Zheng Zhi

Zheng Zhi
郑智
	Zheng with China at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	20 August 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1990–2000	Liaoning F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Liaoning Liaoqing
2001–2004	Shenzhen Jianlibao
2005–2007	Shandong Luneng Taishan
2007	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
2007–2009	Charlton Athletic
2009–2010	Celtic
2010–2022	Guangzhou FC
Total
International career
2008	China U23
2002–2019	China
Managerial career
2019	Guangzhou Evergrande (Caretaker)
2021	Guangzhou FC (Caretaker)
2022–2023	Guangzhou FC
2023–	China (assistant coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zheng Zhi (Chinese: 郑智; pinyin: Zhèng Zhì; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese professional football manager and former player. As a player, Zheng played most of his career for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou, becoming their captain and serving also as their caretaker manager in two stints.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liaoning Liaoqing	1998	China League Two			–		–		–		–
	1999		4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	2000		0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Shenzhen Jianlibao	2001	Chinese Jia-A League	23	2	3	0	–		–		–		26	2
	2002		27	6	2	0	–		–		–		29	6
	2003		16	3	3	0	–		–		–		19	3
	2004	Chinese Super League	16	2	4	4	2	1	–		–		22	7
	Total		82	13	12	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	96	18
Shandong Luneng Taishan	2005	Chinese Super League	18	10	4	2	4	4	6	5	–		32	21
	2006		26	21	6	1	–		–		–		32	22
	2007		1	0	–		–		–		3^[a]	2	4	2
	Total		45	31	10	3	4	4	6	5	3	2	68	45
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2006–07	Premier League	12	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		12	1
Charlton Athletic	2007–08	Championship	42	7	2	1	1	1	–		–		45	9
	2008–09	Championship	13	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		13	1
	Total		55	8	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	58	10
Celtic	2009–10	Scottish Premier League	16	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	–		19	1
Guangzhou	2010	China League One	11	5	–		–		–		–		11	5
	2011	Chinese Super League	25	5	2	0	–		–		–		27	5
	2012		24	1	3	1	–		9	0	0^[b]	0	36	2
	2013		24	2	4	0	–		14	1	4^[c]	0	46	3
	2014		20	0	0	0	–		8	0	0^[b]	0	28	0
	2015		22	1	0	0	–		13	1	4^[c]	0	39	2
	2016		26	1	8	0	–		5	0	1^[b]	0	40	1
	2017		17	0	1	1	–		10	0	1^[b]	0	29	1
	2018		17	0	0	0	–		4	0	0^[b]	0	21	0
	2019		16	0	1	0	–		8	0	–		25	0
	2020		13	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		13	0
	Total		215	15	19	2	0	0	71	2	10	0	317	19
Career total			429	69	45	10	8	6	77	7	13	2	572	94

↑ Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
1 2 One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
China	2002	3	0
	2003	4	0
	2004	21	9
	2005	3	1
	2006	5	1
	2007	3	0
	2008	6	1
	2009	4	0
	2010	0	0
	2011	10	1
	2012	5	0
	2013	11	0
	2014	5	2
	2015	12	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	6	0
	2019	4	0
Total		108	15

Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zhang goal.

List of international goals scored by Zhang Linpeng
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2004	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China	Macedonia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	7 February 2004	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China	Finland	2–1	2–1	Friendly
3	17 March 2004	Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Myanmar	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	1 June 2004	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China	Hungary	2–1	2–1	Friendly
5	10 July 2004	Hohhot People's Stadium, Hohhot, China	United Arab Emirates	1–2	2–2	Friendly
6	10 July 2004	Hohhot People's Stadium, Hohhot, China	United Arab Emirates	2–2	2–2	Friendly
7	17 July 2004	Workers Stadium, Beijing, China	Bahrain	1–1	2–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup
8	30 July 2004	Workers Stadium, Beijing, China	Iraq	2–0	3–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup
9	30 July 2004	Workers Stadium, Beijing, China	Iraq	3–0	3–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup
10	22 June 2005	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China	Costa Rica	1–0	2–0	Friendly
11	7 June 2006	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France	France	1–1	1–3	Friendly
12	6 February 2008	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Iraq	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13	2 September 2011	Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China	Singapore	1–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
14	14 October 2014	Helong Stadium, Changsha, China	Paraguay	1–0	2–1	Friendly
15	14 November 2014	Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center, Nanchang, China	New Zealand	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Shenzhen Jianlibao

Chinese Super League: 2004^[3]

Shandong Luneng Taishan

Chinese Super League: 2006^[3]
Chinese FA Cup: 2006^[3]

Guangzhou

Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019^[3]
China League One: 2010^[4]
AFC Champions League: 2013, 2015
Chinese FA Cup: 2012,^[5] 2016^[6]
Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018

Individual

AFC Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
Asian Footballer of the Year: 2013
AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2013, 2015
Chinese Football Association Player of the Year: 2002, 2006
Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

References

↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
↑ "郑智". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Zheng, Zhi". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
↑ "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
↑ "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球恒大总分5–3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
↑ 足协杯-黄博文世界波救主恒大总分3–3苏宁夺冠 (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

Other websites

Zheng Zhi at Soccerway.com

Zheng Zhi at WorldFootball.net

Zheng Zhi at Soccerbase.com

Zheng Zhi at National-Football-Teams.com

Zheng Zhi at 11v11.com

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[A3-3] Appearances in A3 Champions Cup

[CFASC-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

[FIFA_CWC-5] 1 2 One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

[FCWC_2013-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.

[2] "郑智". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[Zheng,_Zhi-6] 1 2 3 4 "Zheng, Zhi". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[7] "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[8] "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球恒大总分5–3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[9] 足协杯-黄博文世界波救主恒大总分3–3苏宁夺冠 (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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