Zhang Chenglin

Zhang Chenglin
张成林
Personal information
Full name Zhang Chenglin
Date of birth (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987
Place of birth Bengbu, Anhui, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Changsha Ginde 74 (5)
2011–2016 Beijing Renhe 148 (17)
2017– Guangzhou Evergrande 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– China 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2015

Zhang Chenglin (simplified Chinese: 张成林; traditional Chinese: 張成林; Pinyin: Zhāng Chénglín; born 20 January 1987 in Bengbu) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zhang Chenglin started his football career with Shenyang Ginde when he first played in a league game against Liaoning FC on 14 August 2005 in a 1-1 draw.[1] He would often be used as a versatile substitute for the next several seasons and was part of the squad that moved to Changsha while the club renamed themselves Changsha Ginde. It wasn't until the arrival of Zhu Bo as the club's manager before Zhang started to become a more regular starter for the club and he went on to score his first league goal against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on 3 July 2009 in a 4-2 win.[2] By the 2010 league season, Zhang would start to settle within the team's central defense by the newly appointed manager Miodrag Ješić and would even start to produce a steady partnership with Wang Qiang. However, this was little too late for the club and the team were relegated at the end of season.[3]

Zhang then transferred to top tier side Shaanxi Chanba in December 2010 with his younger brother Zhang Chengxiang.[4] He would go on to make his league debut for the club on 10 April 2011 against Shenzhen Ruby as a substitute for Li Chunyu in a 1-0 victory.[5] After the game, he would then become a vital member within the teams defence and eventually go on to score his first goal for the club in a league game against Nanchang Hengyuan on 23 October 2011 in a 3-1 defeat.[6] At the beginning of the 2012 season, Zhang followed the club when it decided to move to Guizhou and rename themselves Guizhou Renhe.[7]

Zhang transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande on 29 November 2016.[8]

International career

On 12 October 2010, Zhang made his debut for the Chinese national team when the national team manager Gao Hongbo called him up for a friendly against Uruguay, which Zhang came on as a substitute for Yang Hao in a 4-0 defeat.[9]

Honours

Club

Beijing Renhe

Personal life

Zhang's younger brother Zhang Chengxiang, also a professional footballer, has played with him at Changsha Ginde (2007–2010) and Guizhou Renhe (2011–2014).

References

  1. ↑ 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐 (in Chinese). Csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2005-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. ↑ 阿布独中两元张晓彬染红 长沙4-2广州 视频 评 (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. ↑ "2010 China league table". rsssf.com. 21 Jun 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. ↑ 浐灞宣布新赛季第一签 金德国脚张成林兄弟加盟 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Shenzhen Ruby 0 - 1 Shaanxi Chanba". soccerway.com. 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Shaanxi Chanba 1 - 3 Nanchang Hengyuan". soccerway.com. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Only in the CSL: Shaanxi Chanba Moving to Guizhou in 2012". wildeastfootball.net. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  8. ↑ "恒大官方宣布张成林加盟 盼其增强球队阵容厚度" (in Chinese). sohu. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  9. ↑ "China PR 0 - 4 Uruguay". soccerway.com. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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