Zhang Yuning

Zhang Yuning

Zhang Yuning, born in January 1997 in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is a Chinese professional football player. He works as a striker in the green city youth training center and plays for Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Football Club. He successively served as the captain of 97 national youth team and 97 national youth team. In 2015, as a 97 year old national youth team, Zhang Yuning was selected into the 93 year old national Olympic team by "skipping" and was selected into the national football team in 2016.

In March 2008, Zhang Yuning entered the green city football school. In January 2015, he was promoted to the first team by the club from echelon and entered the list of 2015 Green City Chinese Super League matches; on May 13, the third round of China Football Association Cup started and scored a goal for the first time on behalf of the green city first team in the official match.

On July 1, 2015, he transferred to Wirtz of Holland and became a first-team player of the team, setting a record for the youngest Chinese player to land in the European League. On June 3, 2016, he made his debut for the national football team, scoring two goals, becoming the youngest international in the history of the national football team to score in the first show; on September 6, Russia made its debut for the world preliminaries in the Asian top 12 of the world cup.

On July 3, 2017, he transferred to West Brom in the Premier League. Due to the labor certificate system, he was loaned to Werder Bremen and became the youngest Chinese player to land in the Bundesliga. On February 24, 2019, he transferred to Zhonghe Guoan in Beijing. On October 17, he was selected into the list of 30 Chinese elites under the age of 30 by Forbes in 2019. In January 2020, he was selected into the technical archives of excellent Chinese players in the league.

Early experience

Zhang Yuning, from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, began to play football at the age of 4 and began to learn to play football in Shanghai at the age of 6. His father, Zhang Quancheng, is a super sports fan. He was vice president of Hangzhou Swimming Association and President of Shanghai Pudong New Area Football Association. At the end of 2001, 4-year-old Zhang Yuning began to enjoy playing football when he was in a kindergarten class. When he was 6 years old, Zhang Yuning went to Shanghai from Wenzhou to study. His father sent his son to an aristocratic primary school in Lujiazui, Shanghai, and let him learn to play football.

In January 2008, Zhang's father sent 11 year old Zhang Yuning to Greentown. Zhang Yuning joined Greentown. His father specially mentioned a coach: "when Zhang Yuning comes to Greentown, I want to thank coach Tang Hui of Greentown football school." Green City coach saw Zhang Yuning play several times, so he stayed. Coach Xu Lei, who took Zhang Yuning, said: "at that time, he thought he was a good player and had a chance to play."

In the first year of Greentown, Zhang Yuning was selected into the national youth team. Due to Zhang's good talent, the coaching team sent him to the last age group to compete. Since he was a child, Zhang has been trained to "fight big with small".

Sports career

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On September 25, 2013, green city young player Zhang Yuning was invited to participate in the training competition of Vitas Club echelon in Holland.

In June 2014, Zhang Yuning was once again invited by Vites to train with the team, and participated in the Netherlands international invitational tournament on behalf of U17 and U19 echelons of the club. One of them was representing Vitex U17 to participate in the Netherlands TBBT international U17 invitational tournament. Zhang Yuning scored four goals and won the second place for the team. He was rated as the best center in the tournament and was selected into the best team of the tournament. The other was representing Vitex U19 to play in the terborg cup. Zhang helped Vitex U19 beat China Dalian Albin U19 2-0 in the first game.

With his outstanding performance in the international invitational tournament, the director of Vitex youth training expressed his hope that Zhang Yuning will join the club after he turns 18. Because non EU players under the age of 18 are unable to sign formal work contracts with EU clubs, Zhang Yuning, who performed well in the invitational tournament, has been followed by Vites. In January 2015, Zhang Yuning reached the age of 18, and Vitex Club officially extended an invitation to Zhang Yuning.

In January 2015, Zhang Yuning was officially promoted from echelon to the first team by the coaching team of Hangzhou Green City Football Club. As a local player trained by green city, Zhang Yuning trained and warmed up in the first team in the new season. In March 2015, Zhang Yuning officially entered the 2015 Hangzhou Green City Football Club CSL competition list, representing Hangzhou green city in the 2015 season of CSL.

On May 13, 2015, in the third round (1 / 16 final) of the FA Cup between Hangzhou green city and Wuhan Hongxing, Zhang Yuning started for the first time on behalf of the green city first team in the official competition. In the 15th minute, Hangzhou green city took the lead in the attack. Luo Jing's shot hit the crossbeam and then bounced into the field. Zhang Yuning put in a supplementary shot. In the end, relying on the goal and penalty shoot out, Zhang Yuning won the penalty in the eighth round and green city was promoted to the top 16 of the FA Cup 9:8.

