Cao Haiqing

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cao Haiqing
曹海清

| image = File:Cao Haiqing 2025-04-26 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cao Haiqing in April 2025

| fullname = Cao Haiqing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wuhan, Hubei, China

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Full-back

| currentclub = Dalian Yingbo

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Hangzhou Greentown

| years1 = 2011 |clubs1 = Wenzhou Provenza |caps1 = 15 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2016 |clubs2 = Hangzhou Greentown |caps2 = 40 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2020 |clubs3 = Jiangsu Suning |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020 |clubs4 = → Kunshan FC (loan) |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021 |clubs5 = Nanjing City |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022 |clubs6 = Cangzhou Mighty Lions |caps6 = 12 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023-2024 |clubs7 = Yunnan Yukun |caps7 = 45 |goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2025- |clubs8 = Dalian Yingbo |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1=

| nationalteam1= China U19

| nationalcaps1= 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2= 2014-2015

| nationalteam2= China U23

| nationalcaps2= 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 5 February 2023

| ntupdate =

}}

Cao Haiqing (Chinese: 曹海清; born 28 September 1993 in Wuhan) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Dalian Yingbo.

Club career

Cao Haiqing started his professional football career in 2011 when he was loaned to Wenzhou Provenza's squad for the 2011 China League Two campaign.[http://sports.sohu.com/20110516/n280596083.shtml 2011年中乙联赛完全名单之浙江温州葆隆足球队] at sport.org.cn 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2015-03-25 {{in lang|zh}} He was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown first team squad in 2012 by Takeshi Okada.[http://sports.sohu.com/20120310/n337315010.shtml 2012年中超联赛杭州绿城队球员完全名单] at sohu.com 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02 {{in lang|zh}} He made his Super League debut on 27 May 2012 against Henan Jianye, coming on as a substitute for Kim Dong-jin in the 70th minute.[http://sports.sohu.com/20120527/n344186470.shtml 争议点球双煞建功绿城2-0建业四连胜] at sohu.com 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2014-04-02 {{in lang|zh}} Cao became a regular starter in the 2016 season under Hong Myung-bo.[http://www.takefoto.cn/viewnews-967479.html 2016年中超喜乐与悲伤并行不砸钱就难向前？] at takefoto.cn 2016-11-02 Retrieved 2017-02-28

On 28 February 2017, Cao transferred to fellow Super League side Jiangsu Suning after Hangzhou was relegated to the second tier.[http://sports.sohu.com/20170228/n481927800.shtml 苏宁转会截止日四千万敲定汪嵩高迪曹海清来投] at sohu.com 2017-02-28 Retrieved 2017-02-28 On 2 April 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away defeat against Liaoning FC, coming on for Yang Xiaotian in the 87th minute.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-04-02/doc-ifycwyns4414004.shtml 中超-黑风双煞齐破门汪嵩献世界波辽足3-1苏宁] at sina.com 2017-04-02 Retrieved 2017-05-19 He would struggle to become a regular within the team and go on loan to second-tier football club Kunshan for the 2020 China League One campaign.[https://www.sohu.com/a/415203509_515187 官方：萧涛涛、崔鹏等10名内援加盟昆山FC ] at sohu.com 2020-08-27 Retrieved 2021-06-01 The following season he would transfer to another China League One club in Nanjing City on 15 April 2021.[https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/1953280.html 【官宣】同袍一心，志存高远！14名球员加盟南京城市 ] at m.dongqiudi.com 2021-04-15 Retrieved 2021-06-01

On 29 April 2022, Cao joined top-tier club Cangzhou Mighty Lions for the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/2726218.html|title=官方：米哈伊洛维奇、蒋哲、杨笑天等6名球员加盟沧州雄狮|publisher=m.dongqiudi.com|date=2022-04-30 |accessdate=2023-01-31}} He would make his debut for them in a league game on 7 July 2022 against Shenzhen F.C. in a 2–1 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/07/china-pr/csl/fujian-smart-hero-fc/shenzhen-shangqingyin/3791349/|title=CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS VS. SHENZHEN 1 - 2|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2022-07-07 |accessdate=2023-01-31}}

On 14 January 2025, Cao joined Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo.{{cite web|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1821189547695744010&wfr=spider&for=pc|title=官方：云南玉昆后卫曹海清正式转会加盟大连英博|publisher=baijiahao.baidu.com|date=2025-01-14 |accessdate=2025-01-15}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/112/223574/AD9277EC0BD2D029.shtml 曹海清] at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112938/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/112/223574/AD9277EC0BD2D029.shtml |date=2018-11-15}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wenzhou Provenza \|2011 \|China League Two \|15	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	0
rowspan="6"\|Hangzhou Greentown \|2012 \|rowspan="5"\|Chinese Super League \|2	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	0
2013	0	0	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|3	0
2014	8	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|10	0
2015	5	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|7	0
2016	25	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	0
colspan="2"\|Total !40\|\|0\|\|10\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|50\|\|0
rowspan="3"\|Jiangsu Suning \|2017 \|rowspan="2"\|Chinese Super League \|13	0	3	0	0	0	0{{efn\|name=CFASC\|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}	0	16	0
2018	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !13\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|16\|\|0
Kunshan (loan) \|2020 \|rowspan="2"\|China League One \|13	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	0
Nanjing City \|2021 \|22	1	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|23	1
Cangzhou Mighty Lions \|2022 \|Chinese Super League \|12	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !115\|\|1\|\|17\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|132\|\|1