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Zhang Aokai
张奥凯
Personal information
Full name Zhang Aokai
Date of birth (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Horta (on loan from Espanyol B)
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2012 Shaanxi Daqin
2012–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande
2017–2019 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Guangzhou Evergrande 1 (0)
2019– Espanyol B 0 (0)
2019– → Horta (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2015 China U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Zhang Aokai (Chinese: 张奥凯; pinyin: Zhāng Àokǎi; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ âʊ kʰàɪ]; born 18 February 2000), original name Zhang OK (Chinese: 张OK),[1] is a Chinese footballer who plays for Spanish side UA Horta on loan from RCD Espanyol B.[2]

Club career

Zhang Aokai joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande's youth academy from China League Two club Shaanxi Daqin in 2012.[3] He was promoted to Guangzhou's first team squad by manager Luiz Felipe Scolari in July 2016.[4] Zhang made his senior debut on 30 October 2016 in a 4–0 home win against Shandong Luneng, coming on for Zheng Zhi in the 85th minute and taking over the captaincy for the rest of the match,[5] making him the first player born in the new millennium to make an appearance in any of the Chinese professional leagues.[6]

Zhang was excluded from Guangzhou's first team squad for the 2017 season. He left the club and underwent a trial with La Liga side Espanyol in the summer of 2017.[7] He signed a professional contract with Espanyol and joined Juvenil A team on 19 July 2018.[2] On 26 September 2019 Espanyol confirmed, that Aokai had joined UA Horta on loan for the rest of the season.[8]

Personal life

Zhang Aokai's original name was Zhang OK; however, his given name violated the Name Registration Ordinance of the People's Republic of China; and thus, he could not apply for an identification card. Zhang's father changed his given name to Aokai, which shares a similar pronunciation with OK.[1]

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2016 [9]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total China PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup.

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. ^ a b "恒大足校：张OK其实叫张奥凯 李开朗琪罗退学". Tencent (in Chinese). 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  2. ^ a b "Aokai Zhang, nuevo jugador del Juvenil A". RCD Espanyol (in Spanish). 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "恒大足校16岁小将进一队体验 他的名字叫"张OK"". Netease (in Chinese). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  4. ^ "16岁小将张奥凯进恒大一队 黄博文叔叔亲当陪练". Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  5. ^ "斯帅:张奥凯担中国足球责任 明年年轻人机会更多". Sina (in Chinese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  6. ^ "恒大00后小将登场创三项纪录 接过郑智队长袖标". Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  7. ^ "张奥凯已抵达西班牙人俱乐部 能否加盟仍未定". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  8. ^ Aokai, cedido a la UAT Horta, rcdespanyol.com, 26 September 2019
  9. ^ "张奥凯". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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