Zheng Kaimu Explained

Zheng Kaimu
郑凯木
Birth Date:28 January 1992
Birth Place:Huangshi, Hubei, China
Clubnumber:16
Position:Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Youthyears1:2000–2006
Youthyears2:2008
Youthclubs2:Wuhan Optics Valley
Years1:2009
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Shanghai East Asia
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:2011
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2017
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
Caps7:40
Goals7:4
Years8:2021–
Caps8:32
Goals8:1
Pcupdate:31 January 2023

Zheng Kaimu (; 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.

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.[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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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wuhan Zall2009China League Twocolspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-
Shanghai East Asia2009China League One00colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00
201080colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-80
Total8000000080
Chongqing F.C.2011China League Two210colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-210
Shanghai Shenhua2012Chinese Super League15100colspan="2"-colspan="2"-151
201315010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-160
201416040colspan="2"-colspan="2"-200
20158040colspan="2"-colspan="2"-120
20166020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-80
Total6011100000711
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Loan)2017China League One28110colspan="2"-colspan="2"-291
Guizhou Hengfeng2018Chinese Super League21531colspan="2"-colspan="2"-246
Tianjin TEDA201925400colspan="2"-colspan="2"-254
202015051colspan="2"-colspan="2"-201
Total404510000455
Cangzhou Mighty Lions2021Chinese Super League20000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-200
202212100colspan="2"-colspan="2"-121
Total200000000200
Career total21012202000023014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "湖北绿茵足球俱乐部"注册成功 参加中乙成定局 . sports.sohu.com . 2009-02-28 . 2012-05-29.
  2. Web site: 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 . 2010-04-22 . 2012-05-29.
  3. Web site: 中乙-点球战毅腾门将立功 哈尔滨6-5胜重庆夺冠. sports.sohu.com . 2011-11-24 . 2012-05-29.
  4. Web site: Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Jiangsu Sainty. soccerway.com . 2012-03-10 . 2012-05-29.
  5. http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-02-15/doc-ifyamkzq1329388.shtml 永昌官宣5内援加盟
  6. https://www.sohu.com/a/224069643_463728 贵州官宣申花悍将加盟 签约3年
  7. Web site: China » Super League 2018 » 1. Round » Guizhou Hengfeng - Jiāngsū Sūníng 1:3. worldfootball.net. 2018-03-04. 2021-01-31.
  8. Web site: 五星连珠!泰达终于官宣 郑凯木荣昊苏缘杰来投. sports.sina.com. 2019-02-28. 2019-03-01. zh.
  9. Web site: JIANGSU FC VS. TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER 3 - 2. soccerway.com. 2019-03-03. 2021-01-31.
  10. Web site: 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. 2021-04-12. 2023-01-31.
  11. Web site: QINGDAO FC VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 2 - 1. soccerway.com. 2021-04-21. 2023-01-31.
  12. Web site: 郑凯木. sodasoccer. zh.