Zou Zheng

This is a 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
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 25
Youth career
2001–2007 Qingdao Jonoon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Qingdao Jonoon 167 (12)
2015– Guangzhou Evergrande 22 (2)
National team‡
2015– China 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2016

Zou Zheng (simplified Chinese: 邹正; traditional Chinese: 鄒正; pinyin: Zōu Zhèng; born 7 February 1988) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zou Zheng started his football career playing for Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy before he 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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; however, he was also sent off during stoppage time.[4] On 21 September 2015, Zou scored his second goal of the season in a 2-1 win against derby rivals Guangzhou R&F, scoring in the 90th minute to seal the win.[5] 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 fracture of fibula and dislocation of 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.[6][7] He received surgery twice in Japan on 18 December 2015 and 4 January 2016 respectively.[8][9] Zou made his return from injury on 15 October 2016 in a 6-0 win against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[10]

International career

Zou made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 September 2015 in a 3-0 win against Maldives in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2016
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2007Qingdao JonoonChinese Super League10----10
2008212----212
2009250----250
2010282----282
201129300---293
201223100---231
201325210---262
2014China League One15210---162
2015Guangzhou EvergrandeChinese Super League18210-9020302
20164010-000050
Total China PR 189144000902020414

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. ↑ "进球战一波三折 深圳2-2青岛保级成功". sports.sohu.com. 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. ↑ "詹姆斯无力救主 大连1-2青岛客场不胜". sports.sohu.com. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. ↑ "恒大官方宣布邹正张佳祺加盟球队". sports.sohu.com. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  4. ↑ "邹正：作为青岛人灭鲁能太兴奋 下轮恒大必胜国安". sports.163.com. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  5. ↑ "中超-高拉特点射邹正绝杀 恒大2-1富力仍榜首". sports.sina.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ↑ "世俱-苏神戴帽邹正断腿重伤 恒大0-3巴萨将争第3". sports.sina.com. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ↑ "刘永灼证实邹正腓骨骨折脚踝移位 众队友祈福". sports.qq.com. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ↑ "邹正转院首次手术成功 历时90分钟还需二次手术". sports.sohu.com. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  9. ↑ "邹正第二次手术顺利完成 10日左右可返广州疗养". sports.sina.com. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  10. ↑ "303天后，邹正回来了". goalchina.net. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  11. ↑ "恒大拼命郎成绝杀英雄 这球或将左右争冠格局". sports.sina.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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