Lü Zheng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lü Zheng | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Shandong Luneng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2014 | Shandong Luneng | 205 | (28) |
| 2015–2017 | Shanghai Shenhua | 60 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Beijing Enterprises | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | China U-23 | ||
| 2008–2009 | China | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2015 | |||
Lü Zheng (simplified Chinese: 吕征; traditional Chinese: 呂徵; pinyin: Lǚ Zhēng; born 25 February 1985) is a retired Chinese professional footballer.
Club career
Lü Zheng started his football career with Shandong Luneng when he made his debut against Shenyang Ginde on 26 June 2004 in a 1–1 draw.[1] This led to him making several further appearances during the season, which subsequently saw him play understudy to Li Jinyu and Han Peng as the team's main strikers. Often coming on as substitute, he would see the team win several league titles and cup trophies with the 2007 season being his most productive season playing as a forward.[2] The following season saw Lü shift positions to right winger and he gradually saw himself gain more playing time as a result as well as a playing a considerably larger part in the team's next few seasons.[3]
On 14 December 2014, Lü transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[4] On 8 March 2015, he made his debut for the club in a 6–2 win against Shanghai Shenxin.[5] He scored his first goal for Shanghai on 3 June 2015 in a 3–1 away defeat against Changchun Yatai.[6]
On 28 February 2018, Lü transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises.[7]
On 17 May 2020, Lü Zheng announced his retirement from professional football.
International career
Lü made his debut for the Chinese national team on 17 February 2008 in a 3–2 loss against South Korea.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2019.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shandong Luneng | 2004 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | - | - | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | ? | ? | - | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2006 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2007 | 25 | 5 | - | - | ? | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2008 | 25 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| 2009 | 25 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 | ?[b] | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2010 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2011 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | 5 | |||||
| 2013 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 202 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 40 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Beijing Enterprises | 2018 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 279 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 314 | 50 | ||
- ^ Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Pan-Pacific Championship
Honours
Club
- Chinese Super League: 2006, 2008, 2010
- Chinese FA Cup: 2004, 2006, 2014
- Chinese Super League Cup: 2004
References
- ^ "1-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Lü, Zheng". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "China 2010". RSSSF. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ 上海申花官方宣布第三名内援 吕征正式转会加盟献 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-14 Retrieved 2014-12-15
- ^ "中超-锋霸戴帽卡希尔造乌龙 申花6-2对申鑫6连胜". 163.com. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "中超-胡斯蒂3场轰3球 亚泰主场3-1送申花6轮不胜". 163.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ 北京北控官宣签约五名内援 吕征邓卓翔正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-05
- ^ "China, PR South Korea Friendlies 2008". football-lineups.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ 吕征 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10 (in Chinese)
External links
- Player Stats at football-lineups website
- Lü Zheng at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lü Zheng at Soccerway
- Player stats at sohu.com
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