Zhang Yan (; born 30 March 1997) is a Chinese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

currently playing for

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

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 ...

as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Club career

Zhang Yan would start his professional career when he was promoted to the senior team of

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan 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 the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

during the

2016 Chinese Super League The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao wo ...

season. After spending several seasons with the club he transferred to

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 tea ...

on 13 July 2018. On 25 March 2019 Zhang would make his debut when he came on as a substitute for

Gu Chao Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: ''Gù Chāo''; born 20 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Zhejiang Pro in the Chinese Super League. Club career Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to ...

in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. in a 3–2 defeat. He would be the clubs second choice goalkeeper as the club won their first league title, however on 28 February 2021, the parent company

Suning Holdings Group Suning Holdings Group Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese privately held company. The company shared the same founder Zhang Jindong with the listed company Suning.com, but Suning Holdings was the unlisted portion of Zhang's unincorporated Suning Group. Acc ...

announced that operations were going to cease immediately alongside the women and youth teams due to financial difficulties. On 8 April 2021, Zhang joined second-tier club

on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club in a league game on 20 May 2021 against Jiangxi Beidamen in a 2–0 defeat. He would fight for the goalkeeping position with Zhang Yinuo and aid the team to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan *

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 ...

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Jiangsu Suning *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Yan 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers China men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Beijing Guoan F.C. players Jiangsu F.C. players Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players