Zhu Ting
朱挺
Personal information
Full name Zhu Ting
Date of birth (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back, Right winger, Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2012 Dalian Shide 171 (26)
2004 → Dalian Changbo (loan) 17 (1)
2013–2014 Wuhan Zall 48 (6)
2015–2020 Dalian Yifang 122 (2)
2021 Qingdao FC 14 (0)
2022–2024 Dalian Pro 37 (1)
Total 409 (36)
International career
2006–2012 China 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zhu Ting (Chinese: 朱挺; pinyin: Zhū Tǐng; born 15 July 1985) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a right-back, a right winger or a forward.

Club career

Starting his football career with Dalian Shide in 2002, Zhu Ting was unable to play in any league games and he was given the chance to start his professional career with second tier side Dalian Changbo on a loan move in 2004 where in his first season he played seventeen games and scored one goal.[1] Moving back to Dalian the following season, he was given the chance to prove himself by then manager Vladimir Petrović and despite only playing in a handful of games he would still be part of the squad that won the league and cup double at the end of the season.[2]

The next season saw him go on to establish himself as the team's regular striker, however despite not being a prolific scorer, he won praise for his speed, determination and high work rate until the end of the 2008 league season when Dalian struggled within the league and there were question marks with his future even in July 2009, Dalian was rumoured to have accepted a deal from Prva HNL side Hajduk Split to loan Zhu for a fee of €120,000 with a view for a permanent deal in the future.[3] The deal never materialized and Zhu had to fight for his place within the squad once again.

After failing to establish himself as a striker in the club, Zhu made a position transition to right winger and later to right-back by manager Nelo Vingada during the 2011 league season. He had an outstanding performances in the new position and eventually returned to the Chinese national team as defender in August 2012.[4] Zhu transferred to promoted Chinese Super League side Wuhan Zall after Shide was dissolved at the end of the 2012 season.

On 12 February 2015, Zhu transferred to China League One side Dalian Aerbin (later renamed Dalian Pro).[5] He immediately established himself as a vital member of their team that eventually went on to win the division title and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2017 China League One campaign.[6] The following campaign he was able to help ensure the club remained within the league. By the 2020 league campaign, the introduction of Tong Lei saw Zhu excluded from the first team squad of Dalian Professional.

He left the team in 2021, to join fellow top-tier club Qingdao.[7] While he established himself as a vital member of their team, he would be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the 2021 Chinese Super League season. The relegation would see the club dissolved and Zhu would return to his former club Dalian Pro.[8]

On 18 January 2024, Zhu announced his retirement from professional football, a day after the dissolution of his club Dalian Professional.[9]

International career

Zhu made his international debut on 11 October 2006 in a 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification game against Palestine in a 2–0 victory and would soon be included into the Chinese squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.[10] He was eligible to play for the 2008 Summer Olympics squad where he started the final group game of the tournament.[11] He returned to the national team in 2008 when he participated in several matches during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dalian Shide 2002 Chinese Jia-A League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
2003 0 0 1 1 - - - 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dalian Changbo 2004 China League One 17 1 1 1 - - - 18 2
Dalian Shide 2005 Chinese Super League 9 0 6 2 0 0 - - 15 2
2006 18 8 6 2 - 2 0 3[a] 1 29 11
2007 23 4 - - - - 23 4
2008 23 3 - - - - 23 3
2009 21 4 - - - - 21 4
2010 28 4 - - - - 28 4
2011 27 1 1 0 - - - 28 1
2012 22 2 1 0 - - - 23 2
Total 171 26 14 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 190 31
Wuhan Zall 2013 Chinese Super League 22 4 1 0 - - - 23 4
2014 China League One 26 2 0 0 - - - 26 2
Total 48 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 6
Dalian Yifang /
Dalian Professional 		2015 China League One 27 0 1 0 - - - 28 0
2016 30 1 0 0 - - - 30 1
2017 23 0 0 0 - - - 23 0
2018 Chinese Super League 26 1 3 1 - - - 29 2
2019 16 0 3 1 - - - 19 1
Total 122 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 4
Qingdao 2021 Chinese Super League 14 0 2 0 - - 2[b] 0 18 0
Dalian Professional 2022 15 1 1 0 - - - 16 1
2023 22 0 3 0 - - - 25 0
Total 37 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
Career Total 409 36 30 8 0 0 2 0 5 1 446 45
  1. ^ Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Play-Offs Promotion/Relegation

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 January 2008 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Syria 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 23 February 2008 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China  North Korea 1–1 3–1 2008 East Asian Football Championship
3. 15 March 2008 Kunming Tuodong Sports Center, Kunming, China  Thailand 3–3 3–3 Friendly

Honours

Club

Dalian Shide[1]

Dalian Professional

References

  1. ^ a b "Zhū, Tǐng". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. ^ "China 2005". RSSSF. 26 Oct 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. ^ "朱挺留洋达成先租后买共识 周三启程赴欧参加试训". news.xinmin.cn. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. ^ "朱挺成文加达阵容主力右后卫 位置改变进国家队". sports.sina.com.cn. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  5. ^ 阿尔滨第4内援锁定朱挺 at sports.163.com 2015-02-11 Retrieved 2015-02-12
  6. ^ a b "2017中甲联赛积分榜". Sina. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  7. ^ "官宣！朱挺加盟青岛队". qq.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "青岛日报：青岛队退出中国职业足球联赛，已发函至相关部门". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ "官方：38岁前国脚大连名宿朱挺宣布退役" [Official: 38-year-old former international and Dalian household name Zhu Ting announces his retirement]. dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. ^ "China PR 2–0 Palestine". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  11. ^ "Olympic Games 2008". football-lineups.com. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  12. ^ 朱挺 at sodasoccer.com 2018-04-22 Retrieved 2018-04-22 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Zhu Ting". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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