Zeng Cheng

Zeng Cheng started his football career at top-tier side Wuhan Guanggu; however, he was soon loaned out to Indonesia Super League side Persebaya for more playing time at the beginning of the 2005 season. On his return to Wuhan, he would be allowed to make his league debut at the end of the league season on 5 November 2005 in a 1–1 draw against Shanghai Shenhua. For several seasons, Zeng would play understudy to Deng Xiaofei until Wuhan quit the league and were subsequently relegated in the 2008 season after the club's management did not accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out during a league game against Beijing Guoan on 27 September 2008. At the beginning of the 2009 season, Zeng transferred to another top-tier side Henan Jianye where he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Zhou Yajun. The move turned out to be a big success and the club would finish in it highest ever position of third place in the league and qualify for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history. On 1 January 2013, along with Zhao Peng and Yi Teng, Zeng successfully transferred to two-time, back-to-back Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande on a free transfer. During the 2013 season, Zeng established himself as Guangzhou's first-choice goalkeeper due to impressive displays which impressed manager Marcello Lippi. At the end of the season, Lippi credited Zeng as "one of Guangzhou's best…

Zeng's performances for Henan Jianye at the beginning of the 2009 season would see the China national team manager Gao Hongbo call him up to the international set-up for the first time. He made his debut against Iran in a friendly which China won 1–0 on 1 June 2009. After that game, he would become the national team's second choice goalkeeper behind Yang Zhi and be included in the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before being included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup squad.

Club statistics

As of 4 November 2023

International statistics

Club

Wuhan Guanggu

Chinese Super League Cup: 2005 Guangzhou Evergrande

Chinese Super League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 AFC Champions League: 2013, 2015 Chinese FA Cup: 2016 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018

International

China PR national football team

East Asian Football Championship: 2010

Individual

Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: 2013, 2015, 2016 Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2013, 2015, 2016