Rong Hao Explained

Rong Hao
荣昊
Fullname:Rong Hao
Birth Date:7 April 1987
Birth Place:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height:1.77 m[1]
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:2003–2005
Years1:2006–2008
Clubs1:Wuhan Guanggu
Caps1:33
Goals1:1
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Jiangsu Sainty
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Hangzhou Greentown
Caps3:50
Goals3:1
Years4:2012–2020
Clubs4:Guangzhou Evergrande
Caps4:71
Goals4:4
Years5:2018
Clubs5:Shanghai Shenhua (loan)
Caps5:23
Goals5:1
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:Tianjin Teda (loan)
Caps6:35
Goals6:3
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Wuhan Three Towns
Caps7:18
Goals7:3
Years8:2022
Clubs8:Zhejiang Professional
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2022
Clubs9:Guangzhou FC
Caps9:15
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2016
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalcaps1:43
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:15 December 2022
Ntupdate:2 November 2018

Rong Hao (; ; born 7 April 1987) is a Chinese former 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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wuhan Guanggu2006Chinese Super League6100colspan="2"-colspan="2"-61
2007150colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-150
2008120colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-120
Total331000000331
Jiangsu Sainty2009Chinese Super League260colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-260
Hangzhou Greentown2010290colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-290
20112100040colspan="2"-250
Total500004000540
Guangzhou Evergrande2012Chinese Super League3030200080
20132523012030432
2014182207000272
201590104010150
2016120104000170
20174010000050
Total714110290401154
Shanghai Shenhua (loan)2018Chinese Super League221100000231
Tianjin Teda (loan)201924011colspan="2"-colspan="2"-251
202011310colspan="2"-colspan="2"-123
Total353210000374
Wuhan Three Towns2021China League One18300colspan="2"-colspan="2"-183
Zhejiang2022Chinese Super League1000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-10
Guangzhou202215000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-150
Career total271121413304032213

International statistics

National team
YearAppsGoals
2009100
2010150
201190
201200
201360
201420
201500
201610
Total430

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

2013, 2015

2012,[15] 2016

2016, 2017, 2018

Wuhan Three Towns

2021

International

China PR national football team

2010

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players . FIFA . 6 . 11 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211203509/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf . 11 December 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: 荣昊. sodasoccer.com. 2012-08-20.
  3. Web site: 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. 2012-08-20.
  4. Web site: Wuhan ejected from soccer league. english.people.com.cn. November 10, 2008. 2012-08-20.
  5. Web site: China 2009. 23 Apr 2010. RSSSF. 2012-08-20.
  6. Web site: China 2010. 21 Jun 2012. RSSSF. 2012-08-20.
  7. Web site: 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. 2012-08-20.
  8. Web site: 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. 2018-03-01.
  9. Web site: 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. 2019-03-01.
  10. Web site: 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. 2023-01-16.
  11. Web site: 官方:荣昊回归加盟中超升班马浙江队. Sina Sports. 2022-02-13. 2023-01-16.
  12. Web site: 官方:前国脚荣昊回归广州队 将身披44号球衣. Sina Sports. 2022-08-27. 2023-01-16.
  13. Web site: 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. 2012-08-20.
  14. https://int.soccerway.com/players/rong-hao/28857/ RONG HAO
  15. Web site: 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. 2019-08-20.