Zhang Ao (footballer)

Zhang Ao
张奥
Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Number	16
Youth career
	Changsha Ginde
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	Guangzhou R&F
2015–2017	Hebei China Fortune
2018	Hainan Boying
2019–2022	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
2023–	Guangxi Lanhang
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Zhang Ao (Chinese: 张奥; pinyin: Zhāng Ào; born 16 January 1991) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League Two side Guangxi Lanhang.

Club career[edit]

Zhang joined Changsha Ginde youth team system in the early year and was promoted to first team squad in 2010. He made his senior debut on 24 July 2010, in a 4–1 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan.^[1] He played four matches in the 2010 league season, as Changsha Ginde finished the bottom of the league and relegation to China League One. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen as the club's name changed into Shenzhen Phoenix, Zhang chose to stay in the club. The club were then bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F and moved to Guangzhou in June 2011 and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Zhang made 11 league appearances in the season.

On 2 March 2018, Zhang transferred to China League Two side Hainan Boying.^[2] The next season he joined second tier football club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard and would go on to make his debut on 9 March 2019 in a league game against Guangdong South China Tiger F.C. that ended in a 2–0 defeat.^[3] This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game on 27 July 2019 against Nantong Zhiyun in a 2–2 draw.^[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guangzhou R&F	2010	Chinese Super League	4	0	-		-		-		4	0
	2011	China League One	11	0	2	0	-		-		13	0
	2012	Chinese Super League	1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	2013		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2014		1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Hebei China Fortune	2015	China League One	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Hainan Boying	2018	China League Two	23	1	2	0	-		-		25	1
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	2019	China League One	20	1	1	0	-		-		21	1
	2020	China League One	6	0	-		-		2^[a]	0	8	0
	Total		26	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	29	1
Career Total			66	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	73	2

^ Appearances in China League One Relegation play-offs

References[edit]

^ 韩鹏5分钟帽子戏法邓卓翔破门鲁能4–1金德登榜首 at cnsoccer.titan24.com 2010-07-24 Retrieved 2012-10-17 (in Chinese)
^ 官方：张奥加盟海南博盈 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-20
^ China » League One 2019 » 1. Round » Guangdong Southern Tigers – Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC 2:0 at worldfootball.net 2019-03-09 Retrieved 2021-03-31
^ XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 2 – 2 at soccerway.com 2019-07-27 Retrieved 2021-03-31
^ 张奥 at sodasoccer.com 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 (in Chinese) Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

Zhang Ao at WorldFootball.net

[6] Appearances in China League One Relegation play-offs

[1] 韩鹏5分钟帽子戏法邓卓翔破门鲁能4–1金德登榜首 at cnsoccer.titan24.com 2010-07-24 Retrieved 2012-10-17 (in Chinese)

[2] 官方：张奥加盟海南博盈 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-20

[3] China » League One 2019 » 1. Round » Guangdong Southern Tigers – Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC 2:0 at worldfootball.net 2019-03-09 Retrieved 2021-03-31

[4] XINJIANG TIANSHAN VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 2 – 2 at soccerway.com 2019-07-27 Retrieved 2021-03-31

[5] 张奥 at sodasoccer.com 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 (in Chinese) Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

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