Zhang Linpeng

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Zhang Linpeng
张琳芃
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Personal information
Full name Zhang Linpeng
Date of birth (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Jinan, Shandong, China
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 5
Youth career
1996–1997 Jinan Zhengli
1997–1999 Qingdao Hainiu
1999–2000 Guangdong Mingfeng
2001–2005 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Shanghai East Asia 65 (2)
2010– Guangzhou Evergrande 99 (12)
International career‡
2008 China U-20 4 (0)
2009–2010 China U-23 6 (1)
2009– China 48 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Zhang Linpeng (simplified Chinese: 张琳芃; traditional Chinese: 張琳芃; pinyin: Zhāng Línpéng; born 9 May 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.

Zhang is known by the nickname Zhangmos (Chinese: 张莫斯) for his similarity in looks and playing style as Sergio Ramos. An offensive minded defender, Zhang is also known for his tackling ability and aerial game.[1] He was highly praised by Italian manager Marcello Lippi who described him as "the best Chinese footballer in the Chinese Super League".[2][3]

Club career

Zhang Linpeng was considered a highly promising youngster and quickly attracted the interests of the renowned Genbao Football Academy where he graduated to Shanghai East Asia's first team at the beginning of the 2006 league season. With the club in the third tier, Zhang quickly made an impression within the team when he was part of the squad that won promotion to the second tier at the end of the 2007 league season.[4] Within the second tier, Zhang played a major part in ensuring the club remained in the division and by the 2009 season, the club finished fourth and just missed out on promotion.[5] His performance for his club then saw him receive an unexpected call-up to the Chinese national team where he impressed many by scoring on his debut against Jordan. This then saw Zhang become the most sought after player in China before he transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for a fee of ¥12 million in November 2010.[6]

At Guangzhou, he went on to make his debut in the opening match of 2011 Chinese Super League season in a 1-0 win against Dalian Shide on 2 April 2011.[7] Throughout the season, Zhang was used as a squad player as Guangzhou won their first ever league title at the end of the 2012 season. He would soon established himself as a mainstay in the team's backline during the 2013 season, leading the club to a third straight league title was well as an AFC Champions League title, the first in the club's history.

During preseason before the 2015 season, Zhang sustained a medial accessory ligament tear on his left knee joint on 7 February 2015 in a friendly match against Hangzhou Greentown.[8][9] While recovering from his surgery in Italy, Zhang was linked with Serie A side Inter Milan[10] with manager Roberto Mancini also confirming his interest in Zhang.[11] However, Guangzhou insisted that Zhang was worth €10 million which far exceeded what Inter was willing to pay.[12] After recovering from injury, Zhang came on as a substitute and scored a goal on 3 April 2015 in a 2-1 loss against Henan Jianye.[13] He then went on to score a 60-meter goal on 12 April 2015 in a 6-1 win against Liaoning Whowin.[14] On 20 July 2015, Zhang extended his contract with Guangzhou until 31 December 2020.[15] On 28 August 2015, Premier League side Chelsea made an offer to Guangzhou for Zhang, hoping to complete the transfer before the summer transfer window closed;[16] however, the deal couldn't be completed due to the limited time while the two clubs failed to agree on certain terms during negotiations.[17]

International career

Zhang quickly worked his way up through the various Chinese youth teams, first by playing for the Chinese under-20 national team in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship where he captained the team to the quarter-finals.[18] This saw him promoted to the Chinese under-23 national team to play in the 2009 East Asian Games where China disappointingly were knocked out in the group stage.[19] Despite the under-23 national team's failures, Zhang's performances were considered good enough for then manager Gao Hongbo to unexpectedly call him up to the national team even though he was playing for a second tier side. He made an impressive international debut on 30 December 2009 in a 2-2 draw against Jordan, scoring on his debut as well.[20] After his debut, Zhang was called up to the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before establishing himself as a regular for the team that took part in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 20 December 2015 [21]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2006 Shanghai East Asia China League Two - - - -
2007 - - - -
2008 China League One 19 0 - - - - 19 0
2009 24 1 - - - - 24 1
2010 22 1 - - - - 22 1
2011 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League 16 1 2 0 - - - 18 1
2012 21 2 3 1 - 7 0 1 0 32 3
2013 23 4 4 1 - 13 0 4 0 44 5
2014 27 1 2 0 - 9 0 0 0 38 1
2015 12 4 0 0 - 10 0 3 0 25 4
Career total 164 14 11 2 0 0 39 0 8 0 222 16

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International goals

As of 8 September 2015 [21]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 December 2009 Meihu Sports Centre, Yiwu, China  Jordan 1–0 2–2 Friendly international
2 14 January 2010 My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 2–0 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
3 8 October 2010 Tuodong Sports Center, Kunming, China  Syria 2–0 2–1 Friendly international
4 8 January 2011 Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Kuwait 1–0 2–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup
5 8 September 2015 Shenyang Sports Center, Shenyang, China  Maldives 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Shanghai East Asia

Guangzhou Evergrande

International

China PR national football team

Individual

Personal life

Zhang is from the Hui ethnicity and is a secular Muslim.[22] He married Wang Qiaozhi on 21 May 2011 and their son was born on 1 September 2014.[23][24]

References

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