Zu Pengchao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zu.

Zu Pengchao (simplified Chinese: 祖鹏超; traditional Chinese: 祖鵬超; pinyin: Zǔ Péngchāo; born 11 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Shenzhen Juniors.

Zu Pengchao

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Hangzhou, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shenzhen Juniors
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2014	Hangzhou Greentown
2015–2017	Shanghai Shenhua
2015	→ C.F. Cracks (loan)
2015–2016	→ Atlético Museros (loan)
2015–2016	→ C.F. Cracks (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Shanghai Shenhua	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Atlético Museros (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2020	Shenzhen FC	49	(1)
2021	Hebei FC	0	(0)
2021	→ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (loan)	7	(0)
2022	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger	0	(0)
2022	→ Nanjing City (loan)	10	(1)
2023	Qingdao Red Lions	18	(2)
2024	Hunan Billows	21	(3)
2025-	Shenzhen Juniors	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:04, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Zu Pengchao would play for his local football club's Hangzhou Greentown youth team before representing the Zhejiang team in the U18 Men's 2013 National Games where his team came runners-up to Liaoning.^[1] He would sign for Shanghai Shenhua where he was sent to Spain to continue his football development until second tier football club Shenzhen signed him on 28 February 2017.^[2] He would be promoted to their senior team and would make his debut appearance on 12 March 2017 against Dalian Transcendence F.C. in a league game that ended in a 6-0 victory.^[3] He would gradually start to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to gain promotion with the club at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020.^[5][6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shanghai Shenhua	2015	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlético Museros (loan)	2015–2016	Preferente Valenciana	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Shenzhen FC	2017	China League One	17	0	0	0	–		0	0	17	0
	2018		18	1	1[a]	0	–		0	0	19	1
	2019	Chinese Super League	14	0	1[a]	0	–		0	0	15	0
	Total		49	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	51	1
Career total			52	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	54	1

Notes

1. Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup