Rong Hao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Rong.
Rong Hao
荣昊
Personal information
Full name Rong Hao
Date of birth (1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2003–2005 Wuhan Guanggu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Wuhan Guanggu 33 (1)
2009 Jiangsu Sainty 27 (0)
2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown 50 (1)
2012–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande 71 (4)
2018 → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 23 (1)
2019–2020 → Tianjin Teda (loan) 35 (3)
2021 Wuhan Three Towns 18 (3)
2022 Zhejiang Professional 1 (0)
2022 Guangzhou FC 15 (0)
International career‡
2009–2016 China 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2018

Rong Hao (Chinese: 荣昊; pinyin: Róng Hào; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɻʊ̌ŋ xâʊ]; born 7 April 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer as a right-footed left-back.[2]

Club career

Rong Hao started his football career with Wuhan Guanggu in 2006, making his debut and scoring his first goal for the club on 27 May 2006 in a 1-0 win against Shenyang Ginde.[3] He then played in five more league games at the end of the 2006 season. By the following season, he began to gradually establish himself as a regular for the club despite usually coming on as a substitute; however, Wuhan were suddenly ejected from the top tier and subsequently relegated during the 2008 season after the club's management refused to accept the punishment given to them by the Chinese Football Association after a scuffle broke out on 27 September 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Beijing Guoan. Rong then found himself unable to play any football without a club.[4]

In the 2009 season, newly promoted club Jiangsu Sainty were willing to take Rong on loan. He immediately established himself as the regular for the club and helped guide them to a tenth-place position.[5] Once his loan ended, Rong transferred to fellow top tier side Hangzhou Greentown and helped guide the club to a fourth-place finish, allowing them to play in the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history.[6]

On 26 December 2011, Rong transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande along with Zhao Xuri, Li Jianbin and Peng Xinli.[7] Rong was injured for most of the 2012 season and was in no condition to take part in any matches. He won 13 major trophies during his 6-year stay in his first spell for Guangzhou, including 6 Chinese Super League and 2 AFC Champions League titles. On 28 February 2018, Rong was loaned to fellow top tier side Shanghai Shenhua for the 2018 season.[8] On 28 February 2019, Rong was loaned out to fellow top tier side Tianjin Teda for the 2019 season.[9] On 12 April 2021, Rong joined hometown club Wuhan Three Towns, where he won the 2021 China League One and achieved promotion to the Chinese Super League with the team. [10] On 13 February 2022, Rong returned to newly-promoted Zhejiang Pro (formerly named Hangzhou Greentown) after 11 years, and he expressed the intention to retire at the club. [11] However, due to personal and family reasons, he only played 1 game for Zhejiang during his second spell. On 27 August 2022, Rong returned to Guangzhou F.C. (formerly named Guangzhou Evergrande) after terminating his contract with Zhejiang, stating that he is willing to play for them for free in order to save the club from its financially troubled state. [12] However he was not able to prevent the club's relegation from the 2022 Chinese Super League.

International career

Rong made his international debut on 1 June 2009 in a 1-0 friendly win against Iran at Qinhuangdao.[13] After several further friendlies, he then established himself as the first-choice left back under then manager Gao Hongbo and won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship with the national team before being called up to China's squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 15 December 2022.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuhan Guanggu 2006 Chinese Super League 6 1 0 0 - - 6 1
2007 15 0 - - - 15 0
2008 12 0 - - - 12 0
Total 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
Jiangsu Sainty 2009 Chinese Super League 26 0 - - - 26 0
Hangzhou Greentown 2010 29 0 - - - 29 0
2011 21 0 0 0 4 0 - 25 0
Total 50 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 54 0
Guangzhou Evergrande 2012 Chinese Super League 3 0 3 0 2 0 0[a] 0 8 0
2013 25 2 3 0 12 0 3[b] 0 43 2
2014 18 2 2 0 7 0 0[a] 0 27 2
2015 9 0 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 15 0
2016 12 0 1 0 4 0 0[a] 0 17 0
2017 4 0 1 0 0 0 0[a] 0 5 0
Total 71 4 11 0 29 0 4 0 115 4
Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 2018 Chinese Super League 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
Tianjin Teda (loan) 2019 24 0 1 1 - - 25 1
2020 11 3 1 0 - - 12 3
Total 35 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 37 4
Wuhan Three Towns 2021 China League One 18 3 0 0 - - 18 3
Zhejiang 2022 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Guangzhou 2022 15 0 0 0 - - 15 0
Career total 271 12 14 1 33 0 4 0 322 13
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2009 10 0
2010 15 0
2011 9 0
2012 0 0
2013 6 0
2014 2 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 0
Total 43 0

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

Wuhan Three Towns

International

China PR national football team

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "荣昊". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. ^ "荣昊处子秀建功 武汉队1-0击败金德结束7轮不胜". sports.sohu.com. 2006-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  4. ^ "Wuhan ejected from soccer league". english.people.com.cn. November 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  5. ^ "China 2009". RSSSF. 23 Apr 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ^ "China 2010". RSSSF. 21 Jun 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  7. ^ "恒大官方宣布签四名新援 国足三将携潜力新星加盟". sports.sina.com.cn. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  8. ^ "申花官宣荣昊租借加盟半年 身披24号转战上海滩". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  9. ^ "恒大官宣12名球员离队 荣昊加盟泰达王上源赴建业". sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  10. ^ "武汉三镇一口气宣10人：耿晓峰刘奕鸣任航等来投". Sina Sports. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  11. ^ "官方：荣昊回归加盟中超升班马浙江队". Sina Sports. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  12. ^ "官方：前国脚荣昊回归广州队 将身披44号球衣". Sina Sports. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  13. ^ "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜 中国队1-0胜伊朗". teamchina.sports.sohu.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  14. ^ RONG HAO at soccerway.com Retrieved 2020-01-01
  15. ^ "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球 恒大总分5-3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

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