{{Short description|Chinese footballer (born 1983)}} {{family name hatnote|Du|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Du Zhenyu <br> 杜震宇 | image = File:Du Zhenyu, China national football team 06-JUN-2008-ANZstad (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|10}} | birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China | height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}} | position = Left winger | currentclub = | years1 = 2001–2012 | clubs1 = Changchun Yatai | caps1 = 229 | goals1 = 76 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = → Tianjin TEDA (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Tianjin TEDA | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2015–2018 | clubs4 = Changchun Yatai | caps4 = 75 | goals4 = 7 | totalcaps = 359 |totalgoals = 89 | nationalyears1 = 2006–2009 | nationalteam1 = China | nationalcaps1 = 24 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2023 | managerclubs1 = China U-20 (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs2 = Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (assistant) | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's football}} {{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}} {{MedalBronze | 2008 China | Team}} {{MedalCompetition|East Asian Games}} {{MedalGold |2001 Macau|Football}} }}
'''Du Zhenyu''' ({{lang-zh|c=杜震宇|p=Dù Zhènyǔ}}; born February 10, 1983, in Shenyang) was a Chinese international footballer.
==Club career== Du Zhenyu started his career in 2001 with Changchun Yatai, where in his first season he made eighteen appearances, scoring five goals.<ref name="national-football-teams.com">{{NFT player|id=13075|name=Dù, Zhènyǔ|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> He gradually became a team regular for Changchun Yatai beginning in 2003. He established himself as a first-team regular in 2005 when he played a significant role in the promotion of Changchun Yatai to the Chinese Super League by helping Changchun place second in the China League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china05.html |title=China 2005 |date=26 Oct 2006 |access-date=2012-05-29 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192517/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china05.html |archive-date=2012-09-29 }}</ref> With Changchun now in the top tier, Du Zhenyu found it relatively easy to translate his prolific goalscoring record from midfield by scoring seven league goals to help Changchun place fourth in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MP0364&season=2006 |title=杜震宇 2006赛季表现 |publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref>
The 2007 league season was to prove the most successful for Du Zhenyu, as he played a significant part in the title-winning Changchun Yatai team, subsequently winning the Footballer of the Year award in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianreddragons.over-blog.com/45-categorie-854091.html |title=CSL All Star Game 2007 : Le Nord s'impose aux tirs au but |publisher=asianreddragons |date=17 November 2007 |access-date=2012-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219045038/http://asianreddragons.over-blog.com/45-categorie-854091.html |archive-date=2012-02-19 }}</ref> The following season saw Changchun play in the AFC Champions League; however, despite scoring several goals and a winning start against Bình Dương F.C., Changchun were unable to get out of the group stages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1257.pdf |title=MATCH SUMMARY Changchun Yatai 2-1 Bình Dương F.C. |publisher=the-afc.com |date=12 Mar 2008 |access-date=2012-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155024/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/218-1257.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-15 }}</ref> The 2008 league season wasn't to prove much more successful as Changchun ended the season in sixth; however, Du Zhenyu still continued his prolific goalscoring form by scoring ten league goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MP0364&season=2008 |title=杜震宇 2008赛季表现|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref>
At the beginning of the 2012 Chinese Super League season, Du lost favour within the team to Liu Weidong, which soon saw him decide to move to Tianjin Teda on loan, where he made his debut on July 14, 2012, against Qingdao Jonoon in a league game that ended in a 0-0 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/14/china-pr/csl/tianjin-teda/qingdao-jonoon/1268189/ |date=14 July 2012 |title=Tianjin Teda vs. Qingdao Jonoon 0-0|publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=2013-01-13}}</ref> After that game, he quickly established himself as a regular within the team and on July 28, 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a league game against Beijing Guoan in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/28/china-pr/csl/tianjin-teda/beijing-guoan-football-club/1268203/ |date=28 July 2012 |title=Tianjin Teda vs. Beijing Guoan 2-1|publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=2013-01-13}}</ref> His productive time at Tianjin was, however, halted when he was fined 35,000 yuan and banned for 7 games for pushing and abusing a referee after being sent off for two bookable offences on October 27, 2012, in a league game against Guizhou Renhe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-11-02/14426280781.shtml |date=2012-11-02 |title=足协重罚杜震宇:停7场罚3万5 明年回亚泰先停5场|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn |access-date=2013-01-13}}</ref> Despite his suspension carrying on to the following season, Tianjin decided to make his move permanent before the start of the 2013 Chinese Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20121221/n361169867.shtml |date=2012-12-21|title=亚泰宣布杜震宇宗垒转会天津 张文钊将铁定留队|publisher=sports.sohu.com |access-date=2013-01-13}}</ref>
After the 2014 season he was released by Tianjin. At the age of 32, he decided to return to his former club, Changchun Yatai, and signed a two-year deal with the side.
==International career== Du would be called up to the Chinese national team for the first time by the team's manager Zhu Guanghu.<ref name="national-football-teams.com"/> He would make his debut in a friendly match against Thailand on August 10, 2006, in a 4–0 win where he also scored his first goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=2006-08-10 |title=China 4-0 Thailand |publisher=teamchina.freehostia.com |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref>
==International goals== ===National team=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 10 August 2006 || Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China || {{fb|THA}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || Friendly |- | 2. || 21 October 2007 || Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 7–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |}
===Changchun Yatai=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 12 March 2008 || Changchun City Stadium, Changchun, China || {{flagicon|VIE}} Bình Dương F.C. || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–1 || 2008 AFC Champions League |- | 2. || 23 April 2008 || Steelyard Stadium, Pohang, South Korea || {{flagicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers || align=center|1–'''2''' || align=center| 2–2 || 2008 AFC Champions League |- | 3. || 24 March 2010 || Changchun City Stadium, Changchun, China || {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–2 || 2010 AFC Champions League |}
==Career statistics== ''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2018.''<ref>[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/55/109741/FC7838C4389C4EC0.shtml 杜震宇] at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | China PR ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | FA Cup ! colspan=2 | CSL Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2001||rowspan="12"|Changchun Yatai||rowspan="5"|Jia B League / China League One||18||5||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||5 |- |2002||12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||3 |- |2003||26||10|| ||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||11 |- |2004||15||10||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||10 |- |2005||21||10||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||10 |- |2006||rowspan="14"|Chinese Super League||26||8||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||8 |- |2007||22||9||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||9 |- |2008||25||10||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||2||30||12 |- |2009||13||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||13||1 |- |2010||25||7||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||1||28||8 |- |2011||16||3||2||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||18||4 |- |rowspan="2"|2012||10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0 |- |Tianjin Teda (Loan)||12||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||13||2 |- |2013||rowspan="2"|Tianjin Teda||15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0 |- |2014||28||4||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||29||4 |- |2015||rowspan="4"|Changchun Yatai||26||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||3 |- |2016||22||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||0 |- |2017||21||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||3 |- |2018||6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||6||1 |- ! rowspan=3 | Total ! colspan=2 | China PR !359||89||9||2||0||0||8||3||376||94 |}
==Honours== '''Changchun Yatai''' *Chinese Super League: 2007 *Chinese Jia B League: 2003
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|id=13075}} * {{Soccerway|du-zhenyu/26104}}
{{Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Du, Zhenyu}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Shenyang Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:China men's international footballers Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Changchun Yatai F.C. players Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:China League One players