Zhang Ao (footballer)
Zhang Ao (Chinese: 张奥; Pinyin: Zhāng Ào; born 16 January 1991) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club 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– | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 20 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 | |||
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]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.[3]
| 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 | ||
| Career Total | 60 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
References
- 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)
- 官方：张奥加盟海南博盈 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-20
- 张奥 at sodasoccer.com 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 (in Chinese)