Zhou Zheng (Chinese: 周正; born 25 September 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Shanghai Tongji.

Zhou Zheng
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Tongji
Youth career
0000–2020 Shanghai Port
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Shanghai Port 0 (0)
2020Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 15 (0)
2022 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 1 (0)
2023- Shanghai Tongji 0 (0)
International career
China U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Zhou Zheng would be promoted to the senior team of Shanghai Port within the 2020 Chinese Super League season and would make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 26 November 2020 against Changchun Yatai F.C. in a 4–0 defeat.[1] The following season he would be loaned out to second tier club Inner Mongolia Zhongyou on 6 September 2021.[2] On his return to his parent club he would make another appearance in a 2021 AFC Champions League qualification game on 23 June 2021 against Kaya F.C.–Iloilo that ended in a 1-0 defeat.[3]

On 19 April 2022, Zhou transferred for free to fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger for the start of the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign.[4] He made his debut in a league game on 7 November 2022 against Hebei in a 5-0 victory.[5] He would be unable to establish himself within the team and would join Shanghai Tongji on 29 March 2023.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 31 January 2023.[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shanghai Port 2020 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 2020 China League One 15 0 0 0 15 0
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2022 Chinese Super League 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 16 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League qualification

References

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  1. ^ "SHANGHAI PORT VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 0 - 4". soccerway.com. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "内蒙古中优官宣11名新援加盟 其中6人来自广州恒大". sports.sina.cn. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "SHANGHAI PORT VS. KAYA 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "记者:石炎杨梓豪正式加盟津门虎 多人通过试训". sports.sina.com.cn. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER VS. HEBEI FC 5 - 0". soccerway.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "德转:前津门虎中场周正加盟上海同济". ppsport.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ Zhou Zheng at Soccerway
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