Zhu Pengyu (
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: 朱鹏宇; born 9 May 2005) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for
Dalian Yingbo in the
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
. Standing at 1.89 meters.
Early life and career beginnings
Born in
Dalian
Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...
,
Liaoning Province
)
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, Zhu began his football training at Dalian's Northeast Road Primary School, a well-known institution for youth football development. He later attended Dalian No. 21 Middle School and Dalian Yuming High School, where he became a standout player in the Dalian youth academy system. In 2017, he was named Best Player at the 14th Friedrich Cup in Germany and helped China win the ASEAN Youth Football Tournament.
Club career
Zhu signed with Dalian Yingbo in February 2024 and made his professional debut on 30 March 2024 in
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 ...
. In November 2024, he scored a 90th-minute header to secure a 2–1 victory over
Shanghai Jiading, which helped Dalian earn promotion to the Chinese Super League. During the
2024 season, he recorded 5 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances.
International career
Zhu gained recognition with the China U19 national team during the 2024 Panda Cup, scoring braces against Mongolia in both the group stage (6–0) and semifinals (4–0). At the
2025 U20 Asian Cup, he scored twice as a substitute in a 5–2 victory over Kyrgyzstan, contributing to China's advancement to the knockout stage.
Career statistics
''As of 16 February 2025''
References
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2005 births
Living people
Chinese men's footballers
China men's youth international footballers
China men's under-20 international footballers
Footballers from Dalian
Men's association football forwards
China League One players
Chinese Super League players
Dalian Yingbo F.C. players
21st-century Chinese sportsmen