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Zhang Rui
Personal information
Full name	Zhang Rui
Date of birth	17 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Yantai, Shandong, China
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shandong Sports Lottery
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–?	Bayi
2017–2020	→ Changchun Zhuoyue (loan)
2021-	Shandong Sports Lottery
International career‡
2009–	China
Medal record
Women's football
Representing China
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019

Zhang Rui (simplified Chinese: 张睿; traditional Chinese: 張睿; pinyin: Zhāng Ruì; born 17 January 1989) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Shandong Sports Lottery as a midfielder and for the China women's national football team.^[2]

Club career edit

She debuted in 2006, at the Provincial Games held in Yantai, as part of the Yantai team which got the second place in the event.^[2] She got approached by several teams afterwards, joining the Bayi team.^[2]

International career edit

Zhang Rui made her debut for the Chinese women's national team on 4 March 2009 in a 0–0 draw with Sweden at the 2009 Algarve Cup.^[3]

In 2014, at an invitational tournament in Brazil, she scored three goals in six minutes against Argentina.^[2]

In 2015, she represented the China national football team in the Women's World Cup.^[2] In 2017, she was awarded the title of "International Athlete" by the General Administration of Sport of China.^[2] In 2019, represented again the China national football team in the Women's World Cup celebrated in France.^[2]

International goals edit

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 May 2010	Shuangliu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China	Vietnam	3–0	5–0	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.	23 May 2010	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China	Australia	1–0	1–0	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3.	24 November 2012	Shenzhen Stadium, Foshan, China	Australia	2–1	2–1	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
4.	16 January 2013	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	South Korea	1–0	2–0	2013 Four Nations Tournament
5.	18 September 2014	Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea	Chinese Taipei	3–0	4–0	2014 Asian Games
6.	23 January 2016	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Foshan, China	Vietnam	1–0	8–0	2016 Four Nations Tournament
7.	23 January 2016	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Foshan, China	Vietnam	4–0	8–0	2016 Four Nations Tournament
8.	2 June 2016	Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China	Thailand	2–0	6–0	Friendly
9.	2 June 2016	Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China	Thailand	3–0	6–0	Friendly
10.	21 January 2017	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China	Myanmar	1–0	2–0	2017 Four Nations Tournament
11.	21 January 2017	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China	Myanmar	2–0	2–0	2017 Four Nations Tournament
12.	21 October 2017	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	Mexico	2–2	3–2	2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
13.	17 January 2019	Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou, China	Nigeria	1–0	3–0	2019 Four Nations Tournament

Honours edit

China

Asian Games silver medalist: 2018; bronze medalist: 2022
AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022

References edit

^ "List of Players – China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "球员张睿简介_女超球员张睿职业生涯资料介绍_酷足球". www.kuzq.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "Zhang Rui". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.