Zeng Chao

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zeng Chao
曾超

| fullname = Zeng Chao

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|1|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Meizhou, Guangdong, China

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Guangzhou R&F

| clubnumber = 14

| youthyears1= 2005–2013

| youthclubs1= Shandong Luneng

| youthyears2= 2014–2015

| youthclubs2= Guangzhou R&F

| years1= 2011–2012 | clubs1= Shandong Youth | caps1= 36 | goals1 = 0

| years2= 2014 | clubs2= → Guangdong Sunray Cave (loan)| caps2= 14 | goals2 = 2

| years3= 2015–2017 | clubs3= Guangzhou R&F | caps3= 35 | goals3 = 3

| years4= 2018–2019 | clubs4= Guangdong South China Tiger | caps4= 54 | goals4 = 4

| years5= 2020- | clubs5= Guangzhou R&F | caps5= 9 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1= | nationalteam1= | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 31 December 2020

| ntupdate =

}}

Zeng Chao ({{zh|s=曾超|p=Zēng Chāo}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|z|eng|1|.|ch|ao|1|}}; born 23 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Zeng Chao started his football career when he joined Shandong Luneng's youth academy with Liu Binbin in 2005. He played for China League Two side Shandong Youth in 2011 and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20110516/n280595159.shtml|title=2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之山东省男子足球队|work=Sohu|date=2011-05-16|access-date=2016-04-23|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20120521/n343920209.shtml|title=2012中国足协杯中乙山东青年队完全大名单一览|work=Sohu|date=2012-05-21|access-date=2016-04-23|language=zh}} Failing to promote to the first team, Zeng transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F in 2014. He was loaned to China League One side Guangdong Sunray Cave for half season in July 2014.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20140728/n402804957.shtml|title=富力出手相助日之泉吴伟安和90后曾超免费租借|work=Sohu|date=2014-07-28|access-date=2016-04-23|language=zh}} He played 14 matches and scored 2 goals in the 2014 season as Guangdong Sunray Cave avoided to relegate to the third tier.

Zeng was promoted to Guangzhou R&F's first team squad in July 2015. He made his Super League debut on 23 April 2016 against Jiangsu Suning, coming on for Tang Miao in the 80th minute. He scored his Super League goal two minutes after the substitution, which ensured Guangzhou R&F tied with Jiangsu Suning 1–1.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20160423/n445747644.shtml|title=小将破门若补时救主苏宁1-1富力6轮不败|work=Sohu|date=2016-04-23|access-date=2016-04-23|language=zh}} He scored three goals in 22 league appearances in the 2016 season and extended his contract with the club for five years on 7 November 2016.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-11-07/doc-ifxxnety7607174.shtml | title= 富力官宣续约本土三将凝聚力量铸南岳足球根基 | work= Sina | date=7 November 2016 | access-date=7 November 2016}}

Zeng transferred to his hometown club Meizhou Meixian Techand who newly promoted to China League One on 1 January 2018.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-01-01/doc-ifyqefvw8739705.shtml | title= 超人归来+巴西强援助阵梅县铁汉亮剑中甲元年 | work= Sina | date=1 January 2018 | access-date=2 January 2018}} On 10 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in the season's opener against Yanbian Funde.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-03-10/doc-ifxpwyhw7565796.shtml| title=中甲-穆里奇首秀遗憾伤退梅县揭幕战0-1延边| work= Sina | date=10 March 2018| access-date=7 January 2019}} On 7 November 2018, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in the first leg of 2018 China League One Relegation play-offs.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-11-07/doc-ihmutuea7903617.shtml| title=中甲附加赛-曾超破僵邹游点射扳平梅县1-1陕西| work= Sina | date=7 November 2018| access-date=7 January 2019}}

Career statistics

{{updated|31 December 2020}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225813/9DDB250BDCB16A04.shtml |title=曾超 |work=Sodasoccer.com |access-date=2016-04-23|language=zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145558/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225813/9DDB250BDCB16A04.shtml |date=2018-11-07}}

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
rowspan=3\|Shandong Youth	2011	rowspan="2"\|China League Two	15	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	0
2012	21	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|22	0
colspan="2"\|Total !36\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|37\|\|0
Guangdong Sunray Cave (loan)	2014	China League One	14	2	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|14	2
rowspan=4\|Guangzhou R&F	2015	rowspan="3"\|Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
2016	22	3	4	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	3
2017	13	0	3	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|16	1
colspan="2"\|Total !35\|\|3\|\|7\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|42\|\|4
rowspan=3\|Meixian Techand/ Guangdong South China Tiger	2018	rowspan=2\|China League One	26	0	0	0	colspan=2
\|1{{efn\|Appearances in China League One play-offs\|name=CL1}}	1	27	1
2019	28	4	0	0	colspan=2
\|colspan=2
\|28	4
colspan="2"\|Total !54\|\|4\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|1\|\|55\|\|5
Guangzhou R&F	2020	Chinese Super League	9	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|9	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !148\|\|9\|\|8\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|1\|\|157\|\|11

References

External links

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