On the afternoon of April 11, Beijing time, Zhu Yi, the chinese administrator of the German "Transfer Market", confirmed that Zhang Linpeng, an international who played for Guangzhou, will return to shanghai harbor team, and Zhang Linpeng is about to end his 11-year Career in Evergrande.
Born in 1989, Zhang Linpeng plays as a right-back and can also play as a center back, nicknamed "Chinese Super League Ramos", he has excellent physical fitness, stable defense, excellent ability to insert assists, and accurate passing. Debuting in Xu Genbao's youth training base, he was talented, and as early as 2006, he represented Shanghai East Asia, the predecessor of Shanghai Harbor, and competed in the Chinese Second Division.
In November 2010, Zhang Linpeng joined Guangzhou (Evergrande), who had just been promoted to the Chinese Super League, from Shanghai East Asia for a transfer fee of 12 million yuan. He also played for Guangzhou for 11 years. In 11 years, he played 328 games for Guangzhou and scored 18 goals. Among them, the Chinese Super League has 223 games and 15 goals, and the AFC Champions League has 73 games.
Zhang Linpeng also made outstanding contributions to Guangzhou's two AFC Champions League titles and eight Chinese Super League titles. In addition, Zhang Linpeng has also followed Guangzhou to the Club World Cup twice against Top European giants such as Barca and Bayern. At the national team level, the 32-year-old Zhang Linpeng is also the absolute main force of the Chinese men's national football team, and in the recent round of 12, Zhang Linpeng is a well-trusted starter under both Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng. Zhang Linpeng made a total of 92 appearances for the national team, contributing 5 goals.
Last season, the guangzhou team's parent company fell into an economic crisis. Zhang Linpeng insisted on playing in the Chinese Super League with the team despite the lack of wages, and his contract with Guangzhou was originally due to expire at the end of 2022. And the transfer to the old owner of the harbor, Zhang Linpeng can also be regarded as a fallen leaf back to the roots.