Gu Cao (

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: 顾操; born 31 May 1988 in

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) is a

footballer who currently plays for

Henan Jianye Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye Football Club (), is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team ...

in the

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association ...

Club career

Gu Cao started his football career with

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

in the 2006 season. In February 2008, Gu transferred to fellow

side

after not getting any playing time while at Shanghai. He would eventually make his league debut for the club on 7 September 2008 against Changsha Ginde. After not playing much for Henan for several seasons as the club was relegated in the 2012 season, Gu cemented his place as one of the team's starting defenders in the 2013 season as the club won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 July 2022.''

Honours

Club

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gu, Cao 1988 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football defenders 21st-century Chinese people