Lü Zheng (; born 25 February 1985) is a retired
Chinese
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professional footballer.
Club career
Lü Zheng started his football career with
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 ...
when he made his debut against
Shenyang Ginde on 26 June 2004 in a 1-1 draw. This led to him making several further appearances during the season, which subsequently saw him play understudy to
Li Jinyu and
Han Peng as the team's main strikers. Often coming on as substitute, he would see the team win several league titles and cup trophies with the
2007 season being his most productive season playing as a forward.
The following season saw Lü shift positions to right winger and he gradually saw himself gain more playing time as a result as well as a playing a considerably larger part in the team's next few seasons.
On 14 December 2014, Lü transferred to fellow
Chinese Super League
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side
Shanghai Shenhua. On 8 March 2015, he made his debut for the club in a 6-2 win against
Shanghai Shenxin
Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...
. He scored his first goal for Shanghai on 3 June 2015 in a 3-1 away defeat against
Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...
.
On 28 February 2018, Lü transferred to
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
side
Beijing Enterprises
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.
On 17 May 2020, Lü Zheng announced his retirement from professional football.
International career
Lü made his debut for the
Chinese national team on 17 February 2008 in a 3-2 loss against
South Korea
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.
Career statistics
.
吕征
at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10
Honours
Club
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 ...
*Chinese Super League
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: 2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
, 2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, 2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
*Chinese FA Cup
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: 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, 2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
, 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
*Chinese Super League Cup
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History
Chinese Super League Cup was established in the inaugural season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) as a sup ...
: 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
Shanghai Shenhua
*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 ...
: 2017
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References
External links
Player Stats
at football-lineups website
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Player stats
at sohu.com
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1985 births
Living people
Chinese footballers
Footballers from Beijing
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Beijing Sport University F.C. players
China League One players
Chinese Super League players
China international footballers
Association football wingers