Deng Zhuoxiang
邓卓翔
Personal information
Full name Deng Zhuoxiang
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 Guangdong Mingfeng
2005 Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Wuhan Optics Valley 35 (3)
2009 Jiangsu Sainty 29 (5)
2010–2011 Shandong Luneng 48 (7)
2012–2014 Jiangsu Sainty 38 (2)
2015–2017 Shanghai Shenhua 3 (0)
2017 → Qingdao Huanghai (loan) 29 (5)
2018–2020 Beijing Enterprises Group 30 (0)
2020–2022 Wuhan Three Towns 40 (3)
International career‡
2003–2005 China U-17
2006–2007 China U-20
2009–2011 China 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2015

Deng Zhuoxiang (simplified Chinese: 邓卓翔; traditional Chinese: 鄧卓翔; pinyin: Dèng Zhuōxiáng, born 24 October 1988) is a former Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Deng Zhuoxiang started his football career in the 2005 league season playing for Wuhan Optics Valley; however, he would have to wait until the 2006 league season to make his debut against Tianjin Teda on 12 July 2006 in a 4–3 loss.[1] Throughout the season, he would steadily establish himself within the squad by playing in 10 league games, though this was often as a substitute.[2] By the 2007 league season, Deng would establish himself within the team and even score his first goal against Qingdao Jonoon in a 1–0 win on 27 March 2007.[3] While now a regular starter for Wuhan, he found that they were controversially relegated then subsequently disbanded during the 2008 season after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out during a match against Beijing Guoan on 27 September 2008.[4]

Without a club, Deng would be loaned to the newly promoted Jiangsu Sainty by Hubei F.A. at the beginning of the 2009 league season. He would go on to play in 29 league games in the season, scoring five goals and providing six assists. On 4 December 2009, he was named as the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year and would then transfer to Shandong Luneng shortly after. He would go on to make his debut on 24 February 2010 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in an AFC Champions League game that Shandong won 1–0.[5] In his debut season for Shandong, he would have to fight for his position against Wang Yongpo; however, he quickly established himself as an integral member of the team and aid the club to the 2010 league title by the end of his first season.

Deng transferred back to Jiangsu on 6 February 2012.[6] However, Deng did not play during the 2012 season, missing out after doctors found fractured bone fragments in his knee. He was flown to Germany to get surgery and recover for most of the season. Deng finally made his debut for Jiangsu in the final game of the season, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw against Guangzhou R&F. He would miss the beginning of the 2013 season with a fear of a possible leg inflammation. Deng returned in his first appearance of the season on 22 June 2013 in a 2–1 win against Shandong Luneng. He scored his first goal for Jiangsu on 19 October 2013 against Shandong in a 1–1 draw.

On 16 February 2015, Deng transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[7] He made his debut for the club on 8 March 2015 in a 6–2 win against Shanghai Shenxin. Throughout the season Deng was limited to only three games after his 2012 knee injury made a recurrence. It was discovered that there was fragments of cartilage causing him discomfort and he needed more surgery on his knee.[8] On 22 February 2017, Deng was loaned to China League One side Qingdao Huanghai until 31 December 2017.[9]

On 28 February 2018, Deng transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises Group.[10]

On 5 August 2020, Wuhan Three Towns announced his joining.[11] In his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.[12] This would be followed by another division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first tine in their history.[13] The following campaign he would be part of the squad that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[14]

International career

Deng made his international debut on 18 July 2009 in a 3–1 win against Palestine.[15] He would go on to be mainly used in friendlies until he was given a run of games in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship. On 10 February 2010, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win against South Korea and help China beat them for the first time, ending the team's Koreaphobia.[16] On 4 June 2010, Deng scored from a direct free kick in a 1–0 win against France, condemning the latter to a shock defeat.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 January 2023.[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Optics Valley 2006 Chinese Super League 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2007 15 2 - - - 15 2
2008 10 1 - - - 10 1
Total 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
Jiangsu Sainty 2009 Chinese Super League 29 5 - - - 29 5
Shandong Luneng 2010 Chinese Super League 28 5 - 2 0 - 30 5
2011 20 2 2 0 4 1 - 26 3
Total 48 7 2 0 6 1 0 0 56 8
Jiangsu Sainty 2012 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2013 12 1 2 0 0 0 0[a] 0 14 1
2014 25 1 4 1 - - 29 2
Total 38 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 44 3
Shanghai Shenhua 2015 Chinese Super League 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
2016 0 0 2 0 - - 2 0
Total 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Qingdao Huanghai (loan) 2017 China League One 29 5 1 0 - - 30 5
Beijing Enterprises Group 2018 China League One 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0
2019 19 0 0 0 - - 19 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Wuhan Three Towns 2020 China League Two 11 2 - - - 11 2
2021 China League One 16 1 0 0 - - 16 1
2022 Chinese Super League 13 0 3 0 - - 16 0
Total 40 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 3
Career total 252 25 15 1 6 1 0 0 273 27
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 February 2010 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  South Korea 3–0 3–0 2010 East Asian Football Championship
2 4 June 2010 Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion  France 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 22 December 2010 Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, China  North Macedonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 January 2011 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iraq 3–2 3–2 Friendly1
4 8 January 2011 Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Kuwait 2–0 2–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup
5 8 June 2011 Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang, China  North Korea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 28 July 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 3–1 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
7 28 July 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 4–1 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng

Wuhan Three Towns

International

China under-17 national football team
China PR national football team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "3–4 – 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐" (in Chinese). csldata.sports.sohu.com. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ 球员资料-中超数据库-搜狐 (in Chinese). csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "1–0 – 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐" (in Chinese). csldata.sports.sohu.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Wuhan ejected from soccer league". english.people.com.cn. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. ^ "AFC Champions League 2010 Match Summary: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Shandong Luneng". the-afc.com. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  6. ^ 舜天官方微博宣布邓卓翔加盟 时隔两年重返老东家 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  7. ^ 2015赛季第五内援敲定 邓卓翔转会加盟绿地申花 Archived 30 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine at shenhuafc.com 2015-02-16 Retrieved 2015-02-16
  8. ^ 邓卓翔：我是条期待翻身的咸鱼 高洪波非常懂我 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ^ 青岛黄海官方宣布邓卓翔加盟 at sports.sina.com 2017-02-22 Retrieved 2017-02-22 (in Chinese)
  10. ^ 北京北控官宣签约五名内援 吕征邓卓翔正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2018-03-02 Retrieved 2018-03-05
  11. ^ "连签10人！中乙武汉三镇官方：邓卓翔吴毅臻加盟". qq.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "武汉三镇点球战6-5击败淄博蹴鞠 获中乙联赛冠军". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ 国足3–1巴勒斯坦 曲波郜林进球杨智红牌 图　评 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  16. ^ 中国 3–0 韩国 (in Chinese). teamchina.freehostia.com. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  17. ^ 邓卓翔 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

China squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year
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