Zhou Liao

Zhou Liao
周燎
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wuhan Zall
Number 14
Youth career
Wuhan Optics Valley
2006 → Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Wuhan Optics Valley 22 (1)
2009–2011 Hubei Zhongbo 47 (11)
2012– Tianjin Teda 27 (0)
2016 → Wuhan Zall (loan) 18 (1)
National team
2007–2008 China U-20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.


This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Liao (Chinese: 周燎; pinyin: Zhōu Liáo; born 2 February 1989 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Zall in the China League One as a forward.

Club career

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 by Hubei Zhongbo.[3] He was linked with Super League club Shandong Luneng, Tianjin Teda and Henan Jianye 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]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 October 2016 [9]

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
2007Wuhan Optics ValleyChinese Super League91---91
2008130---130
2009Hubei ZhongboChina League Two124---124
2010China League One234---234
201112310--133
2012Tianjin TedaChinese Super League9000-40130
20139010--100
20141010--20
20158022--102
2016Wuhan ZallChina League One18110--191
Total China PR 1141362004012415

References

  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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (Chinese)
  9. ↑ 周燎 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (Chinese)


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