Zou Zheng

Zou Zheng
邹正
Personal information
Full name Zou Zheng
Date of birth (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 25
Youth career
2001–2002 Qingdao Hainiu
2005–2007 Qingdao Jonoon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Qingdao Jonoon 170 (13)
2015– Guangzhou Evergrande 44 (3)
National team‡
2015– China 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Zou Zheng (Chinese: 邹正; pinyin: Zōu Zhèng; Mandarin pronunciation: [tsóu ʈʂə̂ŋ]; born 7 February 1988) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zou Zheng started his football career playing for Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy in 2001. He moved to Auckland with his parents between 2002 and 2005.[1] He returned to Qingdao Jonoon and was promoted to the first team during the 2007 season. He made his debut for the club on 4 November 2007 in a 2–2 draw against Shenzhen Xiangxue.[2] The following season saw him gain significant playing time as a substitute, which also led to him scoring his first goal for the club on 15 September 2008 in a 2–1 win against Dalian Shide.[3] His progression would continue the following season due to his versatility which saw him become a regular for the club.

On 24 December 2014, Zou transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. Zou scored his first goal for the club on 20 June 2015 in a 2–1 win against Shandong Luneng; however, he was also sent off during the stoppage time.[5] On 21 September 2015, Zou scored his second goal of the season by shooting the winner in the 90th minute against derby rivals Guangzhou R&F, which gave Evergrande a 2–1 win.[6] Zou made thirty appearances for Guangzhou and won his first Super League and AFC Champions League titles at the end of the 2015 season.

On 17 December 2015, Zou suffered a fracture of fibula and dislocation of ankle joint in his left leg during the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup semifinals against Barcelona when he was knocked off balance by Luis Suárez.[7][8] He received surgery twice in Japan on 18 December 2015 and 4 January 2016 respectively.[9][10] Zou made his return from injury on 15 October 2016 in a 6–0 away win against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[11] On 15 July 2017, he scored the winner goal in a 2–1 home win against Shandong Luneng.[12]

Zou was linked with a transfer to Tianjin Quanjian after the 2017 season.[13] However, he eventually stayed at the club following a series of disagreements between Guangzhou Evergrande, Tianjin Quanjian and Shanghai Shenhua.[14]

International career

Zou made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 September 2015 in a 3-0 win against Maldives during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[15]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 14 September 2018 [16]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2007Qingdao JonoonChinese Super League10----10
2008222----222
2009250----250
2010282----282
201129400---294
201223100---231
201325210---262
2014China League One17220---192
2015Guangzhou EvergrandeChinese Super League18210-9020302
20164010-000050
201715120-4000211
20187020-000090
Total China PR 2141690001302023816

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International statistics

National team
YearAppsGoals
201530
Total30

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. ↑ "专访邹正:身体已恢复90% 爸妈为了我搬10多次家". sports.163.com. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ↑ "进球战一波三折 深圳2-2青岛保级成功". sports.sohu.com. 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. ↑ "詹姆斯无力救主 大连1-2青岛客场不胜". sports.sohu.com. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. ↑ "恒大官方宣布邹正张佳祺加盟球队". sports.sohu.com. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  5. ↑ "邹正：作为青岛人灭鲁能太兴奋 下轮恒大必胜国安". sports.163.com. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ↑ "中超-高拉特点射邹正绝杀 恒大2-1富力仍榜首". sports.sina.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ↑ "世俱-苏神戴帽邹正断腿重伤 恒大0-3巴萨将争第3". sports.sina.com. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ↑ "刘永灼证实邹正腓骨骨折脚踝移位 众队友祈福". sports.qq.com. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  9. ↑ "邹正转院首次手术成功 历时90分钟还需二次手术". sports.sohu.com. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  10. ↑ "邹正第二次手术顺利完成 10日左右可返广州疗养". sports.sina.com. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  11. ↑ "303天后，邹正回来了". goalchina.net. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  12. ↑ "中超-高拉特头槌邹正破门 恒大2-1鲁能仍居榜首". sina.com.cn. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  13. ↑ "津媒:邹正加盟权健只差官宣 苏宁前国脚也已谈妥". 163.com. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  14. ↑ "曝恒大最终放弃张修维交易 卡帅不想减少两名边卫". Sina. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  15. ↑ "恒大拼命郎成绝杀英雄 这球或将左右争冠格局". sports.sina.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  16. ↑ 邹正
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