Tang Dechao (; born February 9, 1984) is a Chinese former football player. He represented Xiangxue Pharmaceutical, Sunray Cave, Guangzhou Evergrande, Henan Jianye and Meizhou Kejia throughout his playing career and was the first and only player to win all domestic trophies in China, including

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Club career

Tang Dechao started his football career playing for the

Guangzhou F.C. Guangzhou Football Club (), previously Guangzhou Evergrande (), was a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Historically, Guangzhou FC played its home matches at various grounds in their home ci ...

's youth team before being promoted to the club's satellite team Xiangxue Pharmaceutical who were allowed to play during the 2002-03 season in the

Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the List of oldest football competitions, third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is ...

. The following season he was allowed to stay in Hong Kong and played for Sunray Cave for a season before he returned to Guangzhou. Tang played for Guangzhou Evergrande between 2005 and 2013. He transferred to

side Henan Jianye in July 2013. In July 2015, Tang transferred to

side Meizhou Kejia. After helping Meizhou win 2015 League Two champions, he became first and only player to win all domestic trophies in China, including Super League, League One, League Two,

and Chinese FA Super Cup.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

: 2007,

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

* Chinese FA Super Cup:

Henan Jianye *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Meizhou Kejia *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

References

External links

Player profile at sina.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Dechao 1984 births Living people Footballers from Guangzhou Chinese men's footballers Guangzhou F.C. players Hong Kong First Division League players Henan F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Men's association football defenders