Arturo Cheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cheng and the second or maternal family name is González.

Arturo Daniel Cheng González (born 3 March 1999), known as Zheng Tuluo (Chinese: 郑图罗; pinyin: Zhèng Túluó) in China, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Beijing Guoan.

Arturo Cheng

Cheng in July 2024
Personal information
Full name	Arturo Daniel Cheng González
Date of birth	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Presidente Franco, Paraguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Beijing Guoan
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2018	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Cerro Porteño	0	(0)
2022–2024	Racing Rioja	39	(0)
2024–	Beijing Guoan	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2024

Early life

Cheng was born on 3 March 1999 in Presidente Franco, Paraguay. Born to a Chinese father and a Paraguayan mother, he has a sibling.^[1] At the age of five, he started football before moving to Brazil for football purposes at the age of ten.^[2]

Career

As a youth player, Cheng joined the youth academy of Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. In 2022, he signed for Spanish side Racing Rioja, where he made thirty-nine league appearances. In 2024, he signed for Chinese side Beijing Guoan.^[3]

Style of play

Cheng plays as a goalkeeper and is right-footed. NetEase wrote in 2024 that he is a "technical goalkeeper who not only has excellent shot-saving ability, but can also organise attacks from the back... his style is similar to that of German goalkeeper Neuer."^[4]