to him scoring his first goal for the club on 15 September 2008 in a 2–1 win against Dalian Shide.[3] His progression would continue the following season due to his versatility which saw him become a regular for the club.

On 24 December 2014, Zou transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. Zou scored his first goal for the club on 20 June 2015 in a 2–1 win against Shandong Luneng Taishan; however, he was also sent off during stoppage time.[5] On 21 September 2015, Zou scored his second goal of the season in a 2–1 win against Guangzhou R&F.[6] Zou made thirty appearances for Guangzhou and won his first Super League and AFC Champions League titles at the end of the 2015 season.

On 17 December 2015, Zou suffered a fibula fracture and dislocation of an ankle joint in his left leg during the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup semifinals against Barcelona when he was knocked off balance by Luis Suárez.[7][8] He received surgery twice in Japan on 18 December 2015 and 4 January 2016 respectively.[9][10] Zou made his return from injury on 15 October 2016 in a 6–0 away win against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[11] On 15 July 2017, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 home win against Shandong Luneng.[12] Zou was linked with a transfer to Tianjin Quanjian after the 2017 season.[13] However, he eventually stayed at the club following a series of disagreements between Guangzhou Evergrande, Tianjin Quanjian and Shanghai Shenhua.[14]

On 28 February 2019, Zou transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou R&F, signing a three-year contract.[15]

International career

Zou made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 September 2015 in a 3-0 win against Maldives during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[16]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 December 2020.[17]
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
Qingdao Jonoon 2007 Chinese Super League 1 0 - - - 1 0
2008 22 2 - - - 22 2
2009 25 0 - - - 25 0
2010 28 2 - - - 28 2
2011 29 4 0 0 - - 29 4
2012 23 1 0 0 - - 23 1
2013 25 2 1 0 - - 26 2
2014 China League One 17 2 2 0 - - 19 2
Total 170 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 173 13
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 Chinese Super League 18 2 1 0 9 0 2[a] 0 30 2
2016 4 0 1 0 0 0 0[b] 0 5 0
2017 15 1 2 0 4 0 0[b] 0 21 1
2018 8 0 2 0 0 0 0[b] 0 10 0
Total 45 3 6 0 13 0 2 0 66 3
Guangzhou R&F 2019 Chinese Super League 9 0 1 0 - - 10 0
Qingdao Huanghai (loan) 2020 Chinese Super League 11 0 0 0 - - 11 0
Qingdao (loan) 2021 Chinese Super League 12 0 0 0 - - 12 0
Sichuan Jiuniu 2022 China League One 20 0 1 0 - - 21 0
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 2023 China League One 22 0 0 0 - - 22 0
Career total 289 16 11 0 13 0 2 0 315 16
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2015 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

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