Gu Cao (Chinese: 顾操; born 31 May 1988 in Shanghai) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gu Cao | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Henan Jianye | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | (0) |
| 2008– | Henan Jianye | 230 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2022 | |||
Gu Cao started his football career with Shanghai Shenhua in the 2006 season. [1] In February 2008, Gu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye after not getting any playing time while at Shanghai.[2] He would eventually make his league debut for the club on 7 September 2008 against Changsha Ginde.[3] After not playing much for Henan for several seasons as the club was relegated in the 2012 season, Gu cemented his place as one of the team's starting defenders in the 2013 season as the club won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 July 2022.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henan Jianye | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | China League One | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 230 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 230 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 1 | ||
Henan Jianye
Henan Jianye F.C. – current squad | |
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