In 2015, Zhang Yuning scored five goals in the first six rounds of the CSL reserve team competition. As an efficient forward, he ranked second in the shooter list.

On July 1, 2015, only 18-year-old Zhang Yuning officially transferred from green city to join Wirtz football club in Holland, becoming a first-team player of the team and setting a record of the minimum age for Chinese players to land in the European League. For this transfer, the green city club is also very supportive. In fact, as early as when Zhang Yuning tried to train Vites, he got special approval from Song Weiping. In this transfer contract, green city also specially added a buyback clause, that is, green city has the preemptive buyback right of Zhang Yuning, and Zhang Yuning has said more than once that he is a member of green city no matter where he is.

On July 29, 2015, according to the official website of the Europa League, Zhang Yuning was selected into the 24 player list of Vites 2015 / 16 season Europa League qualification.

On February 14, 2016, in the 23rd round of the 2015 / 16 season, Wittes played 3:0 helenfen at home. In the 85th minute, Zhang Yuning came on as a substitute and made his debut in the Dutch league, becoming the third Chinese player in the Dutch league. On February 21 of the same year, in the 24th round of the Dutch league, Vites played 2-2 away to Graf sharp. In the 75th minute, Zhang Yuning came on as a substitute. On February 28 of the same year, in the 25th round of the Dutch championship, Wittes played William II 0-1 at home and Zhang Yuning came on as a substitute in the 85th minute. On March 6 of the same year, in the 26th round of the Dutch championship, Vites came on the bench 2-1 away from home, Roda JC, and Zhang Yuning came on the bench in the 89th minute. Only one minute later, he finished the final and scored his first goal. At the same time, he made history and scored the first goal of Chinese players.

On March 10, 2016, Zhang Yuning, led by the famous coach demos of Vites, climbed the wall of Vites heroes and was recorded in the history of the team. On May 8 of the same year, in the 34th round of the 2015 / 16 season, Vites played 2-2 away at twentee, and Zhang Yuning started. This was his first time to play as a starter since he joined the Dutch league. He played the whole game and scored one goal. In the 61st minute, Zhang Yuning received a header from his teammate to help the team lead 2-1 and score the second goal in the Dutch league. On May 29 of the same year, in the final of the U19 cup of the Netherlands, Zhang Yuning made his debut. Wittes beat Nai meiheng 4-2 in the penalty shoot out to win the championship, which was the first time in the history of Wittes to win the U19 cup of the Netherlands. On October 27 of the same year, in the 2016 / 17 Dutch cup 1 / 16 final, Vitex eliminated Dutch B team valwick 4-1 at home. Zhang Yuning started with a goal, made points and assists to help Vitex advance to the next round. On December 5 of the same year, in the 15th round of the Dutch first division, Vites made a 3-1 start, zwaller and Zhang Yuning made a penalty in the penalty area in the 37th minute and headed the goal in the 41st minute.

On March 31, 2017, Vites announced to renew his contract with Zhang Yuning for one year to the summer of 2018. On April 30 of the same year, Vites won the Dutch Cup final 2-0 over arkmar. Zhang Yuning didn't play in the competition, but won the first important championship in his overseas career.

On July 3, 2017, Zhang Yuning transferred to West Bromwich Football Club of the Premier League and signed for five years. Due to the labor certificate system of the Premier League, he was loaned to Werder Bremen football club for two years and became the youngest Chinese player to land in the Bundesliga.

On July 16, 2017, Bremen beat osnabluk 3-0 in the pre-season warm-up, Zhang Yuning came on as a substitute and scored a single goal in the 84th minute, which was his first goal on behalf of Bremen; on July 29, Bremen drew West Ham 2-2 in the warm-up, Zhang Yuning started the game and pushed to break Joe Hart's guard in the 81st minute.

On May 18, 2018, Zhang Yuning made his debut in the 9:3 warm-up match of odendov in Werder Bremen, and scored one goal in the 20th, 45th and 62nd minutes respectively to complete the hat trick.

On June 22, 2018, Zhang Yuning joined the Dutch football club Hague on loan for one year. On November 25, in the 13th round of the Dutch league, Zhang Yuning replaced Eric falcenberg in the 78th minute to finish the first show in the Hague and hit the post.

On February 24, 2019, Zhang Yuning transferred to Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Football Club. On March 9, in the second round of the CSL, Beijing Zhonghe Guoan defeated Chongqing Siwei 4-0, Zhang Yuning volleyed in the front of the penalty area in the 42nd minute, which was Zhang's first goal in the CSL and his first goal after joining Guoan. On August 15, Zhang Yuning scored a long-range goal in the 86th minute of the 22nd round of Beijing Zhonghe Guoan's 2-0 victory over Dalian people's professional football club. 2019 season

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