Zhang Tianlong
张天龙
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992
Place of birth Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Qingdao Hainiu
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2010 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 0 (0)
2012–2014 Shenzhen Ruby 26 (0)
2014–2018 Liaoning 1 (0)
2017Nei Mongol Zhongyou (loan) 22 (2)
2018 Nei Mongol Zhongyou 21 (0)
2019 Liaoning 11 (0)
2020 Taizhou Yuanda 11 (0)
2021–2022 Nantong Zhiyun 26 (0)
2022– Qingdao Hainiu 27 (0)
International career
2006–2008 China U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2022

Zhang Tianlong (Chinese: 张天龙; pinyin: Zhāng Tiānlóng; born 26 February 1992) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a left-back or centre-back for Qingdao Hainiu.

Club career

Zhang joined Chinese Super League newcomer Guangzhou Evergrande from Shandong Luneng youth academy in 2011.[1] He transferred to China League One side Shenzhen Ruby in February 2012.[2] He made his senior debut on 17 Match 2012 in a 1–0 away win against Beijing Baxy.[3]

Zhang transferred to his hometown club Liaoning with his teammate Ding Haifeng in February 2014.[4] He was sent to the reserved team in 2015. On 18 September 2016, he made his debut for Liaoning in a 6–2 away defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] In February 2017, Zhang was loaned to Nei Mongol Zhongyou for the 2017 season.[6] He made his debut for the club on 18 March 2017 in a 5–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenxin.[7] On 22 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 away draw against Meizhou Hakka.[8] He made a permanent transfer to Nei Mongol Zhongyou in 2018.

Zhang transferred back to Liaoning on 28 February 2019.[9] His return was not a happy one, his wages were paid late after the club admitted they were in financial difficulties.[10] After helping guide the club avoid relegation the team disbanded at the end of the 2019 China League One campaign due to wage arrears.[11] He would join another second tier club in Taizhou Yuanda the following season, however he faced the same challenges and was free to leave for Nantong Zhiyun, after the club disbanded at the end of the 2020 China League One campaign.[12]

On 13 April 2022, Zhang transferred to second tier club Qingdao Hainiu.[13] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 9 June 2022 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in a 1-1 draw.[14] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.[15]

Career statistics

As of 25 December 2022.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guangzhou Evergrande2011Chinese Super League0000--00
Shenzhen Ruby2012China League One18010--190
2013China League One8000--80
Total 260100000270
Liaoning Whowin2014Chinese Super League0000--00
2016Chinese Super League1000--10
Total 1000000010
Nei Mongol Zhongyou (loan)2017China League One22230--252
Nei Mongol Zhongyou2018China League One21000--210
Liaoning Whowin2019China League One11000-0[lower-alpha 1]0110
Taizhou Yuanda2020China League One11010--120
Nantong Zhiyun2021China League One26010--270
Qingdao Hainiu2022China League One27010--280
Career Total 14527000001522
  1. Appearance(s) in CL1 Relegation play-offs

References

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  2. "红钻龙年首签锁恒大小将 特帅称仍有强援或弃基伦". Sina. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. "红钻1:0克北京八喜 特鲁西埃取首次客场胜利". Sohu. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. "辽足旧人确定回归补防线 前国安队长自由身加盟". Sohu. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. "辽足保留实力惨败恒大". Netease. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. "中优引援新进展两名大将加盟". Sina. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  7. "中甲-门将送大礼比罗比罗双响 申鑫5-0大胜中优". Sina. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. "中甲-张天龙抢点石鸿俊抽射扳平 梅州1-1呼和浩特". Sina. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. "辽宁宏运官宣人员变动 中后场2将加盟石笑天赴亚泰". Sina. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  10. "辽足仍在与足协沟通工资表问题 球队冬训正常进行". sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  11. "关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知-中国足球协会官方网站". www.thecfa.cn. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  12. "官方:中甲泰州远大宣布退出中国足坛". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  13. "青岛海牛官方:郑龙、刘军帅等人加盟球队,奥努埃布穿10号". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  14. "QINGDAO MANATEE VS. SHAANXI CHANG'AN 1 - 1". Soccerway.com. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  15. "青岛海牛时隔9年重返中超,这3312天他们经历了什么?". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  16. 张天龙 at sodasoccer 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2020-09-10 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-14 at the Wayback Machine


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