Guan Zhen

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Guan Zhen
关震
Personal information
Full nameGuan Zhen
Date of birth (1985-02-06) February 6, 1985
Place of birthTianjin, China
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubJiangsu Sainty
Number26
Youth career
1998-2000Tianjin Locomotive
2000-2002Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003-2007Shandong Luneng4(0)
2006→ Chengdu Blades (loan)1(0)
2008-Jiangsu Sainty76(0)
National team‡
2005China U-20
2006-2007China U-23
2009-China2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2013
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guan.

Guan Zhen (simplified Chinese: 关震; traditional Chinese: 關震; pinyin: Guān Zhèn; born February 6, 1985 in Tianjin) is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Shandong Luneng

Guan Zhen would make his senior club debut on March 16, 2003 for Shandong Luneng in a league game vs Yunnan Hongta. His appearance was to make him the youngest goalkeeper to ever appear in the top tier in the Chinese league system, however this record was later broken by Wang Dalei. After his debut he would play understudy to Zong Lei and Deng Xiaofei for several seasons, however Shandong Luneng would bring in Li Leilei in the 2006 league season and Guan Zhen was loaned out to Chengdu Wuniu.

Chengdu Wuniu

Guan Zhen would join second tier club Chengdu Wuniu on loan in 2006 to gain more playing time but failed to make it as their first choice goalkeeper. He would return to Shandong Luneng where he would once more be used as a third choice goalkeeper. Unable to improve unpon his position Shandong Luneng were willing to let Guan Zhen leave at the end of the 2007 league season.

Jiangsu Sainty

He transferred to second tier club Jiangsu Sainty at the beginning of the 2008 league season and was immediately placed as their first-choice goalkeeper within the team. He played extremely well enough to immediately help the club in their push for promotion to the Chinese Super League by aiding them to win the 2008 Chinese League One title.[1] The following season Guan's former team mate Deng Xiaofei was brought into the club and for a short period replaced Guan as the team's first choice goalkeeper, however he would eventually go on to win back his place within the team and help establish Jiangsu within the top tier.

International career

Guan Zhen was the first choice keeper for the Chinese U-20 team before the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship that was managed by Eckhard Krautzun, however he was ruled out after suffering an injury before the tournament by his own teammate Wang Yongpo. He would go on to be promoted to the Chinese U-23 and was part of the squad that played in the Football at the 2006 Asian Games, however it was only after an impressive start to the 2009 Chinese Super League season with Jiangsu Sainty before Guan Zhen would be called up into Gao Hongbo's squad to face Kyrgyzstan in a 3-0 win on the 25th of July, 2009 where he came on as a substitute for Zeng Cheng.[2] His performance was good enough for him to be tried out in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and then later included in the squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Club statistics

Last update: 5 November 2013

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
2003Shandong LunengChina140
2004Shandong LunengChina100
2005Shandong LunengChina100
2006Chengdu WuniuChina210
2007Shandong LunengChina100
2008Jiangsu SaintyChina2240
2009Jiangsu SaintyChina1150
2010Jiangsu SaintyChina1170
2011Jiangsu SaintyChina190
2012Jiangsu SaintyChina100
2013Jiangsu SaintyChina1110

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Sainty

Country

China PR national football team

  • East Asian Football Championship: 2010

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Chinese League Tables". rsssf.com. 3 Apr 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  2. ↑ "China 3 Kyrgyzstan 0". Sohu.com. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 

External links

Jiangsu Sainty F.C. – current squad
China
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