Huang Zichang (; born 4 April 1997) is a

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footballer who currently plays for Henan Longmen in the

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Club career

Huang Zichang started his football career when he signed his first professional contract with

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Jiangsu Suning Jiangsu Football Club (), later known as Jiangsu Sainty F.C. (2000–2016) and Jiangsu Suning F.C. (2016–2021), was a professional football club that participated in the Chinese Super League since 2009 until its dissolution in 2021. The te ...

in 2016. He was promoted to the first team squad by manager

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in the 2017 season. Huang made his senior debut and scored his first goal in a league game on 4 March 2018 in a 3–1 away win against

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. This would be followed with his second goal in his fifth appearance on 6 April 2018 in a 2–0 away win against

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. On 22 April 2018 a third goal in seven league appearances would be scored by Huang in a 5–1 home win against

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. On 1 May 2018, Huang scored the deciding penalty in the fifth round of

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as Jiangsu beat

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8–7 on penalties. Although he suffered an ankle injury in August 2018, Huang scored five goals in 19 appearances in his debut season, winning the

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Young Player of the Year award. On 14 February 2019, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2024 season. This would be followed by the

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title when he would win the clubs first league title with them.

International career

Huang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 26 May 2018 in a 1–0 win against

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Suning *

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Individual

Young Player of the Year:

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Team of the Year:

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