Gu Chao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gu Chao | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jiangsu Suning | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Genbao Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Shanghai East Asia | 50 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Hangzhou Greentown | 78 | (0) |
| 2016– | Jiangsu Suning | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | China | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2016. | |||
Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: Gù Chāo; born 20 August 1989 in Shanghai) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team squad during the 2006 season. He played regularly as the starting goalkeeper and made an impression within the team as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season.
On 15 March 2011, Gu transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for a fee of ¥2 million.[1] On 6 July 2011, he made his debut for Hangzhou in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Shide.[2] He mainly played as the backup goalkeeper for Jiang Bo in the 2011 season and 2012 season. However, it was not until the 2014 season when Gu cemented his role as the team's starting goalkeeper.
On 31 December 2015, Gu moved to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a five-year contract with transfer fee of ¥50 million,[3] which above Wang Dalei's transfer record fee of ¥30 million and became the most expensive goalkeeper in China.[4] He played as a back-up for Zhang Sipeng at the beginning of the season. Gu made his debut for Jiangsu on 9 April 2016 in a 1–0 win against Henan Jianye. He became the first choice goalkeeper of the club after the match.[5]
International career
Gu was called up to the senior China squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round against South Korea and Iran.[6] Gu made his debut for the China on 6 September 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Iran, coming on as a substitute for injury Zeng Cheng in the 12th minute.[7]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 27 November 2016.[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Shanghai East Asia | China League Two | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2007 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2008 | China League One | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Jiangsu Suning | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | China PR | 153 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- China League Two: 2007
References
- ↑ 东亚门将顾超转会绿城 卖五主力徐根宝冲超目标不变 at sina.com.cn 2011-03-16 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
- ↑ 绿城6战5分掉队争冠集团 一套阵容何谈称霸中超 at sohu.com 2011-07-06 Retrieved 2013-08-20 (Chinese)
- ↑ 江苏官方宣布签约顾超 前绿城门将五年合约加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Chinese)
- ↑ 江苏苏宁宣布顾超加盟 转会费打破3000万元纪录 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31 Retrieved 2016-01-05 (Chinese)
- ↑ 中超-吉翔凌空抽射绝杀 苏宁1-0建业积10分领跑 at sports.163.com 2016-04-09 Retrieved 2016-11-03 (Chinese)
- ↑ "CFA reveals names of China PR players competing in FIFA World Cup qualifiers". chinatopix.org. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ 世预赛-武磊失单刀伊朗逃点球 国足0-0平 at sports.sohu.com 2016-09-06 Retrieved 2016-09-06 (Chinese)
- ↑ 顾超 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (Chinese)