Introduction
Gu Chao (Chinese: 顾超; Pinyin: Gù Chāo; born 20 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Gu Chao joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team squad during the 2006 season. He played regularly as the starting goalkeeper and made an impression within the team as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season.
On 15 March 2011, Gu transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for a fee of ¥2 million. On 6 July 2011, he made his debut for Hangzhou in a 1–1 away draw against Dalian Shide. He mainly played as the backup goalkeeper for Jiang Bo in the 2011 season and 2012 season. However, it was not until the 2014 season when Gu cemented his role as the team's starting goalkeeper.
On 31 December 2015, Gu moved to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a five-year contract with a transfer fee of ¥50 million, which being above Wang Dalei's transfer record fee of ¥30 million, made him the most expensive goalkeeper in China. He played as a back-up for Zhang Sipeng at the beginning of the season. Gu made his debut for Jiangsu on 9 April 2016 in a 1–0 win against Henan Jianye. He became the first choice goalkeeper of the club after the match.
International career
Gu was called up to the senior China squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round against South Korea and Iran. Gu made his debut for the China on 6 September 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Iran, coming on as a substitute for injury Zeng Cheng in the 12th minute.
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 | ||
| Shanghai East Asia | 2006 | China League Two | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2007 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2008 | China League One | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2011| | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
Shanghai East Asia
- China League Two: 2007