Zhang Wenzhao (; ; born 28 March 1987) is a
Chinese
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footballer.
Club career
Zhang Wenzhao started his football career after graduating from
Shenzhen Kingway
Shenzhen Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. The team is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre that has a seating capacity of ...
in 2006. His ability to play on the left flank saw him establish himself within the team during the 2007 season.
While playing as a regular for the club throughout the 2008 season, he was unable to help the club's struggles in the top tier.
Zhang attracted interest from fellow top tier side
Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai 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 in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...
and he transferred to the club in the 2009 season. He made his debut for the club on 28 March 2009 in a 1–0 win against
Jiangsu Sainty. It wasn't until
Shen Xiangfu
Shen Xiangfu (; ; born May 27, 1957 in Beijing) is a Chinese football coach who is the joint manager of The Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana side Atlético Museros as well as also being a former international football player. As ...
became manager during the 2010 season did Zhang become a regular for the club. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 May 2010 in a 3–2 loss against
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 January 2014, Zhang signed with fellow top tier side
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan 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 is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
. He made his debut for the club on 7 March 2014 in a 1–0 win against
Harbin Yiteng
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home ...
. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2014 in a 1-0 win against
Shanghai Shenxin
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.
On 7 July 2016, Zhang transferred to fellow
Chinese Super League
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side
Guangzhou Evergrande
Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...
. He made his debut for the club on 17 July 2016 in a 2–1 away win against Changchun Yatai, coming on for
Gao Lin
Gao Lin (; born 14 February 1986) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen.
He is the all-time top goalscorer for Guangzhou Evergrande – his previous club – with 113 goals, and has ...
in the 76th minute. On 5 August 2017, he scored his first goal for Guangzhou in a 3–0 home win over
Tianjin Teda
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 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 in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...
.
On 27 February 2019, Zhang was loaned to fellow top tier side
Beijing Renhe
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for the 2019 season.
International career
Zhang made his debut for the
Chinese national team on 6 October 2011 in a 2-1 win against the
United Arab Emirates
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.
Career statistics
Club statistics
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International statistics
Honours
Club
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan 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 is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
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Chinese FA Cup
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2014
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Chinese FA Super Cup
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2015
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Guangzhou Evergrande
Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...
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Chinese Super League
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2016
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2017
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Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh titl ...
:
2016
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Chinese FA Super Cup
The Chinese FA Super Cup (), formerly named Chinese Football Super Cup (), is a pre-season association football, football competition held before the season begins in China PR, China. It is a Chinese football championship contested by the winners ...
:
2017
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2018
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References
External links
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Player statsat sohu.com (Chinese)
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Anshan
Chinese footballers
Footballers from Liaoning
China international footballers
Shenzhen F.C. players
Changchun Yatai F.C. players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Guangzhou F.C. players
Beijing Renhe F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
Association football wingers