Gu Chao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gu Chao | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hangzhou Greentown | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Genbao Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Shanghai East Asia | 50 | (0) |
| 2011– | Hangzhou Greentown | 48 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: Gù Chāo; born 20 August 1989 in Shanghai) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team squad during the 2006 season. He played regularly as the starting goalkeeper and made an impression within the team as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season.
On 15 March 2011, Gu transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for a fee of ¥2 million.[1] On 6 July 2011, he made his debut for Hangzhou in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Shide.[2] He mainly played as the backup goalkeeper for Jiang Bo in the 2011 season and 2012 season. However, it was not until the 2014 season when Gu cemented his role as the team's starting goalkeeper.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Shanghai East Asia | China League Two | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2007 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2008 | China League One | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | China PR | 98 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Shanghai East Asia
- China League Two: 2007
References
- ↑ 东亚门将顾超转会绿城 卖五主力徐根宝冲超目标不变 at sina.com.cn 2011-03-16 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
- ↑ 绿城6战5分掉队争冠集团 一套阵容何谈称霸中超 at sohu.com 2011-07-06 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
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