Zheng Long
Chinese footballer
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Zheng Long (Chinese: 郑龙; pinyin: Zhèng Lóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂə̂ŋ lʊ̌ŋ]; born 15 April 1988) is a Chinese retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.
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Zheng Long in August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Zheng Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Qingdao, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Qingdao Hainiu (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Qingdao Jonoon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Qingdao Jonoon | 174 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 76 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Dalian Pro (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Dalian Pro | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Qingdao Hainiu | 50 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | China | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Qingdao Hainiu (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Zheng Long started his football career after he graduated from top tier Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy in 2006. Throughout the 2007 season, he would start to gain significant playing time and go on to score his first goal of his career, which was a free kick in a league game on 7 April 2007 against Changchun Yatai in a 2-1 defeat.[1] He would go on to start to establish himself as a regular for the team, however it was during the 2008 season that saw Zheng established himself as the clubs prominent left-sided player and an expert free kick specialist with five goals in 27 appearances.[2]
On 19 July 2013, Zheng was loaned to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande until 31 December 2013.[3] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 31 July 2013 in a 3–0 win against Beijing Guoan.[4] Zheng would go on to win his first league title with Guangzhou and permanently transferred to them before the start of the 2014 season after Qingdao was relegated from the top tier in the 2013 Chinese Super League season.[5] He would not play any matches during the 2014 season due to a serious fractured toe, however the following season on his return he would become a vital member of the team that would win the league title and 2015 AFC Champions League.[6]
On 26 February 2019, Zheng was loaned to fellow top tier side Dalian Pro for the 2019 season.[7] On 31 July 2019, Zheng permanently transferred to the club. After three seasons with Dalian, Zheng returned to Qingdao, with the renamed Qingdao Hainiu on 29 April 2022.[8] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 30 June 2022 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in a 2-1 victory, where he also scored.[9] 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.[10]
Coaching Career
On 4 February 2026, Zheng retired from professional football and became the assistant coach of Qingdao Hainiu first team.[11]
International career
Zheng made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 July 2009 in a 3–1 win against Palestine.[12] He scored his first goal for the national team on 8 November 2009 in a 2–2 draw against Kuwait.[13]
Career statistics
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qingdao Jonoon | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | 27 | 5 | - | - | - | 27 | 5 | |||||
| 2009 | 30 | 5 | - | - | - | 30 | 5 | |||||
| 2010 | 24 | 3 | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | |||||
| 2011 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 5 | ||||
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2013 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 174 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 26 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 83 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 19 | ||
| Dalian Professional | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 0[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2022 | China League One | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 48 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 404 | 54 | ||
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
International statistics
| National team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[16]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 8 November 2009 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 6 September 2013 | Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China |  Singapore | 5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly international |
| 3. | 6–1 | |||||
| 4. | 10 September 2013 | Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |