Zheng Kaimu (Chinese: 郑凯木; pinyin: Zhèng Kǎimǔ; born January 28, 1992) is a professional Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League side Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Zheng Kaimu
郑凯木
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2006 Genbao Football Base
2008 Wuhan Optics Valley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Wuhan Zall ? (?)
2009–2010 Shanghai East Asia 8 (0)
2011 Chongqing FC 21 (0)
2012–2017 Shanghai Shenhua 60 (1)
2017Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) 28 (1)
2018 Guizhou Hengfeng 21 (5)
2019–2020 Tianjin Teda 40 (4)
2021– Cangzhou Mighty Lions 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

Club career

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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 March 10, 2012 in a league game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 1-1 draw.[4] On 15 February 2017, Zheng was loaned to League One side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright until 31 December 2017.[5]

On 26 February 2018, Zheng transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng.[6] He made his debut on 4 March 2018 in a league game against Jiangsu Suning that ended in a 3-1 defeat.[7] Zheng transferred to Super League side Tianjin TEDA in February 2019 after Guizhou Hengfeng were relegated to the second-tier.[8] 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.[9] After two seasons at Tianjin, Zheng would join another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 8 April 2021.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 31 January 2023.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Zall 2009 China League Two - - -
Shanghai East Asia 2009 China League One 0 0 - - - 0 0
2010 8 0 - - - 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Chongqing F.C. 2011 China League Two 21 0 - - - 21 0
Shanghai Shenhua 2012 Chinese Super League 15 1 0 0 - - 15 1
2013 15 0 1 0 - - 16 0
2014 16 0 4 0 - - 20 0
2015 8 0 4 0 - - 12 0
2016 6 0 2 0 - - 8 0
Total 60 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 71 1
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Loan) 2017 China League One 28 1 1 0 - - 29 1
Guizhou Hengfeng 2018 Chinese Super League 21 5 3 1 - - 24 6
Tianjin TEDA 2019 25 4 0 0 - - 25 4
2020 15 0 5 1 - - 20 1
Total 40 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 45 5
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2021 Chinese Super League 20 0 0 0 - - 20 0
2022 12 1 0 0 - - 12 1
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 210 12 20 2 0 0 0 0 230 14

References

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  1. ^ ""湖北绿茵足球俱乐部"注册成功 参加中乙成定局". sports.sohu.com. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ^ "王佳玉任意球建功王琛补时绝杀 湖南主场2-1东亚". sports.sina.com.cn. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ "中乙-点球战毅腾门将立功 哈尔滨6-5胜重庆夺冠". sports.sohu.com. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Jiangsu Sainty". soccerway.com. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ^ 永昌官宣5内援加盟 at sports.sina.com 2017-02-15 Retrieved 2017-02-15
  6. ^ 贵州官宣申花悍将加盟 签约3年 at sohu.com 2018-02-26 Retrieved 2018-02-26
  7. ^ "China » Super League 2018 » 1. Round » Guizhou Hengfeng - Jiāngsū Sūníng 1:3". worldfootball.net. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "五星连珠!泰达终于官宣 郑凯木荣昊苏缘杰来投" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. ^ "JIANGSU FC VS. TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "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". m.dongqiudi.net. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. ^ "QINGDAO FC VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. ^ "郑凯木". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
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