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Zeng Cheng (; born 8 January 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for
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in the
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Club career

Zeng Cheng started his football career at top tier side Wuhan Guanggu; however, he was soon loaned out to Indonesia Super League side Persebaya for more playing time at the beginning of the 2005 season. On his return to Wuhan, he would be allowed to make his league debut at the end of the league season on 5 November 2005 in a 1-1 draw against
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...
. For several seasons, Zeng would play understudy to Deng Xiaofei until Wuhan quit the league and were subsequently relegated in the 2008 season 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
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on 27 September 2008. At the beginning of the 2009 season, Zeng transferred to another top tier side
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 ...
where he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Zhou Yajun. The move turned out to be a big success and the club would finish in it highest ever position of third place in the league and qualify for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history. On 1 January 2013, along with Zhao Peng and
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, Zeng successfully transferred to two-time, back-to-back
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champions
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 ...
on a free transfer. During the 2013 season, Zeng established himself as Guangzhou's first-choice goalkeeper due to impressive displays which impressed manager Marcello Lippi. At the end of the season, Lippi credited Zeng as "one of Guangzhou's best buys." Zeng finished the 2013 season only conceding 16 goals and kept 13 clean sheets in 27 matches in the league. He was an important cog in what was considered absolute dominance by Guangzhou during the group and knockout stages of the AFC Champions League that season. On 9 November 2013, Zeng won the continental title with the club, winning the finals against FC Seoul in a two-legged tie which ended with them winning on away goals. On 6 September 2016, Zeng suffered a rupture of posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a
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match against
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, ruling him out for the rest of the 2016 season. He played 23 league matches and kept 10 clean sheets in the 2016 season as he was awarded with the Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of The Year award for the third time in November 2016.


International career

Zeng's performances for Henan Jianye at the beginning of the 2009 season would see the Chinese national team manager
Gao Hongbo Gao Hongbo (; born January 25, 1966 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese football striker and head coach of China League One side Beijing Enterprises. He previously managed the China national football team from 2009 to 2011, and in 2016. Appoint ...
call him up to the international set-up for the first time. He made his debut against
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in a friendly which China won 1-0 on 1 June 2009. After that game, he would become the national team's second choice goalkeeper behind Yang Zhi and be included in the squad that won the
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before being included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup squad.


Career statistics


Club statistics

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International statistics


Honours


Club

Wuhan Guanggu * Chinese Super League Cup: 2005
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* AFC Champions League:
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International

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* East Asian Football Championship: 2010


Individual

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Goalkeeper of the Year:
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, 2015,
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...
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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 association ...
Team of the Year:
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
, 2015,
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...


References


External links

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Player stats at sohu.comSquad profile at Henan Construction website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeng, Cheng 1987 births Living people Footballers from Wuhan Association football goalkeepers Chinese footballers China international footballers Chinese expatriate footballers Wuhan Guanggu players Persebaya Surabaya players Chinese Super League players Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players