Zhang Aokai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhang Aokai | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Shaanxi Daqin | ||
| 2012–2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | China U-16 | 10 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. | |||
Zhang Aokai (simplified Chinese: 张奥凯; traditional Chinese: 張奧凱; pinyin: Zhāng Àokǎi; born 18 February 2000), original name Zhang OK (simplified Chinese: 张OK; traditional Chinese: 張OK),[1] is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Zhang Aokai joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande's youth academy from China League Two club Shaanxi Daqin in 2012.[2] He was promoted to Guangzhou's first team squad by Luiz Felipe Scolari in July 2016.[3] On 30 October 2016, Zhang made his senior debut in a 4–0 home victory against Shandong Luneng, coming on for Zheng Zhi in the 85th minute and taking over the captaincy for the rest of the match,[4] making him the first player born in the new millennium to make an appearance in any of the Chinese professional leagues.[5]
Personal life
Zhang Aokai's original name was Zhang OK; however, his given name violated the name registration ordinance of the People's Republic of China; and thus, he could not apply for an identification card. Zhang's father changed his given name to Aokai, which shares a similar pronunciation with OK.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 30 October 2016 [6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | 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 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | China PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup.
Honours
Club
References
- 1 2 "恒大足校：张OK其实叫张奥凯 李开朗琪罗退学". Tencent (in Chinese). 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "恒大足校16岁小将进一队体验 他的名字叫"张OK"". Netease (in Chinese). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "16岁小将张奥凯进恒大一队 黄博文叔叔亲当陪练". Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "斯帅:张奥凯担中国足球责任 明年年轻人机会更多". Sina (in Chinese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "恒大00后小将登场创三项纪录 接过郑智队长袖标". Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "张奥凯". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.