Gu Chao

Not to be confused with Gu Cao.
Gu Chao
顾超
Personal information
Full name Gu Chao
Date of birth (1989-08-20) 20 August 1989
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Jiangsu Suning
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2006 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Shanghai East Asia 50 (0)
2011–2015 Hangzhou Greentown 78 (0)
2016– Jiangsu Suning 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2014
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gu.

Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: Gù Chāo; born 20 August 1989 in Shanghai) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team squad during the 2006 season. He played regularly as the starting goalkeeper and made an impression within the team as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season.

On 15 March 2011, Gu transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for a fee of ¥2 million.[1] On 6 July 2011, he made his debut for Hangzhou in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Shide.[2] He mainly played as the backup goalkeeper for Jiang Bo in the 2011 season and 2012 season. However, it was not until the 2014 season when Gu cemented his role as the team's starting goalkeeper.

On 31 December 2015, Gu moved to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a five-year contract with transfer fee of ¥50 million,[3] which above Wang Dalei's transfer record fee of ¥30 million and became the most expensive goalkeeper in China.[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 November 2015.[5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2006Shanghai East AsiaChina League Two ---
2007 ---
2008China League One220---220
2009190---190
201090---90
2011Hangzhou GreentownChinese Super League4000-0040
20121010--20
201313010--140
201430000--300
201530010--310
Total China PR 12803000001310

Honours

Club

Shanghai East Asia

References

  1. 东亚门将顾超转会绿城 卖五主力徐根宝冲超目标不变 at sina.com.cn 2011-03-16 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
  2. 绿城6战5分掉队争冠集团 一套阵容何谈称霸中超 at sohu.com 2011-07-06 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
  3. 江苏官方宣布签约顾超 前绿城门将五年合约加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Chinese)
  4. 江苏苏宁宣布顾超加盟 转会费打破3000万元纪录 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2016-01-05 (Chinese)
  5. 顾超 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (Chinese)
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