The figure of senior center Zhang School, once known as Yang Zi, has sparked speculation among the ranks of players. The tall forward, who is nearly two meters tall, seems to have retired from the Guangzhou Shadow Leopards to the arms of Guangxi Hengchen.
Liaoning Shenyang, born on August 6, 1988, Zhang school has a brilliant green career. He has played for a number of clubs including Hangzhou Greentown (now Zhejiang), Shenyang Zhongze, Harbin Yiteng, Shenzhen Lehman, Sichuan FC, Chengdu Xingcheng (now Chengdu Rongcheng), Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic, and Zibo Cuju.
Zhang made his Chinese Super League debut in 2010 at the age of 22 with Hangzhou Greentown, and in 2023 he joined Guangzhou Shadow Leopards to begin a full campaign in the four tiers of Chinese soccer (Chinese Super League, Chinese League One, Chinese League Two and Chinese Championship).
In the 2023 National Champions League Finals, School Zhang wore the No. 27 jersey and contributed three key goals for Guangzhou Shadow Panthers. It is worth mentioning that he scored in the first match, helping his team take a 3-1 lead against none other than Guangxi Hengchen.
Despite his 35 years of age, Zhang is still in excellent physical condition, with excellent header skills and a clear pivot role in front of him, which makes him a powerful force in the lower leagues. Originally, Guangzhou Shadow Leopards were expected to be promoted to the China B-League, and Zhang was expected to continue to play for the national B team. However, given that the team already has a similar senior center forward, former international player Xiao Zhi, Zhang's departure seems reasonable.
Guangxi Hengchen ranked fourth in the 2023 Chinese Championship League and successfully promoted to the Chinese B League, becoming the third club to be promoted to a professional team after Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang and Guangxi Lanhang. In the new season, they will write a new chapter on the field of the B League.
On February 19th, Guangxi Hengchen Football Club released the "Announcement on the Departure of First-Team Players and Coaches", which signaled that the team would be reshuffled in the new season. The departure of assistant coach Erkan Ainiwal, and 12 players such as Sheng Peng, Liu Hao, Zhang Tianxiang, Li Weixin, and so on, have added the possibility of joining the Zhang school.
