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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhang Cheng | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 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]
| 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
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "HENAN JIANYE VS. JIANGSU FC 3 - 4". soccerway.com. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- "Alex Teixeira shines as Jiangsu claim maiden Chinese Super League title". ESPN. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- "张诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese).
- "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- "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.
External links
- Zhang Cheng at Soccerway