Zhu Zhengrong (

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: 朱峥嵘;

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: ''Zhū Zhēngróng ''; born 11 October 1988) is a

footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Kunshan FC.

Club career

Zhu Zhengrong joined the

Genbao Football Academy Genbao Football Base (Simplified Chinese: 上海根宝足球基地) is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to its youth academy. Located in Chongming County, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genb ...

in 2000. He left the academy to join

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 ...

club Shanghai Wicrrun in May 2004 and returned to academy in December 2005. He was promoted to

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home st ...

's first team for the 2006 season. Zhu played as a regular starter at the striker position and scored nine goals as Shanghai was promoted to the second tier in the 2007 season. On 29 September 2012, Zhu scored a goal for Shanghai in a 3-0 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 ...

which was enough to secure the club promotion to the top flight. On 18 November 2014 Shanghai would be taken over by

Shanghai International Port Group Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) is the exclusive operator of all the public terminals in the Port of Shanghai. It is a component of SSE 180 Index as well as CSI 300 Index and sub-index CSI 100 Index. Its headquarters are ...

who immediately invested significantly in player recruitment to push for the league title. They would bring in Ghanaian international forward

Asamoah Gyan Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Legon Cities FC and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team. Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier Leag ...

in the

2015 Chinese Super League The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. T ...

. This resulted in significantly less playing time for Zhu and on 22 June 2016 he was loaned to

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

Meizhou Hakka Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

until 31 December 2016. In March 2017, Zhu was loaned to League Two side Suzhou Dongwu until 31 December 2017. In March 2018, Zhu was loaned to

Nantong Zhiyun Nantong Zhiyun Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Nantong, Jiangsu and their home ...

until 31 December 2018. On 2 March 2019, Zhu transferred to

side Kunshan FC. He would be part of the team that gained promotion to the second tier at the end of the

2019 China League Two The 2019 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season is the 30th season since its establishment in 1989. The league was expanded to 32 teams, with 16 teams in North Group and 16 teams in South Group. Team changes To League Two T ...

campaign. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the

2022 China League One The 2022 China League One ( zh, 2022中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 19th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. Format On 12 May 2022, the Chinese Football ...

campaign.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 December 2022.''

Honours

Club

Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

: 2007

Kunshan Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. Name There is a strong p ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Zhengrong 1988 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Port F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Nantong Zhiyun F.C. players Kunshan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football forwards