Huang Zichang

Huang Zichang
黄紫昌
Personal information
Full name Huang Zichang
Date of birth (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Putian, Fujian, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Henan FC
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2015 Tianjiabing Middle School
2016 Jiangsu Suning
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Jiangsu Suning 33 (5)
2021 Wuhan FC 16 (1)
2022– Henan FC 64 (12)
International career
2015–2017 China U-19 11 (7)
2018 China U-23 10 (3)
2018– China 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2019

Huang Zichang (Chinese: 黄紫昌; pinyin: Huáng Zǐchāng; born 4 April 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Henan FC in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

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Huang Zichang started his football career when he signed his first professional contract with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning in 2016.[1] He was promoted to the first team squad by manager Choi Yong-soo in the 2017 season.[2] Huang made his senior debut and scored his first goal in a league game on 4 March 2018 in a 3–1 away win against Guizhou Hengfeng.[3] This would be followed with his second goal in his fifth appearance on 6 April 2018 in a 2–0 away win against Guangzhou R&F.[4] On 22 April 2018 a third goal in seven league appearances would be scored by Huang in a 5–1 home win against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.[5] On 1 May 2018, Huang scored the deciding penalty in the fifth round of 2018 Chinese FA Cup as Jiangsu beat Tianjin Quanjian 8–7 on penalties.[6] Although he suffered an ankle injury in August 2018, Huang scored five goals in 19 appearances in his debut season, winning the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award.[7] On 14 February 2019, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2024 season.[8] This would be followed by the 2020 Chinese Super League title when he would win the clubs first league title with them.[9]

Huang's time at Jiangsu would end when the clubs owners were in financial difficulties and dissolved the team.[10] He would go on to join top-tier club Wuhan on 29 March 2021 in a free transfer.[11] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 23 April 2021 against Hebei in a 1–1 draw.[12] This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Dandong Tengyue in a 7–0 victory.[13]

On 15 April 2022, he joined fellow top-tier club Henan Songshan Longmen (later renamed as simply Henan) for the start of the 2022 Chinese Super League.[14] This would be followed by his debut appearance for the club on 4 June 2022 in a league game against Dalian Professional in a 2–2 draw.[15] After establishing himself as an integral member of the team he would score his first goal for the club on 7 July 2022, which was in a league game against Guangzhou City in a 2–1 victory.[16]

International career

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Huang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 26 May 2018 in a 1–0 win against Myanmar.[17]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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As of 10 April 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jiangsu Suning 2017 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - 0[a] 0 0 0
2018 19 5 3 0 - - 22 5
2019 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
2020 8 0 5 0 - - 13 0
Total 33 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 41 5
Wuhan 2021 Chinese Super League 16 1 4 2 - - 20 3
Henan 2022 31 7 1 2 - - 32 9
2023 28 4 0 0 - - 28 4
2024 5 1 0 0 - - 5 1
Total 64 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 65 14
Career total 113 18 13 4 0 0 0 0 126 22
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

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National team
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Club

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Jiangsu Suning

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "中超最火U23黄紫昌:拼是我的习惯 人生最紧张时刻". Sina (in Chinese). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "2017中超联赛江苏苏宁队完全名单". Sohu (in Chinese). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "苏宁明日之星非灵光一现 青运会金靴+U22国足常客". Sina (in Chinese). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ "中超-超级新星进球+造点 苏宁客场2-0完胜富力". Sina (in Chinese). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "中超-吉翔穿云箭+助攻帽子戏法 苏宁5-1痛击申花". Sina (in Chinese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "足协杯-苏宁两球领先遭扳平 点球战10-9权健晋级". Sina (in Chinese). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "黄紫昌斩获中超最佳新人奖 入选最佳阵容未来可期". Sina (in Chinese). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. ^ "苏宁官方宣布与黄紫昌续约5年 职业上升期并肩同行". Sina (in Chinese). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Alex Teixeira shines as Jiangsu claim maiden Chinese Super League title". ESPN. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  11. ^ "官方:前江苏队球员黄紫昌加盟武汉队". m.dongqiudi.net. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. ^ "HEBEI FC VS. WUHAN YANGTZE 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  13. ^ "WUHAN YANGTZE VS. DANDONG TENGYUE 7 - 0". soccerway.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  14. ^ "官方:阿德里安、赵宏略、黄紫昌、钟义浩、杨帅加盟河南". m.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ "HENAN SSLM VS. DALIAN PRO 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  16. ^ "HENAN SSLM VS. GUANGZHOU CITY 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  17. ^ "国足1-0缅甸取近8战首胜 武磊制胜黄紫昌屡失良机". Tencent. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  18. ^ "黄紫昌". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  19. ^ "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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