Zeng Cheng

Zeng Cheng
Zeng Cheng
Simplified Chinese	曾诚
Traditional Chinese	曾誠
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zēng Chéng
IPA	[tsə́ŋ ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]

Zeng Cheng
曾诚
Personal information
Full name	Zeng Cheng
Date of birth	8 January 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008	Wuhan Guanggu
2005	→ Persebaya Surabaya (loan)
2009–2012	Henan Jianye
2013–2020	Guangzhou Evergrande
2020	→ Shanghai Shenhua (loan)
2021–2023	Shanghai Shenhua
International career‡
2009–2018	China
Medal record
Representing China
Men's football
EAFF Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2019

Zeng Cheng (Chinese: 曾诚; pinyin: Zēng Chéng; born 8 January 1987) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper

Club career

Zeng Cheng started his football career at top-tier side Wuhan Guanggu; however, he was soon loaned out to Indonesia Super League side Persebaya for more playing time at the beginning of the 2005 season. On his return to Wuhan, he would be allowed to make his league debut at the end of the league season on 5 November 2005 in a 1–1 draw against Shanghai Shenhua.^[1] For several seasons, Zeng would play understudy to Deng Xiaofei until Wuhan quit the league and were subsequently relegated in the 2008 season after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out during a league game against Beijing Guoan on 27 September 2008.^[2]

At the beginning of the 2009 season, Zeng transferred to another top-tier side Henan Jianye where he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Zhou Yajun.^[3] The move turned out to be a big success and the club would finish in it highest ever position of third place in the league and qualify for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history.^[4]

On 1 January 2013, along with Zhao Peng and Yi Teng, Zeng successfully transferred to two-time, back-to-back Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande on a free transfer.^[5] During the 2013 season, Zeng established himself as Guangzhou's first-choice goalkeeper due to impressive displays which impressed manager Marcello Lippi. At the end of the season, Lippi credited Zeng as "one of Guangzhou's best buys." Zeng finished the 2013 season only conceding 16 goals and kept 13 clean sheets in 27 matches in the league. He was an important cog in what was considered absolute dominance by Guangzhou during the group and knockout stages of the AFC Champions League that season. On 9 November 2013, Zeng won the continental title with the club, winning the finals against FC Seoul in a two-legged tie which ended with them winning on away goals.

On 6 September 2016, Zeng suffered a rupture of posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iran, ruling him out for the rest of the 2016 season.^[6] He played 23 league matches and kept 10 clean sheets in the 2016 season as he was awarded with the Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of The Year award for the third time in November 2016.^[7]

International career

Zeng's performances for Henan Jianye at the beginning of the 2009 season would see the China national team manager Gao Hongbo call him up to the international set-up for the first time. He made his debut against Iran in a friendly which China won 1–0 on 1 June 2009.^[8] After that game, he would become the national team's second choice goalkeeper behind Yang Zhi and be included in the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before being included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup squad.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 4 November 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persebaya (loan)	2005	Premier Division	25	0	0	0	-		6	0	-		31	0
Wuhan Guanggu	2005	Chinese Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	2006		12	0	1	0	-		-		-		13	0
	2007		7	0	-		-		-		-		7	0
	2008		1	0	-		-		-		-		1	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Henan Jianye	2009	Chinese Super League	29	0	-		-		-		-		29	0
	2010		23	0	-		-		6	0	-		29	0
	2011		26	0	0	0	-		-		-		26	0
	2012		27	0	0	0	-		-		-		27	0
	Total		105	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	111	0
Guangzhou Evergrande	2013	Chinese Super League	27	0	4	0	-		14	0	3^[a]	0	48	0
	2014		26	0	0	0	-		10	0	0^[b]	0	36	0
	2015		25	0	0	0	-		11	0	1^[b]	0	37	0
	2016		23	0	5	0	-		5	0	1^[b]	0	34	0
	2017		29	0	1	0	-		10	0	1^[b]	0	41	0
	2018		27	0	0	0	-		6	0	0^[b]	0	33	0
	2019		4	0	1	0	-		7	0	-		12	0
	Total		161	0	11	0	0	0	63	0	6	0	241	0
Shanghai Shenhua (loan)	2020	Chinese Super League	14	0	0	0	-		0	0	-		14	0
Shanghai Shenhua	2021		7	0	6	0	-		-		-		13	0
	2022		11	0	1	0	-		-		-		12	0
	2023		0	0	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	Total		18	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Career total			344	0	19	0	0	0	75	0	6	0	444	0

↑ One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	3	0
2010	6	0
2011	2	0
2012	5	0
2013	9	0
2014	5	0
2015	1	0
2016	5	0
2017	5	0
2018	1	0
Total	42	0

Honours

References

↑ "武汉青年军客场爆冷申花战平黑马夺取亚军　评". sports.sohu.com. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "Wuhan ejected from soccer league – People's Daily Online". English.people.com.cn. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "内托奥利萨德贝轰双响炮中超揭幕战河南2–1广州". sports.sina.com.cn. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "China 2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "曾诚、赵鹏、弋腾正式加盟广州恒大". gzevergrandefc.com. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
↑ "重伤！曾诚韧带断裂赛季报销康复时间6-8个月". Sohu. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "2016中超颁奖：高拉特金球金靴恒大狂揽九奖项". Sohu. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
↑ "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜中国队1–0胜伊朗". teamchina.sports.sohu.com. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "曾诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

External links

Zeng Cheng at National-Football-Teams.com
Zeng Cheng at Soccerway
Player stats at sohu.com
Squad profile at Henan Construction website

[FIFA_CWC-10] One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

[CFASC-11] 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

[1] "武汉青年军客场爆冷申花战平黑马夺取亚军　评". sports.sohu.com. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[2] "Wuhan ejected from soccer league – People's Daily Online". English.people.com.cn. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[3] "内托奥利萨德贝轰双响炮中超揭幕战河南2–1广州". sports.sina.com.cn. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[4] "China 2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[5] "曾诚、赵鹏、弋腾正式加盟广州恒大". gzevergrandefc.com. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[6] "重伤！曾诚韧带断裂赛季报销康复时间6-8个月". Sohu. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[7] "2016中超颁奖：高拉特金球金靴恒大狂揽九奖项". Sohu. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[8] "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜中国队1–0胜伊朗". teamchina.sports.sohu.com. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[9] "曾诚". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

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