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Zhou Liao

{{short description|Chinese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Zhou Liao
周燎

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wuhan, Hubei, China

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

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Wuhan Optics Valley

| youthyears2= 2006

| youthclubs2= → Bolton Wanderers (loan)

| years1= 2007–2008

| clubs1= Wuhan Optics Valley

| caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1

| years2= 2009–2011

| clubs2= Hubei Greenery

| caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 11

| years3= 2012–2019

| clubs3= Tianjin Teda

| caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 0

| years4= 2016

| clubs4= → Wuhan Zall (loan)

| caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 1

| years5= 2017

| clubs5= → Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)

| caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 7

| years6= 2019

| clubs6= → Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)

| caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 4

| years7= 2020–2021

| clubs7= Wuhan Three Towns

| caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2007–2008

| nationalteam1= China U-20

| nationalcaps1=

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 31 January 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

{{family name hatnote|Zhou|lang=Chinese}}

Zhou Liao ({{zh|s=周燎|t=周燎|p=Zhōu Liáo}}; born 2 February 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a striker.

Club career

Zhou was deemed as a high potential player when he was in Wuhan youth team system. In 2006, he was invited to a one-month trial at Premier League side Bolton Wanderers with his teammate Yang Changpeng.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2006-09-20/10272465997.shtml 武汉二将出国重现曙光 杨昌鹏周燎将赴博尔顿试训] at sina.com.cn 2006-09-20 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}} Zhou started his professional career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2007. On 17 April, he made his senior debut and scored the winning goal in a Chinese Super League match which Wuhan beat Shandong Luneng Taishan 3–2.[http://sports.sohu.com/20070416/n249468443.shtml 3：2力斩山东武汉演绎大逆转 周燎破中超纪录] at sohu.com 2007-04-16 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}} In October 2008, Wuhan Optics Valley withdrew from the top tier for what it claimed was unfair punishment by the Chinese Football Association. He joined Hubei Greenery which used the Wuhan U-19 team as well as Hubei youth team as the foundation for the squad in 2009 and made an impression within the team as Hubei Greenery won promotion to China League One in 2009 season. Zhou refused to extend his contract in 2011 when Hubei Greenery was purchased and renamed as Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo.[http://sports.163.com/11/0524/05/74Q1C02100051C89.html 周燎与鄂军分道扬镳 难接受绩效考核无奈离队] at 163.com 2011-05-24 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}} He was linked with Super League club Shandong Luneng, Tianjin Teda and Henan Construction in the summer of 2011.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2011-06-17/15215622748.shtml 建业被曝求购李建滨张远 接触周燎与泰达鲁能抢人] at sina.com.cn 2011-06-17 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}} However, Zhou eventually decided to stay in Hubei and extend his contract for half year.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2011-07-08/13085649372.shtml 周燎离队两月重返鄂足 湖北新星：既然留下就好好练] at sina.com.cn 2011-07-08 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}}

Zhou made a free transfer to Tianjin Teda in November 2011.[http://sports.163.com/11/1104/09/7I0NUGJD00051C89.html 泰达宣布两名内援加盟 俱乐部:下手晚就没机会了] at 163.com 2011-11-04 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}} On 20 March 2012, he made his debut for Tianjin Teda in a 2012 AFC Champions League group stage match which Tianjin draw with K League side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1.[http://sports.sohu.com/20130111/n363178125.shtml 周燎留津周年记：纠结京津战失常 不怕与外援PK] at sohu.com 2013-01-11 Retrieved 2013-05-08 {{in lang|zh}}

On 25 February 2016, Zhou was loaned to China League One club Wuhan Zall until 31 December 2016.[http://sports.sohu.com/20160225/n438499071.shtml 武汉卓尔官方宣布泰达球员周燎租借加盟] at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-25 {{in lang|zh}}

On 23 June 2017, Zhou moved to China League Two side Yinchuan Helanshan on a half season loan deal.{{cite web|url=http://sports.eastday.com/a/170623210722261522939.html|title=官方：中乙球队宁夏山屿海签下苑维玮等4人|publisher=sports.eastday.com|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2017-06-26}}

On 8 August 2020, he signed with Wuhan Three Towns.{{cite web |title=连签10人！中乙武汉三镇官方：邓卓翔吴毅臻加盟 前辽足队长在列 |url=https://sports.qq.com/a/20200805/011251.htm?tu_type=1 |website=qq.com |accessdate=5 August 2020 |date=5 August 2020}} In his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-12-12/doc-iiznezxs6594851.shtml|title=武汉三镇点球战6-5击败淄博蹴鞠 获中乙联赛冠军|work=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-12-12|accessdate=2021-03-31|language=zh}} This would be followed by another division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first tine in their history.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/507797991_351928|title=恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比 |work=sohu.com|date=2021-12-13|access-date=2022-07-10}}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/77/153791/13A60A710E89623B.shtml 周燎] at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113424/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/77/153791/13A60A710E89623B.shtml |date=2018-11-15}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan=3|Wuhan Optics Valley2007Chinese Super League91colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|91
2008Chinese Super League130colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|130
colspan=2 | Total

!22

1000000221
rowspan=4|Hubei Greenery2009China League Two124colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|124
2010China League One234colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|234
2011China League One12310colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|133
colspan=2 | Total

!47

111000004811
rowspan=7|Tianjin Teda2012Chinese Super League9000400{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}0130
2013Chinese Super League9010colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|100
2014Chinese Super League1010colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|20
2015Chinese Super League8022colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|102
2017Chinese Super League0000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|00
2018Chinese Super League7010colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|80
colspan=2 | Total

!34

0524000432
Wuhan Zall (loan)2016China League One18110colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|191
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)2017China League Two17700colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|177
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)2019China League Two9400colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|94
rowspan=3|Wuhan Three Towns2020China League Two90colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|90
2021

|China League One

|2

000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|20
colspan=2 | Total

!11

0000000110
colspan=3 | Career total

!158||24||7||2||4||0||0||0||169||26

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Honours

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Wuhan Three Towns

References

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External links

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chinese men's footballers

Category:Footballers from Wuhan

Category:Wuhan Optics Valley F.C. players

Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players

Category:Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players

Category:Chinese Super League players

Category:China League One players

Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen

Category:Men's association football forwards