Gu Chao
顾超
Personal information
Full name Gu Chao
Date of birth (1989-08-20) 20 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang Pro
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2006 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Shanghai East Asia 50 (0)
2011–2015 Hangzhou Greentown 78 (0)
2016–2020 Jiangsu Suning 115 (0)
2021– Zhejiang Pro 53 (0)
International career‡
2016 China 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2016

Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; pinyin: Gù Chāo; born 20 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Zhejiang Pro in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team squad during the 2006 season. He played regularly as the starting goalkeeper and made an impression within the team as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season.

On 15 March 2011, Gu transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for a fee of ¥2 million.[1] On 6 July 2011, he made his debut for Hangzhou in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Shide.[2] He mainly played as the backup goalkeeper for Jiang Bo in the 2011 season and 2012 season. However, it was not until the 2014 season when Gu cemented his role as the team's starting goalkeeper.

On 31 December 2015, Gu moved to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a five-year contract with a transfer fee of ¥50 million,[3] which being above Wang Dalei's transfer record fee of ¥30 million, made him the most expensive goalkeeper in China.[4] He played as a back-up for Zhang Sipeng at the beginning of the season. Gu made his debut for Jiangsu on 9 April 2016 in a 1–0 win against Henan Jianye. He became the first choice goalkeeper of the club after the match.[5] At the end of the 2020 Chinese Super League he would repay the club by winning the league title with them.[6] On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[7]

On 15 March 2021, Gu returned to Hangzhou by joining second tier club Zhejiang Pro on a free transfer.[8] In his first season back he quickly established himself as a vital member of the team as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.[9]

International career

Gu was called up to the senior China squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round against South Korea and Iran.[10] Gu made his debut for the China on 6 September 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Iran, coming on as a substitute for injury Zeng Cheng in the 12th minute.[11]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[12]

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
Shanghai East Asia 2006 China League Two - - -
2007 - - -
2008 China League One 22 0 - - - 22 0
2009 19 0 - - - 19 0
2010 9 0 - - - 9 0
Total 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
Hangzhou Greentown 2011 Chinese Super League 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0
2012 1 0 1 0 - - 2 0
2013 13 0 1 0 - - 14 0
2014 30 0 0 0 - - 30 0
2015 30 0 1 0 - - 31 0
Total 78 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 81 0
Jiangsu Suning 2016 Chinese Super League 25 0 7 0 2 0 - 34 0
2017 20 0 2 0 1 0 - 23 0
2018 30 0 4 0 - - 34 0
2019 22 0 0 0 - - 22 0
2020 18 0 3 0 - - 21 0
Total 115 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 131 0
Zhejiang Pro 2021 China League One 30 0 0 0 - 2[a] 0 32 0
2022 Chinese Super League 23 0 1 0 - - 24 0
Total 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 0
Career total 296 0 20 0 3 0 2 0 321 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Club

Shanghai East Asia

Jiangsu Suning

References

  1. ^ 东亚门将顾超转会绿城 卖五主力徐根宝冲超目标不变 at sina.com.cn 2011-03-16 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 绿城6战5分掉队争冠集团 一套阵容何谈称霸中超 at sohu.com 2011-07-06 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 江苏官方宣布签约顾超 前绿城门将五年合约加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2015-12-31 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 江苏苏宁宣布顾超加盟 转会费打破3000万元纪录 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2016-01-05 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 中超-吉翔凌空抽射绝杀 苏宁1-0建业积10分领跑 at sports.163.com 2016-04-09 Retrieved 2016-11-03 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ a b "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. ^ "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  8. ^ "回归！官方：江苏队门将顾超加盟浙江队" (in Chinese). 163.com. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. ^ "足球——中超附加赛：浙江平青岛 总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  10. ^ "CFA reveals names of China PR players competing in FIFA World Cup qualifiers". chinatopix.org. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ^ 世预赛-武磊失单刀伊朗逃点球 国足0-0平 at sports.sohu.com 2016-09-06 Retrieved 2016-09-06 (in Chinese)
  12. ^ 顾超 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Zhejiang Professional F.C. – current squad
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