Zhang Ao (footballer)

Zhang Ao
张奥
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Number 16
Youth career
Changsha Ginde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Guangzhou R&F 17 (0)
2015–2017 Hebei China Fortune 0 (0)
2018 Hainan Boying 23 (1)
2019–2022 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 26 (1)
2023– Guangxi Lanhang 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Ao (Chinese: 张奥; pinyin: Zhāng Ào; born 16 January 1991) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League Two side Guangxi Lanhang.

Club career

Zhang joined Changsha Ginde youth team system in the early year and was promoted to first team squad in 2010. He made his senior debut on 24 July 2010, in a 4–1 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan.[1] He played four matches in the 2010 league season, as Changsha Ginde finished the bottom of the league and relegation to China League One. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen as the club's name changed into Shenzhen Phoenix, Zhang chose to stay in the club. The club were then bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F and moved to Guangzhou in June 2011 and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Zhang made 11 league appearances in the season.

On 2 March 2018, Zhang transferred to China League Two side Hainan Boying.[2] The next season he joined second tier football club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard and would go on to make his debut on 9 March 2019 in a league game against Guangdong South China Tiger F.C. that ended in a 2–0 defeat.[3] This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game on 27 July 2019 against Nantong Zhiyun in a 2–2 draw.[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[5]

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
Guangzhou R&F 2010 Chinese Super League 4 0 - - - 4 0
2011 China League One 11 0 2 0 - - 13 0
2012 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2013 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2014 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Total 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Hebei China Fortune 2015 China League One 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Hainan Boying 2018 China League Two 23 1 2 0 - - 25 1
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 2019 China League One 20 1 1 0 - - 21 1
2020 6 0 - - 2[a] 0 8 0
Total 26 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 1
Career Total 66 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 73 2
  1. ^ Appearances in China League One Relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ 韩鹏5分钟帽子戏法邓卓翔破门 鲁能4–1金德登榜首 at cnsoccer.titan24.com 2010-07-24 Retrieved 2012-10-17 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 官方：张奥加盟海南博盈 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-20
  3. ^ China » League One 2019 » 1. Round » Guangdong Southern Tigers – Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC 2:0 at worldfootball.net 2019-03-09 Retrieved 2021-03-31
  4. ^ XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 2 – 2 at soccerway.com 2019-07-27 Retrieved 2021-03-31
  5. ^ 张奥 at sodasoccer.com 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 (in Chinese) Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine