Arturo Cheng

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arturo Cheng

| image = File:Arturo Cheng 2024-07-17 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cheng in July 2024

| fullname = Arturo Daniel Cheng González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Presidente Franco, Paraguay

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Beijing Guoan

| clubnumber = 25

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = Cerro Porteño

| years1 = 2019

| clubs1 = Cerro Porteño

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2024

| clubs2 = Racing Rioja

| caps2 = 39

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Beijing Guoan

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| club-update = 19 October 2024

}}

Arturo Daniel Cheng González, known as Zheng Tuluo ({{zh|s=郑图罗|p=Zhèng Túluó}}; born 3 March 1999) in China, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Beijing Guoan.

Early life

Cheng was born on 3 March 1999 in Presidente Franco, Paraguay. Born to a Chinese father and a Paraguayan mother, he has a sibling.{{Cite web|url=https://k.sina.cn/article_6507359464_183de6ce802000vfyw.html|title=归化又添一人！南美二代华裔门将正随中超队试训已获得中国身份|trans-title=Another person has been naturalized! South America's second-generation Chinese goalkeeper is training with the Chinese Super League and has obtained Chinese identity|language=zh|publisher=Sina Corporation|date=12 March 2021|access-date=12 February 2025}} At the age of five, he started football before moving to Brazil for football purposes at the age of ten.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4335781.html|title=侯森大伤后，北京国安将加速引入混血门将郑图罗流程|trans-title=After Hou Sen's serious injury, Beijing Guoan will accelerate the process of introducing mixed-race goalkeeper Zheng Turo|language=zh|publisher=Dongqiudi|date=18 June 2024|access-date=12 February 2025}}

Career

As a youth player, Cheng joined the youth academy of Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. In 2022, he signed for Spanish side Racing Rioja, where he made thirty-nine league appearances. In 2024, he signed for Chinese side Beijing Guoan.{{Soccerway|557806}}

Style of play

Cheng plays as a goalkeeper and is right-footed. NetEase wrote in 2024 that he is a "technical goalkeeper who not only has excellent shot-saving ability, but can also organise attacks from the back... his style is similar to that of German goalkeeper Neuer."{{Cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/J6GR5DTA0529B06K.html|title=不愧“中超诺伊尔”！多方爆料：郑图罗是中国罕见技术型门将！|trans-title=Worthy of being called the "Chinese Super League Neuer"! Multiple sources reveal: Zheng Turo is a rare technical goalkeeper in China!|language=zh|publisher=NetEase|date=7 July 2024|access-date=12 February 2025}}