{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Zheng|lang=Chinese}} {{For|the South Korean cargo ship|MV Zheng Long}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zheng Long <br> 郑龙 | image = File:Zheng Long 2024-08-10 (cropped).jpg | caption = Zheng Long in August 2024 | fullname = Zheng Long | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Qingdao, Shandong, China | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | position = Left winger | currentclub = Qingdao Hainiu (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2001–2005 | youthclubs1 = Qingdao Jonoon | years1 = 2006–2013 | clubs1 = Qingdao Jonoon | caps1 = 174 | goals1 = 26 | years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = → Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2014–2019 | clubs3 = Guangzhou Evergrande | caps3 = 76 | goals3 = 14 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Dalian Pro (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Dalian Pro | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Qingdao Hainiu | caps6 = 50 | goals6 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2015 | nationalteam1 = China | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | pcupdate = 28 August 2025 | ntupdate = 20 October 2019 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's football}} {{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Japan | Team}} | manageryears1 = 2026– | managerclubs1 = Qingdao Hainiu (assistant) }}
'''Zheng Long''' ({{zh|s=郑龙|p=Zhèng Lóng}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|zh|eng|4|-|l|ong|2|}}; born 15 April 1988) is a Chinese retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.
==Club career== Zheng Long started his football career after he graduated from top tier Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy in 2006. Throughout the 2007 season, he would start to gain significant playing time and go on to score his first goal of his career, which was a free kick in a league game on 7 April 2007 against Changchun Yatai in a 2-1 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/p/2007-04-07/16222854362.shtml|title=青岛中能VS长春亚泰 郑龙奔跑释放激情|publisher=Sina|date=2007-04-07|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref> He would go on to start to establish himself as a regular for the team, however it was during the 2008 season that saw Zheng established himself as the clubs prominent left-sided player and an expert free kick specialist with five goals in 27 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=34596|title=Zhèng, Lóng|publisher=nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2012-09-24}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On 19 July 2013, Zheng was loaned to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande until 31 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20130720/n382158875.shtml|title=传郑龙赴恒大获高层领导授意 收购报价仅500万|publisher=sohu|date=2013-07-20|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in a league game on 31 July 2013 in a 3–0 win against Beijing Guoan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/31/china-pr/csl/guangzhou-yiyao/beijing-guoan-football-club/1453309/|title=GUANGZHOU FC VS. BEIJING GUOAN 3 - 0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=2013-07-31|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref> Zheng would go on to win his first league title with Guangzhou and permanently transferred to them before the start of the 2014 season after Qingdao was relegated from the top tier in the 2013 Chinese Super League season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2013.html|title=China 2013|date=2021-05-27|website=RSSSF|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref> He would not play any matches during the 2014 season due to a serious fractured toe, however the following season on his return he would become a vital member of the team that would win the league title and 2015 AFC Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9716&stageid=376&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122155338/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9716&stageid=376&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-11-22|title=AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015|publisher=the-afc.com|date=2015-11-21|accessdate=2015-11-22}}</ref>
On 26 February 2019, Zheng was loaned to fellow top tier side Dalian Pro for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/297809002_463728?scm=0.0.0.0&spm=smpc.fb-csl-home.top-news-1.1.1551189631207qgu475m|title=一方官宣郑龙租借加盟 已为国家队出场11次进4球|publisher=sohu|date=2019-02-26|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> On 31 July 2019, Zheng permanently transferred to the club. After three seasons with Dalian, Zheng returned to Qingdao, with the renamed Qingdao Hainiu on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/2733982.html|title=青岛海牛官方：郑龙、刘军帅等人加盟球队，奥努埃布穿10号|work=Dongqiudi|date=2022-05-03|access-date=2022-12-25|language=zh}}</ref> He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 30 June 2022 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in a 2-1 victory, where he also scored.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/30/china-pr/china-league-one/shaanxi-changan/qingdao-jonoon/3793700/|title=SHAANXI CHANG'AN VS. QINGDAO MANATEE 1 - 2|work=Soccerway.com|date=2022-06-30|access-date=2022-12-25}}</ref> He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/611803243_114988|title=青岛海牛时隔9年重返中超，这3312天他们经历了什么？|work=Sohu.com|date=2022-11-30|access-date=2022-12-15|language=zh}}</ref>
