Zhang Chenglin

Zhang Chenglin
张成林
Personal information
Full nameZhang Chenglin
Date of birth20 January 1987
Place of birthBengbu, Anhui, China
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Guizhou Renhe
Number3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2010Changsha Ginde74(5)
2011–Guizhou Renhe106(12)
National team‡
2010–China2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2015

Zhang Chenglin (simplified Chinese: 张成林; traditional Chinese: 張成林; Pinyin: Zhāng Chénglín; born 20 January 1987 in Bengbu, Anhui) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guizhou Renhe 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]

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.[8]

Honours

Club

Guizhou Renhe

Personal life

Zhang's younger brother Zhang Chengxiang, also a professional footballer, has played with him at Changsha Ginde and Guizhou Renhe.

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. 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. ↑ "China PR 0 - 4 Uruguay". soccerway.com. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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