Zhang Ke (; born 20 March 1985) is a Chinese

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defender who currently plays for

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Club career

Zhang Ke would make his senior club debut on June 20, 2004, for

Shenyang Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which last competed in the Chinese Super League. The team was based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ' ...

in a league game vs Liaoning Zhongyu that Shenyang Ginde lost 1–0. After that game Zhang would gradually start to establish himself within the Shanyang team and go on to play in ten league games for the team at the end of the season, however his development would be halted when it was discovered that he took a banned drug during December 2004 and was banned from playing for two months despite claims that he took the drug by mistake. Being out for such a period saw Zhang having to re-establish himself within the team and it was only during the 2006 league season did he start to become a regular first team member. This did not continue the following season and he only featured in ten more league games for the recently relocated and renamed

Changsha Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which last competed in the Chinese Super League. The team was based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ' ...

. The move to

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didn't seem to get the best out Zhang and he was dropped by the recently appointed

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during the 2008 league season. At the beginning of the 2009 league season Zhang had a chance to return to his hometown of

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with second-tier football club

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. After only one season with the club Zhang had a chance to return to the

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with Jiangsu Sainty who asked for his transfer at the beginning of the 2010 league season.

International career

Zhang Ke would be called up into

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's squad to instead injured defender

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. He made his debut against

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in a 1–0 win on the 30 November 2006, the first match of

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, but he received red card at the 41 minutes.

Honours

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

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References

External links

Player stats
at Sohu.com
Player profile
at Jiangsu Sainty website {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Ke 1985 births Living people Footballers from Shenyang Chinese men's footballers Guangzhou City F.C. players Shenyang Dongjin F.C. players Jiangsu F.C. players Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Henan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games competitors for China