Tang Chuang
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_2.jpg) Tang in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tang Chuang | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Handan, Hebei, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Qingdao UST | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Qingdao Elite United | ||
| 2018 | Qingdao Red Lions | ||
| 2019 | Qingdao Daqi | ||
| 2020–2022 | Suzhou Dongwu | 72 | (18) |
| 2023– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 32 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Tang Chuang (simplified Chinese: 唐创; traditional Chinese: 唐創; pinyin: Táng Chuàng; born 30 April 1996) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
Tang Chuang attended Qingdao University of Science and Technology in a pursuit to play football. In the period between 2014 and 2015, he was nominated as a "stand-out student" of the university.[1] In 2015, Tang played futsal with the university team, and represented the university's home province of Shandong in a national futsal tournament, after winning the provincial championship.[2]
Club career
Early career
After a spell at amateur club Qingdao Elite United,[3] in 2018, Tang Chuang signed with then-Chinese Champions League club Qingdao Red Lions, who at the time were managed by Guo Zuojin, Tang's coach at QUST.[4] In the 2018 season, Totalling five goals in four appearances, Tang eventually helped Qingdao Red Lions gain promotion to China League Two.[4] In February 2019, he agreed a deal to sign for China League One club Yanbian Funde in principle, however, the club would be dissolved the same preseason.[5][6] The same year, he returned to playing amateur football, with a move to Qingdao Daqi.[4]
Suzhou Dongwu
On 9 September 2020, Tang signed for China League One club Suzhou Dongwu on a short-term free transfer,[7] under recommendation from Sun Xinbo, whom he played under at Qingdao Daqi.[4][8] On 24 September 2020, Tang scored his first professional goal, in a 2–1 league defeat to Chengdu Better City.[9]
Before the start of the 2021 season, Tang signed a new contract extension for Suzhou Dongwu.[10] On 6 August 2021, Tang Chuang scored in consecutive matches, getting on the score sheet in a 2–1 defeat to Chengdu Rongcheng and a 3–0 win over Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[11][12] After the end of the 2021 season, Tang Chuang finished with 7 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions.[13]
Tang Chuang experienced his break-out season with Suzhou Dongwu in 2022.[14] On 13 August 2022, he scored the first double of his career, with a penalty and a header to give Suzhou Dongwu a 2–0 win against Beijing IT.[15] At the end of the 2022 season, Tang Chuang provided 10 goals in 31 appearances across all competitions,[13] and played a big role in getting a sixth-place finish for the club.[16]
Chengdu Rongcheng
On 12 April 2023, Tang made a move to Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng.[14] On 23 June 2023, he made his debut for the club in a 2023 Chinese FA Cup tie away at Chongqing Tonglianglong,[17] which ended in a penalty shoot-out loss for Chengdu, with him missing a penalty in the shoot-out.[18] Two weeks later on 7 July, Tang scored his first goal for Chengdu Rongcheng, in a 3–1 league defeat away at Meizhou Hakka.[19]