Ke Zhao (footballer)

Ke Zhao
柯钊
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Henan FC
Number 23
Youth career
2008 Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Wuhan Zall 165 (2)
2017– Henan FC 97 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Ke Zhao (Chinese: 柯钊; born 25 March 1989, in Huangshi) is a Chinese footballer who plays for China Super League club Henan FC as a right-footed left-back.

Club career

Ke Zhao would play for the Wuhan Optics Valley youth team before being selected to represent Hubei in football at the 2009 National Games of China.[1] When he returned from the tournament, his club had been disbanded for their on-field behaviour by the Chinese FA.[2] A Phoenix club established by the Hubei Province soccer association would offer Ke the chance to join their new club called Hubei Luyin and play in the third tier.[3] He would start his professional career in the 2009 China League Two campaign and in his, as well as the club's, debut season, and go on to win promotion from the division.[4]

At the now renamed Wuhan Zall, Ke would establish himself as a vital member of the team's defense and go on to win promotion to the top-tier with the club at the end of the 2012 campaign.[5] He would make his Chinese Super League debut for Wuhan on 8 March 2013, in a game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[6] His following game on 16 March 2013 against Beijing Guoan ended in a 1-0 defeat and Ke was given a yellow-card-violation for a tough-tackle against Darko Matić before the referee blew the whistle to end the game. However, the Chinese FA would retroactively impose a four-game ban and a fine of 20,000 Yuan for the incident.[7]

On 24 January 2017, Ke moved to the Super League side Henan Jianye (now known as Henan).[8] On 5 March 2017, he made his debut for Henan in a 0–0 home draw against Hebei China Fortune.[9] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 28 May 2017 in a league game against Shandong Luneng Taishan in a 3-2 defeat.[10]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Zall 2009 China League Two - - -
2010 China League One 22 2 - - - 22 2
2011 24 0 0 0 - - 24 0
2012 22 0 1 0 - - 23 0
2013 Chinese Super League 23 0 0 0 - - 23 0
2014 China League One 28 0 0 0 - - 28 0
2015 26 0 0 0 - - 26 0
2016 20 0 0 0 - - 20 0
Total 165 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 166 2
Henan Jianye/
Henan Songshan Longmen/
Henan 		2017 Chinese Super League 27 1 1 0 - - 28 1
2018 19 0 0 0 - - 19 0
2019 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2020 10 1 0 0 - - 10 1
2021 16 1 6 0 - - 22 1
2022 15 1 1 0 - - 16 1
2023 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 97 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 105 4
Career total 262 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 271 6

References

  1. ^ 湖北3-0河北 柯钊争顶头球. sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 2 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Wuhan ejected from soccer league". en.people.cn. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ 武汉确定40名球员集体挂牌 湖北足球火种恐渐熄灭. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ 2009赛季中乙联赛湖北绿茵队大名单 at sohu.com 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 中甲积分榜:上海夺冠卓尔获亚军 东进八喜降级. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ 萨利赫孙可建功李微世界波 江苏2-1武汉 at sohu.com 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2014-04-21 (in Chinese)
  7. ^ 柯钊因暴力行为遭足协处罚 禁赛4场罚款20000元. sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ 建业官宣4大转会：柯钊来国脚走 at sina.com 2017-01-24 Retrieved 2017-01-24
  9. ^ 首发锋线均龄21 新政?贾秀全让武磊二世踢满全场 at sports.sina.com 2017-03-05 Retrieved 2017-03-06
  10. ^ "SHANDONG TAISHAN VS. HENAN SSLM 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ 柯钊 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine