{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zheng Kaimu <br> 郑凯木 | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Huangshi, Hubei, China | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | currentclub = Wuhan Three Towns | clubnumber = 13 | position = Defender, Defensive Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2000–2006 | youthclubs1 = Genbao Football Base | youthyears2 = 2008 | youthclubs2 = Wuhan Optics Valley | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = Wuhan Zall | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = Shanghai East Asia | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = Chongqing FC | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2017 | clubs4 = Shanghai Shenhua | caps4 = 60 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = → Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Guizhou Hengfeng | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 5 | years7= 2019–2020 | clubs7= Tianjin Teda | caps7= 40 | goals7 = 4 | years8= 2021–2024 | clubs8= Cangzhou Mighty Lions | caps8= 84 | goals8= 2 | years9= 2025- | clubs9= Wuhan Three Towns | caps9= 17 | goals9= 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 28 August 2025 | ntupdate = }} '''Zheng Kaimu''' ({{zh|c=郑凯木|p=Zhèng Kǎimǔ}}; born 28 January 1992) is a professional Chinese footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League side Wuhan Three Towns.
==Club career== While Zheng Kaimu was born in Huangshi, Hubei, he would move to Shanghai to join the Genbao Football Base where he spent several years studying before moving back to Hubei and joining the Wuhan Optics Valley youth team. Unfortunately for him, his club would decide to disband before he had the chance to graduate to the senior team, however luckily for Zheng the local Hubei government decided to form a new team using the Wuhan Optics Valley youth team and play within the third tier of the Chinese pyramid as Hubei Greenery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20090228/n262522116.shtml |title="湖北绿茵足球俱乐部"注册成功 参加中乙成定局 |publisher=sports.sohu.com |date=2009-02-28 |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> After only spending six months with the club Zheng would have the chance to return to Shanghai to join Genbao Football Base's senior football club Shanghai East Asia and play within the second tier. Zheng would, however have to wait until the following season before he made his debut for the club on April 22, 2010 in a league game against Hunan Billows in 2-1 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2010-04-22/17034951088.shtml |title= 王佳玉任意球建功王琛补时绝杀 湖南主场2-1东亚 |publisher=sports.sina.com.cn |date=2010-04-22 |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> By the end of the season Zheng would not be able to establish himself as regular member of the team and was allowed to leave the club to join third-tier club Chongqing F.C.
Within Chongqing F.C. Zheng would go on to establish himself as a regular within the squad as they won promotion and came runners-up within the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20111124/n326782532.shtml |title= 中乙-点球战毅腾门将立功 哈尔滨6-5胜重庆夺冠|publisher=sports.sohu.com |date=2011-11-24 |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> His performances for Chongqing F.C. would attract the interests of top-tier club Shanghai Shenhua where he would go on to make his debut on 10 March 2012 in a league game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 1-1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/10/china-pr/csl/shanghai-shenhua/jiangsu-shuntian/1268058/|title=Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Jiangsu Sainty|publisher=soccerway.com |date=2012-03-10 |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> On 15 February 2017, Zheng was loaned to League One side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright until 31 December 2017.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-02-15/doc-ifyamkzq1329388.shtml 永昌官宣5内援加盟] at sports.sina.com 2017-02-15 Retrieved 2017-02-15</ref>
On 26 February 2018, Zheng transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng.<ref>[https://www.sohu.com/a/224069643_463728 贵州官宣申花悍将加盟 签约3年] at sohu.com 2018-02-26 Retrieved 2018-02-26</ref> He made his debut on 4 March 2018 in a league game against Jiangsu Suning that ended in a 3-1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8638589/lineup/|title=China » Super League 2018 » 1. Round » Guizhou Hengfeng - Jiāngsū Sūníng 1:3|publisher=worldfootball.net|date=2018-03-04|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> Zheng transferred to Super League side Tianjin TEDA in February 2019 after Guizhou Hengfeng were relegated to the second-tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-02-28/doc-ihsxncvf8678535.shtml|title=五星连珠！泰达终于官宣 郑凯木荣昊苏缘杰来投|publisher=sports.sina.com|date=2019-02-28|access-date=2019-03-01|language=zh}}</ref> Making his debut on 3 March 2019 in a league game against Jiangsu Suning, once again he was on the losing team as the match also saw him receive a red card as the game ended in a 3-2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/03/china-pr/csl/jiangsu-shuntian/tianjin-teda/2979878/|title=JIANGSU FC VS. TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER 3 - 2|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2019-03-03|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> After two seasons at Tianjin, Zheng would join another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 8 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1945723.html|title=沧州雄狮为您十点准时报时！官方：前泰达球员郑凯木加盟球队|publisher=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2021-04-12|access-date=2023-01-31}}</ref> He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 21 April 2021 against Qingdao F.C. in a 2-1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/21/china-pr/csl/qingdao-hainiu/fujian-smart-hero-fc/3492299/|title=QINGDAO FC VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 2 - 1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2021-04-21|access-date=2023-01-31}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|31 December 2024}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/94/187640/702DC8D0067F46DA.shtml|title=郑凯木|work=sodasoccer|language=zh|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=20 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221332/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/94/187640/702DC8D0067F46DA.shtml|url-status=dead}}</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 |- |Wuhan Zall||2009||China League Two|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-|| || |- |rowspan=3|Shanghai East Asia||2009||rowspan="2"|China League One||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0 |- |2010||8||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |Chongqing F.C.||2011||China League Two||21||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||0 |- |rowspan=6|Shanghai Shenhua||2012||rowspan="5"|Chinese Super League||15||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||1 |- |2013||15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0 |- |2014||16||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0 |- |2015||8||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||0 |- |2016||6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !60||1||11||0||0||0||0||0||71||1 |- |Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Loan)||2017||China League One||28||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||29||1 |- |Guizhou Hengfeng||2018||rowspan=3|Chinese Super League||21||5||3||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||6 |- |rowspan=3|Tianjin TEDA||2019||25||4||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||4 |- |2020||15||0||5||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !40||4||5||1||0||0||0||0||45||5 |- |rowspan=5|Cangzhou Mighty Lions||2021||rowspan=4|Chinese Super League||20||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0 |- |2022||12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||1 |- |2023||27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||28||0 |- |2024||25||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !84||2||2||0||0||0||0||0||86||2 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !262||13||22||2||0||0||0||0||284||15 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|kaimu-zheng/233291}}
{{Wuhan Three Towns F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zheng, Kaimu}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from Huangshi Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:Footballers from Hubei Category:Wuhan Optics Valley F.C. players Category:Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Category:Shanghai Port F.C. players Category:Chongqing F.C. players Category:Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Category:Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Category:Guizhou F.C. players Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Category:Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:China League One players Category:China League Two players Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders