Gu Cao
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| Full name | Gu Cao | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2024 | Henan FC | 273 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Gu Cao (Chinese: 顾操; born 31 May 1988 in Shanghai) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a centre-back for Henan FC.
Club career
[edit]Gu Cao started his football career with Shanghai Shenhua in the 2006 season.[1] In February 2008, Gu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye (now known as Henan FC) after not getting any playing time while at Shanghai.[2] He would eventually make his league debut for the club on 7 September 2008 against Changsha Ginde.[3] After not playing much for Henan for several seasons as the club was relegated in the 2012 season, Gu cemented his place as one of the team's starting defenders in the 2013 season as the club won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.
On 18 June 2025, Gu announced his retirement for professional football.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 31 December 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henan Jianye/ Henan Songshan Longmen/ Henan FC |
2008 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | China League One | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 273 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 273 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 1 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 2006赛季中超联赛上海申花队球员名单 at sina.com 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 2008赛季中超联赛河南建业队球员名单 at sina.com 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 后防送礼桑德里建功 长沙客场1-0河南 at sohu.com 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2014-04-16 (in Chinese)
- ↑ "十八载青春定格绿茵场 顾操挥别河南队战袍". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 18 June 2025.
- ↑ 顾操 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Gu Cao at Soccerway