Zhou Heng (;

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: ''Zhōu Héng''; born November 24, 1985 in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

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) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The club is based in Wuhan, Hubei and their home stadium is the ...

in the

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 ...

Club career

Zhou Heng began his professional football career playing for the Wuhan Huanghelou youth team before moving up to the senior team in the 2005 league season when he made his league debut against

Shenyang Ginde 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 ...

on July 6, 2005 in a 3-0 victory. The following seasons saw him steadily establish himself within the squad, however his development within the team was cut short after the sudden disbanding and relegation of Wuhan from the

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after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the

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after a scuffle broke out during a league game against

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 ...

on September 27, 2008. Still a young prospect with top tier experience he would join recently promoted side

Chongqing Lifan Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing. The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...

for two million Yuan with teammate

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. Joining Chongqing Lifan at the beginning of the 2009 league season Zhou would immediately command a regular place within the side and would even personally score his first league goal against

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 ...

on October 10, 2009 in a 1-1 draw. While he personally had a constructive season it was a disappointing campaign for Chongqing who finished at the bottom of the league. In February 2015, Zhou transferred to fellow

side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard. In February 2019, Zhou transferred to League Two side

. The following season he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''Zhou Heng
at worldfootball.net Retrieved 2020-12-31

Honours

Club

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

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References

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Player stats
at sohu.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Heng 1985 births Living people Footballers from Wuhan Chinese footballers Wuhan Guanggu players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Wuhan F.C. players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football midfielders