English version of above chart: As of December 20th, 2012. Zhang Chengdong/Eintract Braunschweig/Bundesliga 2. Zhang Jiaqi/Le Mans/French Ligue 2. (but actually playing for reserve team lol) Gui Hong/Huracon Valencia/Segunda División B (third level of Spanish football) Ruan Yang/Sporting B/Portuguese second tier Li Fang/Sporting Covilha/Portuguese second tier Wang Meng/UD Oliveirense/Portuguese second tier Guo Yi/Maritimo B/Portuguse second tier Huang Wei/CD Madra/Portuguese third tier Chu Jinchao/AD Oeiras/Portuguese third tier Sun Zhengyang/Ad Oeiras/Portuguese third tier Luo Jing/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Li Yuanyi/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Wang Xiufu/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Jin Bo/CD Fatima/Portuguese third tier Li Chenglin/CD Fatima/Portuguese third tier Feng Jiapeng/Oliveira do Bairro/Portuguese fourth tier Gong Liangxuan/Real SC/Portuguese fourth tier Chen Hongyu/Real SC/Portuguese fourth tier Zhang Chengdong/Eintract Braunschweig/Bundesliga 2. Zhang Jiaqi/Le Mans/French Ligue 2. (but actually playing for reserve team lol) Gui Hong/Huracon Valencia/Segunda División B (third level of Spanish football) Ruan Yang/Sporting B/Portuguese second tier Li Fang/Sporting Covilha/Portuguese second tier Wang Meng/UD Oliveirense/Portuguese second tier Guo Yi/Maritimo B/Portuguse second tier Huang Wei/CD Madra/Portuguese third tier Chu Jinchao/AD Oeiras/Portuguese third tier Sun Zhengyang/Ad Oeiras/Portuguese third tier Luo Jing/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Li Yuanyi/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Wang Xiufu/Casa Pia AC/Portuguese third tier Jin Bo/CD Fatima/Portuguese third tier Li Chenglin/CD Fatima/Portuguese third tier Feng Jiapeng/Oliveira do Bairro/Portuguese fourth tier Gong Liangxuan/Real SC/Portuguese fourth tier Chen Hongyu/Real SC/Portuguese fourth tier
Tan Long/DC United/Major League Soccer Wang Chu/Jeunesse Esch/Luxembourg first tier Chen Zhizhao/Corinthians/Brazilian first tier Bai Zijian (yes he is still alive lol)/Goyang Kookmin Bank FC/South Korea second tier Xu Xiaofei/Minami Club/unknown Li Xiang/Khonkaen FC/Thai Division 1 Xu Xin/Athletico Madrid youth/unknown
Woah, that's a whole lot more overseas players than I know! Didn't know that there were that many in Portugal.
There is no more Goyang Kookmin Bank FC. The club was integrated into FC Anyang. They will play in the newly formed South Korean 2nd division league called the K-League. The 1st division league will be called the K-League Classic.
so fc metz is still taking some chinese youth players, and i love the following comment from a random netizen. "梅斯这种老千队，去了也没什么能学的吧" true dat.
Chen Zhizhao expected to be in the starting eleven in today's match vs. Paulista. source: http://www.corinthians.com.br/site/noticias/ver/?c=Futebol&id=17810
half time now. watched the match since the 25th min. chen zhizhao started the game, with #35 instead of #200. the guy worked pretty hard, teammates willing to pass to him. one of chen's cross went to the stand, chen also got fouled in the box but no penalty given. nothing special yet.
I'm glad Zizao is starting. Since this is the state league, he'll probably get a lot of playing time. Good play for the opening goal. Maybe Camacho could give him a spot on the national team roster if he plays more?
Saw some Chinese fans of Corinthians in the stands. Also, the commentator was saying that Chen is playing well for his first start.
if he frequents more for the team, he definitely deserve a place. the brazilian state league is high tempo and seems to be more difficult than CSL.
CHEN ZHIZHAO* 陳志釗 (Corinthians/Brazil) January 20th, 2013 Corinthians 1-1 Paulista STARTED - PLAYED FULL MATCH. Stats: Paulista A1: 1 start Total: 1 game from 1 start Note: - Chen Zhizhao is the first Chinese to feature in Brazil's Paulista A1 - this match is Chen's first official start in the Paulista game, and first full 90-min - Chen contributed his first ever assist for a professional game in Brazil
https://twitter.com/ClaroRonaldo Claro Ronaldo @ClaroRonaldo Zizao brilha muito no Corinthians Expand
Despite I'm a Santos fan (rival of Corinthians) and Japanese football follower, I have to admit: Chen Zhizhao did well on sunday. And the game was not for Brazilian Serie A, but for Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo state Championship). Serie A only begins in may
Zizao had another start today against Ponte Preta. Put in a pretty decent and solid shift before he was substituted off at the 73' minute.
CHEN ZHIZHAO* 陳志釗 (Corinthians/Brazil) January 23rd, 2013 Corinthians 0-1 Ponte Preta. STARTED - SUBBED OFF at 73rd min. Stats: Paulista A1: 2 starts Total: 2 games from 2 starts Note: - Chen Zhizhao got his first yellow card in Paulista game