Zhu Ting (; born 15 July 1985 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a

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Club career

Starting his football career with

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in 2002, Zhu Ting was unable to play in any league games and he was given the chance to start his professional career with second tier side

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on a loan move in 2004 where in his first season he played seventeen games and scored one goal. Moving back to Dalian the following season, he was given the chance to prove himself by then manager

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and despite only playing in a handful of games he would still be part of the squad that won the league and cup double at the end of the season. The next season saw him go on to establish himself as the team's regular striker, however despite not being a prolific scorer, he won praise for his speed, determination and high work rate until the end of the 2008 league season when Dalian struggled within the league and there were question marks with his future even in July 2009, Dalian was rumoured to have accepted a deal from Prva HNL side Hadjuk Split to loan Zhu for a fee of €120,000 with a view for a permanent deal in the future. The deal never materialized and Zhu had to fight for his place within the squad once again. After failing to establish himself as a striker in the club, Zhu made a position transition to right midfielder and later to right back by manager

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during the 2011 league season. He had an outstanding performances in the new position and eventually returned to the Chinese national team as defender in August 2012. Zhu transferred to promoted

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side

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after Dalian dissolved at the end of the 2012 season. In February 2015, Zhu transferred to

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side

Dalian Aerbin Dalian Professional Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that participates in the China Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). Their home stadium is Dalian Sports Ce ...

. In 2020, Zhu was excluded from the first team squad of Dalian Professional. He left the team in 2021, to join Qingdao F.C. Following Qingdao's defunct in 2022, Zhu Ting returned to Dalian Pro.

International career

Zhu made his international debut on 11 October 2006 in a 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification game against Palestine in a 2–0 victory and would soon be included into the Chinese squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was eligible to play for the

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squad where he started the final group game of the tournament. He returned to the national team in 2008 when he participated in several matches during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

: 2005 *

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: 2005 Dalian Professional *

: 2017

References

External links

Player Profile
at Sina.com
Player stats
at Football-lineups.com * *
Player stats
at Sohu.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Ting 1985 births Living people Association football forwards Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian China international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of China Dalian Shide F.C. players Wuhan F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China