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Zhang Linpeng (; born 9 May 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League. Zhang is known by the nickname Zhangmos (Chinese: 张莫斯) for his similarity in looks and playing style as Sergio Ramos. An offensive minded defender, Zhang is also known for his tackling ability and aerial game. He was highly praised by Italian manager Marcello Lippi who described him as "the best Chinese footballer in the Chinese Super League". ==Club career== Zhang Linpeng was considered a highly promising youngster and quickly attracted the interests of the renowned Genbao Football Academy where he graduated to Shanghai East Asia's first team at the beginning of the 2006 league season. With the club in the third tier, Zhang quickly made an impression within the team when he was part of the squad that won promotion to the second tier at the end of the 2007 league season. Within the second tier, Zhang played a major part in ensuring the club remained in the division and by the 2009 season, the club finished fourth and just missed out on promotion. His performance for his club then saw him receive an unexpected call-up to the Chinese national team where he impressed many by scoring on his debut against Jordan. This then saw Zhang become the most sought after player in China before he transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for a fee of ¥12 million in November 2010. At Guangzhou, he went on to make his debut in the opening match of 2011 Chinese Super League season in a 1-0 win against Dalian Shide on 2 April 2011. Throughout the season, Zhang was used as a squad player as Guangzhou won their first ever league title at the end of the 2012 season. He would soon established himself as a mainstay in the team's backline during the 2013 season, leading the club to a third straight league title was well as an AFC Champions League title, the first in the club's history. During preseason before the 2015 season, Zhang sustained a medial accessory ligament tear on his left knee joint on 7 February 2015 in a friendly match against Hangzhou Greentown. While recovering from his surgery in Italy, Zhang was linked with Serie A side Inter Milan with manager Roberto Mancini also confirming his interest in Zhang. However, Guangzhou insisted that Zhang was worth €10 million which far exceeded what Inter was willing to pay. After recovering from injury, Zhang came on as a substitute and scored a goal on 3 April 2015 in a 2-1 loss against Henan Jianye. He then went on to score a 60-meter goal on 12 April 2015 in a 6–1 win against Liaoning Whowin. On 28 May 2015, he suffered a reoccurrence of a left knee strain in an AFC Champions League match against Seongnam FC. On 20 July 2015, Zhang extended his contract with Guangzhou Evergrande until 31 December 2020. Zhang returned to field from injury on 12 August 2015 in a league match against Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty. On 28 August 2015, Premier League side Chelsea made an offer to Guangzhou for Zhang, hoping to complete the transfer before the summer transfer window closed; however, the deal couldn't be completed due to the limited time while the two clubs failed to agree on certain terms during negotiations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zhang Linpeng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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