Zhang Tianlong

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Zhang Tianlong
张天龙

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jinzhou, Liaoning, China

| image =

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Left-back, Centre-back

| currentclub = Ganzhou Ruishi

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1= 2005–2010

| youthclubs1= Shandong Luneng

| years1= 2011

| clubs1= Guangzhou Evergrande

| caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2= 2012–2014

| clubs2= Shenzhen Ruby

| caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0

| years3= 2014–2018

| clubs3= Liaoning FC

| caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4= 2017

| clubs4= → Nei Mongol Zhongyou (loan)

| caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 2

| years5= 2018

| clubs5= Nei Mongol Zhongyou

| caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0

| years6= 2019

| clubs6= Liaoning FC

| caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020

| clubs7 = Taizhou Yuanda

| caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021

| clubs8 = Nantong Zhiyun

| caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022

| clubs9 = Qingdao Hainiu

| caps9 = 27

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Qingdao West Coast

| caps10 = 6

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2023

| clubs11 = Nanjing City

| caps11 = 9

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2024-

| clubs12 = Ganzhou Ruishi

| caps12 = 17

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2006–2008

| nationalteam1= China U-17

| nationalcaps1=

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 25 December 2022

| ntupdate =

}}

Zhang Tianlong ({{zh|s=张天龙|p=Zhāng Tiānlóng}}; born 26 February 1992) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ganzhou Ruishi.

Club career

Zhang joined Chinese Super League newcomer Guangzhou Evergrande from Shandong Luneng youth academy in 2011.{{cite news | url=http://sports.163.com/11/0112/21/6Q7PDR4F00051C89.html | title= 鲁能足校铁卫投恒大前国少猛将或"一鸣惊人" | work= Netease | date=12 January 2011 | access-date=19 September 2016}} He transferred to China League One side Shenzhen Ruby in February 2012.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2012-02-01/00215925247.shtml| title= 红钻龙年首签锁恒大小将特帅称仍有强援或弃基伦 | work= Sina | date=1 February 2012 | access-date=19 September 2016}} He made his senior debut on 17 Match 2012 in a 1–0 away win against Beijing Baxy.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sohu.com/20120318/n338091877.shtml | title= 红钻1:0克北京八喜特鲁西埃取首次客场胜利 | work= Sohu | date=18 March 2012 | access-date=19 September 2016}}

Zhang transferred to his hometown club Liaoning with his teammate Ding Haifeng in February 2014.{{cite news | url=http://sports.sohu.com/20140228/n395849506.shtml | title= 辽足旧人确定回归补防线前国安队长自由身加盟 | work= Sohu | date=28 February 2014 | access-date=19 September 2016}} He was sent to the reserved team in 2015. On 18 September 2016, he made his debut for Liaoning in a 6–2 away defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.{{cite news | url=http://sports.163.com/16/0919/05/C1A72GO500051C8U.html | title= 辽足保留实力惨败恒大 | work= Netease | date=19 September 2016 | access-date=19 September 2016}} In February 2017, Zhang was loaned to Nei Mongol Zhongyou for the 2017 season.{{cite news| url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-02-21/doc-ifyarrcc8460439.shtml | title= 中优引援新进展两名大将加盟| work= Sina | date= 2017-02-21 | access-date=2017-02-22}} He made his debut for the club on 18 March 2017 in a 5–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenxin.{{cite news| url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-03-18/doc-ifycnpiu9027761.shtml| title=中甲-门将送大礼比罗比罗双响申鑫5-0大胜中优 | work= Sina | date= 18 March 2017 | access-date= 22 April 2017 }} On 22 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 away draw against Meizhou Hakka.{{cite news| url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-04-22/doc-ifyepsch2563769.shtml | title=中甲-张天龙抢点石鸿俊抽射扳平梅州1-1呼和浩特 | work= Sina | date= 22 April 2017 | access-date= 22 April 2017 }} He made a permanent transfer to Nei Mongol Zhongyou in 2018.

Zhang transferred back to Liaoning on 28 February 2019.{{cite news|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-28/doc-ihsxncvf8665520.shtml|title=辽宁宏运官宣人员变动中后场2将加盟石笑天赴亚泰|work=Sina|date=28 February 2019|access-date=1 March 2019}} His return was not a happy one, his wages were paid late after the club admitted they were in financial difficulties.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-01-16/doc-iihnzhha2735921.shtml|title=辽足仍在与足协沟通工资表问题球队冬训正常进行|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-01-16|access-date=2020-02-10}} After helping guide the club avoid relegation the team disbanded at the end of the 2019 China League One campaign due to wage arrears.{{cite web |title=关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知-中国足球协会官方网站 |url=http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20200523/28646.html |website=www.thecfa.cn |date=2020-05-23 | access-date=2022-12-25}} He would join another second tier club in Taizhou Yuanda the following season, however he faced the same challenges and was free to leave for Nantong Zhiyun, after the club disbanded at the end of the 2020 China League One campaign.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1899249.html|title=官方：中甲泰州远大宣布退出中国足坛|work=Dongqiudi|date=20 March 2021|access-date=20 March 2021|language=zh}}

On 13 April 2022, Zhang transferred to second tier club Qingdao Hainiu.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/2733982.html|title=青岛海牛官方：郑龙、刘军帅等人加盟球队，奥努埃布穿10号|work=Dongqiudi|date=2022-05-03|access-date=2022-12-25|language=zh}} He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 9 June 2022 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in a 1-1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/09/china-pr/china-league-one/qingdao-jonoon/shaanxi-changan/3793657/|title=QINGDAO MANATEE VS. SHAANXI CHANG'AN 1 - 1|work=Soccerway.com|date=2022-06-09|access-date=2022-12-25}} He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/611803243_114988|title=青岛海牛时隔9年重返中超，这3312天他们经历了什么？|work=Sohu.com|date=2022-11-30|access-date=2022-12-15|language=zh}}

Career statistics

{{updated|5 November 2023}}.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/100/199021/65088E8111CB7445.shtml 张天龙] at sodasoccer 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2020-09-10 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100643/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/100/199021/65088E8111CB7445.shtml |date=2018-11-14}}

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
Guangzhou Evergrande	2011	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
rowspan=3\|Shenzhen Ruby	2012	China League One	18	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|19	0
2013	China League One	8	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	0
colspan=2\|Total !26\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|27\|\|0
rowspan=3\|Liaoning Whowin	2014	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2016	Chinese Super League	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|1	0
colspan=2\|Total !1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0
Nei Mongol Zhongyou (loan)	2017	China League One	22	2	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|25	2
Nei Mongol Zhongyou	2018	China League One	21	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|21	0
Liaoning Whowin	2019	China League One	11	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0{{efn\|Appearance(s) in CL1 Relegation play-offs}}	0	11	0
Taizhou Yuanda	2020	China League One	11	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	0
Nantong Zhiyun	2021	China League One	26	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|27	0
Qingdao Hainiu	2022	China League One	27	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|28	0
Qingdao West Coast	rowspan=2\|2023	China League One	6	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|7	0
Nanjing City	China League One	9	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|9	0
colspan=3 \| Career Total !160\|\|2\|\|8\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|168\|\|2