Zhang Lu (midfielder)
Zhang Lu (; ; born August 23, 1987) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a right winger or right-back for Henan Jianye and Shanghai Shenhua. At Henan he helped guide the club to their first ever qualification for the Asian Champions League. Within the 2010 AFC Champions League tournament he would play in all their six games and scored the clubs first continental goal against Gamba Osaka on 10 March 2010 in a 1-1 draw. He would move to Shenhua where he would win two Chinese FA Cup's. Club career Zhang Lu would start his professional football career with Henan Jianye in the 2006 league season and was part of the squad that won the division title and promotion to the top tier. He would make his first Chinese Super League appearance on 29 April 2007 against Dalian Shide in a 2-1 victory. During the season he would become a squad regular within the team and go on to score his first goal on 15 September 2007 in this time a 3-1 defeat to Dalian Shide. In the following seasons he would establish himself as a vital member within the squad and helped guide the club to their