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Chinese Super League
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Club career
Cheng Yuelei began his football career at
Sichuan Guancheng
Sichuan First City () is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Chengdu, Sichuan where they played in the Chengdu Sports Centre. They were founded in 1953 and spent a large part of their history within the top tier of Chinese footb ...
in 2001 when he joined their youth team and he would eventually progress to the senior team in 2005. He was included in several first team squads, however before he was given a chance to establish himself within the club, the team disbanded. Nevertheless, Cheng moved to the league champions
Dalian Shide
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the following season, yet he saw his development digress when he was excluded from their first team squad and dropped to the reserves. He then transferred to
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...
and saw himself fight for the second choice goalkeeping position with Zhang Sipeng throughout much of the 2008 season.
At the beginning of the 2009 season, Cheng transferred to Shenzhen Ruby and after several games, he was chosen as their first choice goalkeeper when he made his debut against Shaanxi Chanba on 4 April 2009 in a 2-1 win For the next two seasons, Cheng would go on to be vital member at the club where they were midtable regulars until
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions became their manager and after a series of defeats, he decided to drop Cheng for Zhang Xunwei during the 2011 season as the club was relegated from the first tier. Because Cheng was still considered a promising goalkeeper, he would join recently promoted Guangzhou R&F on a five-year contract at the beginning of the 2012 season.
Cheng was Guangzhou R&F's main keeper over the 2012-2019 seasons with the exception of 2015 when
Liu Dianzuo
Liu Dianzuo (; ; born 26 June 1990) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Three Towns in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Liu Dianzuo started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to China League Two side Dalia ...
played more games. By the end of the 2019 season, Cheng had played 200 games for Guangzhou R&F. However, he didn't play a single league minute in 2020 as U21 player Han Jiaqi became first choice goalkeeper.
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on 25 March 2011 and he made his debut by coming on as an early substitute for injured goalkeeper
Zeng Cheng
Zeng Cheng (; born 8 January 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Zeng Cheng started his football career at top tier side Wuhan Guanggu; however, he was soon loane ...
in a 1-1 draw. Cheng would then go on to make his first start for the team soon afterwards by starting in a friendly against Honduras on 29 March 2011 in a 3-0 victory.
Career statistics
''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022''.