| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 6, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, PR China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chongqing Lifan | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Shenzhen Kingway | 25 | (0) |
| 2009 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Changsha Ginde | 27 | (0) |
| 2011- | Chongqing Lifan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 28 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Zhang Lei (Chinese: 张磊; born April 6, 1985 in Tianjin) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chongqing Lifan as a goalkeeper in the Chinese League One division.
Zhang Lei began his professional football career with Shenzhen Kingway where he was the teams understudy goalkeeper to Xiao Jianjia. Despite being in his debut season he would still play in several games throughout the season with his first league game coming against Shanghai Shenhua on July 26, 2006 in a 1–0 defeat.[1] His performances within his first few games were impressive enough for him to fight for the first choice goalkeeping position within the next season, however he was unable to hold on to this position and Xiao Jianjia regained his place within the team. The 2008 league season saw him once again play understudy throughout the season and while Xiao Jianjia was nearing retirement Shenzhen brought in Cheng Yuelei as his replacement at the end of the season. Zhang would then leave for Beijing Guoan where he spent the entire season as their third choice goalkeeper and did not receive any playing time.[2]
Zhang would join Changsha Ginde to restart his career and was immediately promoted to the teams first choice goalkeeping position after Chinese international Song Zhenyu exited the club. While he saw significant playing time through the 2010 Chinese Super League season the club often lingered near the bottom of the table and Zhang wasn't able to help guide the club away from the relegation zone at the end of the season.[3] At the beginning of the 2011 league season he would join second tier club Chongqing Lifan.
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