Ma Zhen (simplified Chinese: 马镇; traditional Chinese: 馬鎮; pinyin: Mǎ Zhèn; born 1 June 1998) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Yunnan Yukun on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.
Club career
Ma Zhen would be promoted to the senior team of top tier club Tianjin Tianhai in the 2019 Chinese Super League season to act as cover for first choice goalkeeper Zhang Lu. He would make his debut in a league game on 12 May 2019 against Guangzhou R&F F.C. where the Head coach Shen Xiangfu brought him on to replace outfield player Wu Wei and played him as an attacker for the final few minutes of the game that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[1] The following season Ma Zhen would join another top tier club in Shanghai Shenhua for the start of the 2020 Chinese Super League campaign.[2] He would make his debut as a goalkeeper for the club on 27 October 2020 in a league game against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan F.C. that ended in a 3–1 victory.[3]
In the 2023 Chinese Super League, Ma Zhen began the season as the first-choice keeper for Shanghai Shenhua. He performed well at first, making 14 saves out of 15 shots on target in April, a performance that won him the Goalkeeper of the Month Award. [4] However, in the away game against Chengdu Rongcheng on May 23rd, he was booked for punching opposition players, an action that earned him a five-match ban.[5] This, combined with declining performances, led to him gradually losing his first-choice keeper spot to Bao Yaxiong.
On 19 January 2025, Ma was loan to another Chinese Super League club Yunnan Yukun.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tianjin Tianhai | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Honours
Shanghai Shenhua
References
- ^ "China » Super League 2019 » 9. Round » Tianjin Tianhai – Guangzhou R&F 1:2". worldfootball.net. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "官方！申花宣布连签三人 杨旭+马丁斯+潜力门将加盟". sports.sina.cn. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. CHONGQING DANGDAI LIFAN 3 – 1". soccerway.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "官方：申花门将马镇当选中超4月最佳门将，扑救成功率达93.3% (Official: The goalkeeper of Shanghai Shenhua Ma Zhen has been chosen as the April goalkeeper of the month with a save percentage of 93.3%)". 7 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "马镇拳击！至少5场禁赛？申花毁掉争冠希望，全队要控制情绪 (Ma Zhen punches! Five-game ban at least? The championship hopes of Shanghai Shenhua are destroyed, the club must control its emotions)". 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "玉昆连签4人！官方：马镇、叶楚贵、李松益、张宸梁加盟云南玉昆". 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Ma Zhen at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
- Ma Zhen at WorldFootball.net