==Coaching Career== On 4 February 2026, Zheng retired from professional football and became the assistant coach of Qingdao Hainiu first team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/5649948.html|title=海牛官方：郑龙退役并出任一线队助教；11名球员合同到期离队|work=dongqiudi.com|date=2026-02-04|access-date=2026-02-04|language=zh}}</ref>
==International career== Zheng made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 July 2009 in a 3–1 win against Palestine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20090718/n265313658.shtml|title=国足3-1巴勒斯坦 曲波郜林进球杨智红牌|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=2009-07-18|access-date=2012-09-24}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the national team on 8 November 2009 in a 2–2 draw against Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20091109/000049.htm|title=国足2-2惜平科威特 郑龙韩鹏5分钟内连入两球|publisher=sports.qq.com|date=2009-11-09 |access-date=2013-09-06}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club statistics=== {{updated|match played 9 August 2025}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/72/143838/165244BD3C52FB82.shtml|title=郑龙|work=sodasoccer|access-date=2018-04-18|language=zh|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330154654/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/72/143838/165244BD3C52FB82.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/zheng-long/28756/|title=ZHENG LONG|website=Soccerway |access-date=2018-04-18}}</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="9"|Qingdao Jonoon |2006 |rowspan="8"|Chinese Super League |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||4||0 |- |2007 |20||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||1 |- |2008 |27||5||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||5 |- |2009 |30||5||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||30||5 |- |2010 |24||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||3 |- |2011 |29||5||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||29||5 |- |2012 |24||4||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||4 |- |2013 |16||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !174||26||0||0||0||0||0||0||174||26 |- |Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) |2013 |rowspan="6"|Chinese Super League |7||2||1||0||1||0||0||0||9||2 |- |rowspan="6"|Guangzhou Evergrande |2014 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2015 |27||7||0||0||10||0||3{{efn|name=FIFA CWC|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}||1||40||8 |- |2016 |19||4||6||0||4||0||1{{efn|name=CFASC|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}||0||30||4 |- |2017 |18||0||2||1||6||0||1{{efn|name=CFASC}}||0||27||1 |- |2018 |12||3||1||0||5||1||0||0||18||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !83||16||10||1||26||1||5||1||124||19 |- |rowspan=4|Dalian Professional |2019 |rowspan="3"|Chinese Super League |19||2||3||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||3 |- |2020 |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0 |- |2021 |15||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||0{{efn|name=CSL Play-offs|Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs}}||0||18||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43||3||7||1||0||0||0||0||50||4 |- |rowspan=5|Qingdao Hainiu |2022 |China League One |22||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||3 |- |2023 |rowspan="3"|Chinese Super League |13||0||4||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||2 |- |2024 |10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||0 |- |2025 |4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49||3||7||2||0||0||0||0||56||5 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total ! 349||48||24||4||26||1||5||1||404||54 |} {{notelist}}
===International statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | National team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2009||4||1 |- |2010||0||0 |- |2011||0||0 |- |2012||0||0 |- |2013||3||3 |- |2014||0||0 |- |2015||3||0 |- !Total||10||4 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32431/Long_Zheng.html|title=Zheng, Long|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 8 November 2009 || Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait || {{fb|KUW}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 2. || rowspan="2"| 6 September 2013 || rowspan="2"| Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China || rowspan="2"| {{fb|SIN}} || align=center | '''5'''–1 || rowspan="2" align=center | 6–1 || rowspan="2"| Friendly international |- | 3. || align=center | '''6'''–1 |- | 4. || 10 September 2013 || Olympic Stadium, Tianjin, China || {{fb|MAS}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || Friendly |}
==Honours== ===Club=== '''Guangzhou Evergrande''' *Chinese Super League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *AFC Champions League: 2013, 2015 *Chinese FA Cup: 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2016-11-27/doc-ifxyawmm3563464.shtml|script-title=zh:足协杯-黄博文世界波救主 恒大总分3-3苏宁夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2016-11-27|access-date=2019-08-20 |language=zh}}</ref> *Chinese FA Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|id=32431}} *[http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA27533 郑龙] Player profile at sohu.com (Chinese)
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zheng, Long}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:Footballers from Qingdao Category:China men's international footballers Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Category:Guangzhou F.C. players Category:Dalian Professional F.C. players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:Men's association football wingers Category:AFC Champions League Elite–winning players