Huang Zhengyu
Chinese footballer (born 1997)
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Huang Zhengyu (Chinese: 黄政宇; pinyin: Huáng Zhèngyǔ; Jyutping: Wong4 Zing3jyu5; born 24 January 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.
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Huang Zhengyu in April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shandong Taishan | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pui Ching Middle School | |||||||||||||||||
| Guangzhou No.5 Middle School | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Guangzhou City | 118 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023- | Shandong Taishan | 70 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | China U-19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | China U-23 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | China | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Huang Zhengyu | |||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 黄政宇 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃政宇 | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
Guangzhou R&F
In 2016, Huang Zhengyu was promoted to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F first team by manager Dragan Stojković.[1] He made his senior debut on 2 July 2016 in a 4–2 home victory against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, coming on as a substitute for Lu Lin in the 87th minute.[2] Huang played six league match for Guangzhou in the 2016 season and extended his contract with the club on 7 November 2016 for five years.[3]
Huang became a regular starter for Guangzhou R&F in the 2017 season, benefitting from the new CSL regulation that at least one under-23 player must be in the starting line-up.[4] He started 29 CSL games at centre back and played 2,637 minutes in total, which was the most of all U23 players in the 2017 CSL season.[5] He was also named the best U23 player and was selected in the CSL team of the year.[6] Huang extended his contract again until the end of 2022 season on 5 December 2017.[7]
On 4 September 2020, Huang scored his first career goal in a 2-1 defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.[8] On 10 November 2020, Huang made his 100th appearance for Guangzhou R&F in a 4-0 win against Dalian Professional.
Shandong Taishan
On 11 April 2023, Huang joined fellow Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.[9] On 24 May 2023, Huang made his debut for the club in a 3-0 home win against Shenzhen F.C. On 3 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Taishan in a 2-0 home win against Dalian Professional.[10]
International career
On 18 September 2016, Huang was selected in the China U19 for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship.[11] He was selected in the China U22 for the Dubai Cup on 13 March 2017.[12]
Huang made his debut for the China national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. He substituted Wang Shangyuan in the 78th minute as South Korea won 1–0.[13] On 15 July 2025, Huang scored his first international goal in a 1-0 win against Hong Kong in the final game of 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[14]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 22 November 2025.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 3 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Honours
Individual
- Chinese Super League U-23 Player of the Year: 2017[16]
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017[17]