Zhang Cheng (footballer)

Zhang Cheng (simplified Chinese: 张诚; traditional Chinese: 張誠; pinyin: Zhāng Chéng; born 28 June 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.

Zhang Cheng
张诚
Personal information
Full name Zhang Cheng
Date of birth (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Jiangsu Suning
Number 29
Youth career
Hedong Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2019 Tianjin Quanjian 245 (7)
2020– Jiangsu Suning 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020

Club career

Zhang Cheng joined China League Two side Tianjin Songjiang in 2008 after failing his trial at Tianjin Teda and Jingtie Locomotive.[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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tianjin Quanjian2008China League Two20---20
2009140---140
2010171---171
2011China League One16120--181
201222210--232
201317010--180
201426210--272
201519110--201
201627020--290
2017Chinese Super League29030--320
201828000102-382
201928010--290
Total 2457120102002679
Jiangsu Suning 2020 Chinese Super League 7042--112
Career total 25271621020027811

Honours

Club

Tianjin Quanjian F.C.

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). 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  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. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. "HENAN JIANYE VS. JIANGSU FC 3 - 4". soccerway.com. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. "Alex Teixeira shines as Jiangsu claim maiden Chinese Super League title". ESPN. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. "张诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese).
  6. "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  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. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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