Ke Zhao (

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: 柯钊; born 25 March 1989, in

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) is a Chinese

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who plays for

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club

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 ...

as a right-footed

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Club career

Ke Zhao would play for the

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youth team before being selected to represent

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in football at the

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. When he returned from the tournament, his club had been disbanded for their on-field behaviour by the Chinese FA. A

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established by the Hubei Province soccer association would offer Ke the chance to join their new club called Hubei Luyin and play in the third tier. He would start his professional career in the

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campaign and in his, as well as the club's, debut season, and go on to win promotion from the division. At the now renamed

Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based i ...

, Ke would establish himself as a vital member of the team's defense and go on to win promotion to the top-tier with the club at the end of the 2012 campaign. He would make his

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debut for Wuhan on 8 March 2013, in a game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 2-1 defeat. His following game on 16 March 2013 against

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ended in a 1-0 defeat and Ke was given a yellow-card-violation for a tough-tackle against

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before the referee blew the whistle to end the game. However, the Chinese FA would retroactively impose a four-game ban and a fine of 20,000 Yuan for the incident. On 24 January 2017, Ke moved to the Super League side

. On 5 March 2017, he made his debut for Henan in a 0–0 home draw against Hebei China Fortune.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''柯钊
at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01

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