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Zhou Liao
周燎
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Wuhan Optics Valley
2006Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Wuhan Optics Valley 22 (1)
2009–2011 Hubei Greenery 47 (11)
2012–2019 Tianjin Teda 34 (0)
2016Wuhan Zall (loan) 18 (1)
2017Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 17 (7)
2019Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 9 (4)
2020–2021 Wuhan Three Towns 11 (0)
International career
2007–2008 China U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

Zhou Liao (Chinese: 周燎; pinyin: Zhōu Liáo; born 2 February 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a striker.

Club career

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Zhou was deemed as a high potential player when he was in Wuhan youth team system. In 2006, he was invited to a one-month trial at Premier League side Bolton Wanderers with his teammate Yang Changpeng.[1] Zhou started his professional career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2007. On 17 April, he made his senior debut and scored the winning goal in a Chinese Super League match which Wuhan beat Shandong Luneng Taishan 3–2.[2] In October 2008, Wuhan Optics Valley withdrew from the top tier for what it claimed was unfair punishment by the Chinese Football Association. He joined Hubei Greenery which used the Wuhan U-19 team as well as Hubei youth team as the foundation for the squad in 2009 and made an impression within the team as Hubei Greenery won promotion to China League One in 2009 season. Zhou refused to extend his contract in 2011 when Hubei Greenery was purchased and renamed as Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo.[3] He was linked with Super League club Shandong Luneng, Tianjin Teda and Henan Construction in the summer of 2011.[4] However, Zhou eventually decided to stay in Hubei and extend his contract for half year.[5]

Zhou made a free transfer to Tianjin Teda in November 2011.[6] On 20 March 2012, he made his debut for Tianjin Teda in a 2012 AFC Champions League group stage match which Tianjin draw with K League side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1.[7] On 25 February 2016, Zhou was loaned to China League One club Wuhan Zall until 31 December 2016.[8]

On 23 June 2017, Zhou moved to China League Two side Yinchuan Helanshan on a half season loan deal.[9]

On 8 August 2020, he signed with Wuhan Three Towns.[10] In his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.[11] This would be followed by another division title win and promotion as the club entered the top tier for the first tine in their history.[12]

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[13]

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 Optics Valley 2007 Chinese Super League 9 1 - - - 9 1
2008 Chinese Super League 13 0 - - - 13 0
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
Hubei Greenery 2009 China League Two 12 4 - - - 12 4
2010 China League One 23 4 - - - 23 4
2011 China League One 12 3 1 0 - - 13 3
Total 47 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 11
Tianjin Teda 2012 Chinese Super League 9 0 0 0 4 0 0[a] 0 13 0
2013 Chinese Super League 9 0 1 0 - - 10 0
2014 Chinese Super League 1 0 1 0 - - 2 0
2015 Chinese Super League 8 0 2 2 - - 10 2
2017 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2018 Chinese Super League 7 0 1 0 - - 8 0
Total 34 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 43 2
Wuhan Zall (loan) 2016 China League One 18 1 1 0 - - 19 1
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 2017 China League Two 17 7 0 0 - - 17 7
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 2019 China League Two 9 4 0 0 - - 9 4
Wuhan Three Towns 2020 China League Two 9 0 - - - 9 0
2021 China League One 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 158 24 7 2 4 0 0 0 169 26
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Club

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Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ 武汉二将出国重现曙光 杨昌鹏周燎将赴博尔顿试训 at sina.com.cn 2006-09-20 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 3:2力斩山东武汉演绎大逆转 周燎破中超纪录 at sohu.com 2007-04-16 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 周燎与鄂军分道扬镳 难接受绩效考核无奈离队 at 163.com 2011-05-24 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 建业被曝求购李建滨张远 接触周燎与泰达鲁能抢人 at sina.com.cn 2011-06-17 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 周燎离队两月重返鄂足 湖北新星:既然留下就好好练 at sina.com.cn 2011-07-08 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ 泰达宣布两名内援加盟 俱乐部:下手晚就没机会了 at 163.com 2011-11-04 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  7. ^ 周燎留津周年记:纠结京津战失常 不怕与外援PK at sohu.com 2013-01-11 Retrieved 2013-05-08 (in Chinese)
  8. ^ 武汉卓尔官方宣布泰达球员周燎租借加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-25 (in Chinese)
  9. ^ "官方:中乙球队宁夏山屿海签下苑维玮等4人". sports.eastday.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  10. ^ "连签10人!中乙武汉三镇官方:邓卓翔吴毅臻加盟 前辽足队长在列". qq.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b "武汉三镇点球战6-5击败淄博蹴鞠 获中乙联赛冠军". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功!5大前国脚压阵,下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ 周燎 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
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