{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Zhang|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zhang Chenglin <br> 张成林 | image = | fullname = Zhang Chenglin[张成林] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Guzhen, Anhui, China | height = 1.83 m | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs1 = Genbao Football Academy | youthyears2 = 2001–2004 | youthclubs2 = Shenyang Ginde | years1 = 2005–2010 | clubs1 = Changsha Ginde | caps1 = 75 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2011–2016 | clubs2 = Beijing Renhe | caps2 = 148 | goals2 = 17 | years3 = 2017–2022 | clubs3 = Guangzhou FC | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Tianjin Tianhai (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = → Wuhan Zall (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = → Kunshan FC (loan) | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = China | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 23 April 2023 | ntupdate = | manageryears1 = 2022-2023 | managerclubs1 = Guangzhou FC (Fitness Coach) }}
'''Zhang Chenglin''' ({{zh|s=张成林|p=Zhāng Chénglín}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|zh|ang|1|-|ch|eng|2|-|l|in|2|}}; born 20 January 1987) is a Chinese former professional footballer who plays as a defender.
==Club career== Zhang Chenglin started his football career with Shenyang Ginde when he first played in a league game against Liaoning FC on 14 August 2005 in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2005&gameid=A16112 |script-title=zh:比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐 |publisher=Csldata.sports.sohu.com |date=2005-08-14 |access-date=2010-08-03|language=zh}}</ref> He would often be used as a versatile substitute for the next several seasons and was part of the squad that moved to Changsha while the club renamed themselves Changsha Ginde. It wasn't until the arrival of Zhu Bo as the club's manager before Zhang started to become a more regular starter for the club and he went on to score his first league goal against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on 3 July 2009 in a 4–2 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20080703/n257927941.shtml|script-title=zh:阿布独中两元张晓彬染红 长沙4-2广州 视频 评|publisher=Sports.sohu.com |access-date=2010-08-03|language=zh}}</ref> By the 2010 league season, Zhang would start to settle within the team's central defense by the newly appointed manager Miodrag Ješić and would even start to produce a steady partnership with Wang Qiang. However, this was little too late for the club and the team were relegated at the end of season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2010.html |title=2010 China league table |date=21 Jun 2012 |access-date=2012-09-21 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715141751/http://rsssf.com/tablesc/china2010.html |archive-date=July 15, 2012 }}</ref>
Zhang then transferred to top-tier side Shaanxi Chanba in December 2010 with his younger brother Zhang Chengxiang.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/chanbafc/news/2010/1207/840.html|script-title=zh:浐灞宣布新赛季第一签 金德国脚张成林兄弟加盟|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2010-12-07|access-date=2012-09-21|language=zh}}</ref> He would go on to make his league debut for the club on 10 April 2011 against Shenzhen Ruby as a substitute for Li Chunyu in a 1–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/10/china-pr/csl/shenzhen-shangqingyin/shanxi-baorong/1097651/|title=Shenzhen Ruby 0 - 1 Shaanxi Chanba|publisher=soccerway.com |date= 2011-04-10|access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref> After the game, he would then become a vital member within the team's defence and eventually go on to score his first goal for the club in a league game against Nanchang Hengyuan on 23 October 2011 in a 3–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/10/china-pr/csl/shenzhen-shangqingyin/shanxi-baorong/1097651/|title=Shaanxi Chanba 1 - 3 Nanchang Hengyuan|publisher=soccerway.com |date= 2011-10-23|access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref> At the beginning of the 2012 season, Zhang followed the club when it decided to move to Guizhou and rename themselves Guizhou Renhe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|title=Only in the CSL: Shaanxi Chanba Moving to Guizhou in 2012|publisher=wildeastfootball.net|date=2011-12-06|access-date=2012-09-21|archive-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705064304/https://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Zhang transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande on 29 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20161129/n474405948.shtml|script-title=zh:恒大官方宣布张成林加盟 盼其增强球队阵容厚度|publisher=sohu |date= 2016-11-29|access-date=2016-11-29|language=zh}}</ref> He made his debut on 10 March 2017 in a 2–1 away loss against Shandong Luneng Taishan, coming on as a substitute for Chen Zepeng in the 85th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-03-10/doc-ifychhus0556206.shtml|script-title=zh:中超-塔神回归首秀献绝杀 鲁能2-1七季首胜恒大|publisher=sina |date= 2017-03-10|access-date=2017-08-02|language=zh}}</ref> On 1 August 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the second leg of 2017 Chinese FA Cup fifth round against city rival Guangzhou R&F, which Guangzhou Evergrande won 7–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2017-08-01/doc-ifyinvyk3196165.shtml|script-title=zh:足协杯-穆里奇与阿兰梅开二度 恒大7-2富力进4强|publisher=sina |date= 2017-08-01|access-date=2017-08-02|language=zh}}</ref> On 28 October 2018, he scored his first league goal for Guangzhou in a 3–0 away win over Guizhou Hengfeng.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-10-29/doc-ifxeuwws9078184.shtml|script-title=zh:贵阳女婿恒大首球击碎恒丰保级梦 带刀后卫未庆祝|publisher=sina |date=2018-10-29|access-date=2018-10-29|language=zh}}</ref>
