Zhang Yuning

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Personal information
Zhang Yuning 张玉宁
Full name	Zhang Yuning
Date of birth	May 25, 1977 (1977-05-25) (age 31)
Place of birth	Shenyang, China
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Liaoning
Number	33
Youth clubs
1985-1998	Liaoning
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2002 2003–2006 2006 2007-present	Liaoning Shanghai Shenhua →Queensland Roar (loan) Liaoning	73 (34) 53 (21) 6 (0) ? (?)
National team²
2003-	China	24 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yuning (Simplified Chinese: 张玉宁) (born May 25, 1977 in Liaoning, China) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Liaoning F.C..

He is a tall, strong centre forward who had a prolific record in Chinese football. He is also a full international for China. He is known as the Chinese David Beckham (due to his popularity with the Chinese tabloid press). He arrived in Australia after being ordered to pay 2.34 million Yuan compensation to a fellow team-mate who was left a paraplegic following a car crash in which Zhang, who was driving, was only slightly injured[1].

Yuning Zhang repeatedly failed to make the field or bench of Roar teams under Frank Farina, and has since been released [2]. Zhang was apparently a pack-a-day smoker, which didnt help his fitness and health.