Zhang Lu (; ; born 6 September 1987 in

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footballer who currently plays for

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club

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Club career

Zhang Lu started his football career with

Liaoning Whowin Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

in 2005 after graduating from their youth team. Despite his age, he had quickly established himself within the Liaoning squad in his debut season. However while he had firmly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper, by the 2008 league season, he unfortunately saw them relegated to the second tier. Despite this setback, Zhang remained with Liaoning and helped the team win the second division title as well as promotion back to the top tier after only one season. On 12 January 2016, Zhang transferred to his hometown club Tianjin Quanjian in the

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. In his first season with the club he would go on to establish himself as their first-choice goalkeeper and win the division title along with promotion to the

. He would establish himself as a vital member of the team and aided them to their highest ever position of third and qualification to the

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for the first time in their history. On 18 September 2019, Zhang has inspected by Traffic Police. A blood test showed that his

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was 253.3 mg/100ml (0.2533%). He was detained on 21 September on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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also decided to cancel Zhang's training and competition qualifications for the National Team. He was sentenced to four months' probation on 26 September 2019. In July 2020, Zhang was one of eight former Tianjin Tianhai players to sign with

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. He would make his debut for Shenzhen in a league game on 28 October 2020 against

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that ended in a 1-0 victory.

International career

Zhang was included in the preliminary squad to take part in the

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, however he was the third choice keeper and did not make the final eighteen man final squad. While he had limited time with the youth team, he would still go on to make his senior debut for the

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in a friendly against

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on 3 March 2010 in a 2–0 defeat, however the game was not recognised by

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Personal life

Zhang was married with Chen Mi (陈密), an anchor of

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on 9 November 2013.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022''.

Honours

Club

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Tianjin Quanjian F.C. Tianjin Tianhai F.C. (; ;) was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Tianjin. History 2006-2010: Formation and League Two On June 6, 2006 the Tianjin Binhai Holdings Limited company would form a new football team based in Hohhot called ...

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References

External links

Player profile
at sina.com.cn (Chinese)
Player stats
at sports.sohu.com (Chinese) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Lu 1987 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Tianjin China men's international footballers Liaoning F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Shenzhen F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players