Zhang Gong (; ; born 10 April 1992) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for

Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan and their home stadium is the Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium that has a seating capacity of 50,695. The club currently participates in th ...

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 football in ...

Club career

Zhang Gong started his professional football career in 2011 when he joined

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 ...

side

Shenyang Zhongze Shenyang Zhongze F.C. () was a former professional Chinese football club that participated in the Chinese League One division. History The club was founded in August 2009 as Tianjin Runyulong and was initially set-up as an amateur football team t ...

in 2011. He scored his first senior goal on 26 July 2014 in a 2–0 home victory against

Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Institute of Technology (abbreviated BIT; Simplified Chinese characters, Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学; Traditional Chinese characters, Traditional Chinese: 北京理工大學; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué), is a National u ...

. Zhang became an unattached player at the end of 2014 season after Shenyang Zhongze dissolved. Zhang joined League One side Dalian Transcendence in March 2016. He made his debut for Dalian on 13 March 2016 in a 3–1 away victory against

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...

, coming on as a substitute for Quan Heng in the 66th minute. On 23 July 2016, he scored his first goal in the Dalian Derby which ensured Dalian Transcendence beat Dalian Yifang 2–1. Zhang transferred to

side

Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home venu ...

(later renamed as

Guangzhou City Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong ...

) on 19 November 2016. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Tianjin Quanjian, coming on for Chen Zhizhao in the 86th minute. After six seasons with the team he left the club on 29 March 2023 after they were dissolved due to financial difficulties. On 12 April 2023 he joined fellow top tier club

for the start of the

2023 Chinese Super League The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () will be the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Club changes Clubs promoted from 2022 China League One *Kunsh ...

season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Gong 1992 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Beijing Dalian Transcendence F.C. players Guangzhou City F.C. players Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football midfielders