Zhu Zhengyu

Zhu Zhengyu (Chinese: 朱征宇; pinyin: Zhu Zhengyu; born 12 January 1995) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for China League One side Guizhou Hengfeng.

Club Career

Zhu Zhengyu joined Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in 2006 and moved to Shaanxi Renhe (Guizhou Renhe) in 2008. He was sent to Portugal following Chinese Football Association 500.com Stars Project in the end of 2011 and received training with Greater Lisbon clubs Oeiras and Sacavenense successively between 2011 and 2013. He returned to China in 2013 for 2013 National Games of China. Zhu started his professional football career in 2014 when he joined China League Two side Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi. He scored two goals in nine appearances as Taiyuan Zhongyou finished the runners-up of the season and won promotion to China League One.

Zhu signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG in the summer of 2015. He was promoted to Shanghai's first team squad by Sven-Goran Eriksson in 2016. Zhu was loaned to Serbian First League side BSK Borca in July 2016. He made his debut for BSK Borca on 5 November 2016 in a 1–0 away defeat against Odzaci. On 28 February 2017, Zhu was loaned to League One side Nei Mongol Zhongyou for the 2017 season. On 19 April 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the second round of 2017 Chinese FA Cup against third-tier club Hebei Elite, which Nei Mongol won 2–0. He won the most valuable player of second round title in the vote. Zhu made a trail with A-League side Newcastle Jets in July 2017.

On 26 February 2018, Zhu transferred to fellow Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng. On 11 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 away loss to Hebei China Fortune, coming on as a substitute for Chen Ji in the 68th minute. He scored his first first-tier goal in the match.