On 7 February 2019, Zhang was loaned to fellow first-tier club Tianjin Tianhai for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-02-07/doc-ihrfqzka4214537.shtml|title=恒大四将租借至天津天海一年 阿兰离开但不是交换|website=Sina Sports|date=7 February 2019|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> On 1 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 away defeat against his former club Guangzhou Evergrande.<ref>{{cite web|title=中超-冯潇霆替补爆射韦世豪破门 10人恒大3-0天海|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-03-01/doc-ihrfqzkc0385509.shtml|publisher=Sina|date=1 March 2019|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
==International career== On 12 October 2010, Zhang made his debut for the Chinese national team when the national team manager Gao Hongbo called him up for a friendly against Uruguay, which Zhang came on as a substitute for Yang Hao in a 4–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/10/12/world/friendlies/china-pr/uruguay/1040812/|title=China PR 0 - 4 Uruguay|publisher=soccerway.com |date= 2010-10-12|access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|13 December 2021}}<ref>[http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA35536 Player profile] at sports.sohu.com Retrieved 2018-01-10 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119091421/http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA35536 |date=2021-01-19}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Changsha Ginde |2005 |rowspan="6"|Chinese Super League |9||0||?||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2006 |11||0||?||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2007 |4||0||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2008 |5||1||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |2009 |19||1||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||19||1 |- |2010 |27||3||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||27||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!75!!5 |- |rowspan="7"|Beijing Renhe |2011 |rowspan="5"|Chinese Super League |24||1||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |2012 |29||4||6||1|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||35||5 |- |2013 |26||5||5||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||36||6 |- |2014 |26||3||2||0||5||0||1{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearance(s) in Chinese FA Super Cup}}||0||34||3 |- |2015 |29||4||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||31||4 |- |2016 |Chinese League One |14||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !148!!18!!17!!1!!10!!1!!1!!0!!176!!20 |- |rowspan="3"|Guangzhou Evergrande |2017 |rowspan="2"|Chinese Super League |6||0||5||1||1||0||1{{efn|name=CFASC}}||0||13||1 |- |2018 |11||1||2||0||1||0||0{{efn|name=CFASC}}||0||14||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!7!!1!!2!!0!!1!!0!!27!!2 |- |Tianjin Tianhai (loan) |2019 |Chinese Super League |15||2||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- |Wuhan Zall (loan) |2020 |Chinese Super League |17||1||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|name=CSL Play-offs|Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs}}||0||21||1 |- |Kunshan F.C. (loan) |2021 |China League One |30||2||1||1|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !302||29||30||3||12||1||3||0||347||33 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Beijing Renhe''' * Chinese FA Cup: 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-12-07/17586922023.shtml|title=足协杯-人和总分3-2恒大队史首夺冠 恒大三冠梦碎|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2013-12-07|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> * Chinese FA Super Cup: 2014
'''Guangzhou Evergrande''' *Chinese Super League: 2017 *Chinese FA Super Cup: 2018
==Personal life== Zhang's younger brother Zhang Chengxiang, also a professional footballer, has played with him at Changsha Ginde (2007–2010) and Guizhou Renhe (2011–2014).
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT}} * {{Soccerway|zhang-chenglin/28992}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306235146/http://sodasoccer.com/search/player/640619269F62E51B.html |title=Player profile at Sodasoccer.com {{in lang|zh}}}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Chenglin}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bengbu Category:Footballers from Anhui Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:China men's international footballers Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Guangzhou City F.C. players Category:Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Category:Guangzhou F.C. players Category:Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Category:Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Category:Kunshan F.C. players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:China League One players