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Huang Zhengyu (Chinese: 黄政宇; pinyin: Huáng Zhèngyǔ; Jyutping: Wong4 Zing3jyu5; born 24 January 1997 in Guangzhou) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.
Club career
Huang Zhengyu was promoted to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F first team squad by manager Dragan Stojković in 2016. He made his senior debut on 2 July 2016 in a 4–2 home victory against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, coming on as a substitute for Lu Lin in the 87th minute. Huang played six league match for Guangzhou in the 2016 season and extended his contract with the club for five years on 7 November 2016.
Huang became a regular starter of Guangzhou R&F in the 2017 season as the benefit of the new regulation that at least one under-23 player must be in the starting list. He started 29 CSL games at centre back and played 2,637 minutes in total, which was the most of all U23 players in the 2017 CSL season. He was also named the best U23 player and was selected in the CSL team of the year. Huang extended his contract again until the end of 2022 season on 5 December 2017.
International career
On 18 September 2016, Huang was selected in the China national under-19 football team squad for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship. He was selected in the China national under-22 football team squad for the Dubai Cup on 13 March 2017.
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Chinese Super League U-23 Player of the Year: 2017
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017