Zhou Liao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Teda | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wuhan Optics Valley | |||
| 2006 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Wuhan Optics Valley | 22 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Hubei Zhongbo | 47 | (11) |
| 2012– | Tianjin Teda | 27 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | China U-20 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015. | |||
Zhou Liao (Chinese: 周燎; pinyin: Zhōu Liáo; born 2 February 1989 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League as a forward.
Club career
Zhou was deemed as a high potential player when he was in Wuhan youth team system. In 2006, he was invited to a one-month trial at Premier League side Bolton Wanderers with his teammate Yang Changpeng.[1] Zhou started his professional career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2007. On 17 April, he made his senior debut and scored the winning goal in a Chinese Super League match which Wuhan beat Shandong Luneng Taishan 3–2.[2] In October 2008, Wuhan Optics Valley withdrew from the top tier for what it claimed was unfair punishment by the Chinese Football Association. He joined Hubei Greenery which used the Wuhan U-19 team as well as Hubei youth team as the foundation for the squad in 2009 and made an impression within the team as Hubei Greenery won promotion to China League One in 2009 season. Zhou refused to extend his contract in 2011 when Hubei Greenery was purchased by Hubei Zhongbo.[3] He was linked with Super League club Shandong Luneng, Tianjin Teda and Henan Jianye in the summer of 2011.[4] However, Zhou eventually decided to stay in Hubei and extend his contract for half year.[5]
Zhou made a free transfer to Tianjin Teda in November 2011.[6] On 20 March 2012, he made his debut for Tianjin Teda in a 2012 AFC Champions League group stage match which Tianjin draw with K League side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1.[7]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 November 2015 [8]
| 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 | |||||||
| 2007 | Wuhan Optics Valley | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | Hubei Zhongbo | China League Two | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | China League One | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||||
| 2012 | Tianjin Teda | Chinese Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | China PR | 96 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 14 | |
References
- ↑ 武汉二将出国重现曙光 杨昌鹏周燎将赴博尔顿试训 at sina.com.cn 2006-09-20 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 3：2力斩山东武汉演绎大逆转 周燎破中超纪录 at sohu.com 2007-04-16 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 周燎与鄂军分道扬镳 难接受绩效考核无奈离队 at 163.com 2011-05-24 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 建业被曝求购李建滨张远 接触周燎与泰达鲁能抢人 at sina.com.cn 2011-06-17 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 周燎离队两月重返鄂足 湖北新星：既然留下就好好练 at sina.com.cn 2011-07-08 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 泰达宣布两名内援加盟 俱乐部:下手晚就没机会了 at 163.com 2011-11-04 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 周燎留津周年记：纠结京津战失常 不怕与外援PK at sohu.com 2013-01-11 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (Chinese)
- ↑ 周燎 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (Chinese)
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