Zhang Chengxiang (;

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

: ''Zhāng Chéngxiáng''; born 25 January 1989) is a Chinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

currently playing for

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

side

Heilongjiang Lava Spring Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club (), previously known as Heilongjiang Lava Spring Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CF ...

as a

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Club career

Zhang joined

Changsha Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional Association football, football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdon ...

youth team system in the early year and was promoted to first team squad in 2007. On 7 April 2007, he made his Super League debut in a 4–2 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan, coming on as a substitute for Li Zhenhong in the 80th minute. Playing as a substitute striker, Zhang made just 26 appearances for Changsha Ginde between 2007 and 2010. His first senior goal came on 14 August 2010, in a 3–2 away defeat against Tianjin Teda. After Changsha Ginde relegated to second-tier league in the end of 2010 season, Zhang transferred to Super League club

Shaanxi Chanba Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their hom ...

in December 2010 with his elder brother

Zhang Chenglin Zhang Chenglin (; Pinyin: ''Zhāng Chénglín''; ; born 20 January 1987 in Bengbu) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. Club career Zhang Chenglin started his football career wi ...

. However, he failed to establish himself within the first team and played mostly in the reserve team league. He followed the club to move to Guizhou in 2012. On 4 July 2012, he made his debut for Guizhou Renhe in the third round of

2012 Chinese FA Cup The TOSHIBA 2012 Chinese FA Cup ( Chinese: 东芝2012中国足球协会杯) was the 14th edition of the Chinese FA Cup. The first round matches began on 26 May 2012, and the finals took place on 10 November and 18 November 2012. The cup title spo ...

which Guizhou beat

Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once own ...

2–0 at

Guiyang Olympic Centre The Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium () is a sports venue in Guanshanhu District, Guiyang, China. With a capacity of 51,636 people, it is the largest sports venue in Guizhou Province. Construction began in 2006, and the center was opened in ...

. Along with Wang Erzhuo and Liao Linkun, Zhang was loaned to

club

Shaanxi Laochenggen Shaanxi Laochenggen is a football club which plays in Xian, Shaanxi. Their home stadium is the 50,100 seater Jiaodaruisun Stadium Shaanxi Province Stadium (), also known as Zhuque Stadium () because it is located near Zhuque Square (), is a mul ...

for the rest of the season in mid-July. He scored 5 goals in the Group Stage as Shaanxi Laochenggen finished 4th place in the North Group and entered the play-offs stage. However, Shaanxi lost to

Guizhou Zhicheng Guizhou FC (; ) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Guiyang, Guizhou and their home stadium was the 51,636 seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. Their majority shareholders were Hengfeng Real Estate, Guizhou Zhicheng ...

2–0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and failed to promote to

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

. In March 2013, Shaanxi Laochenggen extended Zhang's loan deal for one year. In March 2015, Zhang transferred to

side

Tianjin Locomotive } Tianjin Huochetou Football Club () was a professional Chinese former football club that last participated in China League Two. The team was based in Tianjin and their home stadium was the Tianjin Huochetou Stadium, which has a seating capacity o ...

. He moved to fellow China League Two side

in March 2016.

Personal life

Zhang Chengxiang's elder brother,

, is also a professional footballer. They played together at

(2007–2010) and

Guizhou Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their h ...

(2011–2014).

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 November 2017.'' 张成祥
at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-09-17

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Chengxiang Living people 1989 births People from Bengbu Chinese footballers Footballers from Anhui Changsha Ginde players Beijing Renhe F.C. players Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. players Chinese Super League players Association football forwards