Cao Haiqing (Chinese: 曹海清; born 28 September 1993 in Wuhan) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Cangzhou Mighty Lions in the Chinese Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cao Haiqing | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hangzhou Greentown | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Wenzhou Provenza | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Hangzhou Greentown | 40 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Kunshan (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | Nanjing City | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 | |||
Cao Haiqing started his professional football career in 2011 when he was loaned to Wenzhou Provenza's squad for the 2011 China League Two campaign.[1] He was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown first team squad in 2012 by Takeshi Okada.[2] He made his Super League debut on 27 May 2012 against Henan Jianye, coming on as a substitute for Kim Dong-jin in the 70th minute.[3] Cao became a regular starter in the 2016 season under Hong Myung-bo.[4]
On 28 February 2017, Cao transferred to fellow Super League side Jiangsu Suning after Hangzhou was relegated to the second tier.[5] On 2 April 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away defeat against Liaoning FC, coming on for Yang Xiaotian in the 87th minute.[6] He would struggle to become a regular within the team and go on loan to second tier football club Kunshan for the 2020 China League One campaign.[7] The following season he would transfer to another China League One club in Nanjing City on 15 April 2021.[8]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wenzhou Provenza | 2011 | China League Two | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2012 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Kunshan (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nanjing City | 2021 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||