Zheng Kaimu

Zheng Kaimu
郑凯木
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-28) January 28, 1992
Place of birth Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Shanghai Shenhua
Number 19
Youth career
2000–2006 Genbao Football Base
2008 Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Hubei Greenery
2009–2010 Shanghai East Asia 8 (0)
2011 Chongqing F.C. 21 (0)
2012– Shanghai Shenhua 54 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Zheng Kaimu (Chinese: 郑凯木; pinyin: Zhèng Kǎimǔ; born January 28, 1992) is a professional Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

While Zheng Kaimu was born in Huangshi, Hubei he would move to Shanghai to join the Genbao Football Base where he spent several years studying before moving back to Hubei and joined the Wuhan Optics Valley youth team. Unfortunately for him his club would decide to disband before he had the chance to graduate to the senior team, however luckily for Zheng the local Hubei government decided to form a new team using the Wuhan Optics Valley youth team and play within the third tier of the Chinese pyramid as Hubei Greenery.[1] After only spending six months with the club Zheng would have the chance to return to Shanghai to join Genbao Football Base's senior football club Shanghai East Asia and play within the second tier. Zheng would, however have to wait until the following season before he made his debut for the club on April 22, 2010 in a league game against Hunan Billows in 2-1 defeat.[2] By the end of the season Zheng would not be able to establish himself as regular member of the team and was allowed to leave the club to join third tier club Chongqing F.C.

Within Chongqing F.C. Zheng would go on to establish himself as a regular within the squad as they won promotion and came runners-up within the league.[3] His performances for Chongqing F.C. would attract the interests of top tier club Shanghai Shenhua where he would go on to make his debut on March 10, 2012 in a league game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 1-1 draw.[4]

References

  1. ""湖北绿茵足球俱乐部"注册成功 参加中乙成定局". sports.sohu.com. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  2. "王佳玉任意球建功王琛补时绝杀 湖南主场2-1东亚". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. "中乙-点球战毅腾门将立功 哈尔滨6-5胜重庆夺冠". sports.sohu.com. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  4. "Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Jiangsu Sainty". soccerway.com. 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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