On 1 May, he scored a penalty after Guangzhou's Zhang Linpeng had been brought down in a home AFC Champions League match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
He didn't play as a regular starter until 2011, when some regular players such as Wang Jiayu, Cao Yunding, Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Linpeng left the club.
He is known by the nickname Zhangmos (Chinese: 张莫斯) in China for his similarity in looks and playing style as Sergio Ramos.
Zhang Fei | Zhang Yimou | Zhang Wentian | Zhang Zhidong | Zhang Ruimin | Zhang Yan (Han Dynasty) | Zhang Yan | Zhang Xun | Zhang Yue (Tang Dynasty) | Zhang Yue | Zhang Dejiang | Zhang Anshi | Liu Zhang | Jianyi Zhang | Zhang Zuoxiang | Zhang Zuolin | Zhang Zizhong | Zhang Zhongjing | Zhang Zhizhong | Zhang Zhijun | Zhang Zhen Huan | Zhang Yuan | Zhang Yu | Zhang Yizhi | Zhang Yiyi | Zhang Yi (strategist) | Zhang Yaodong | Zhang Yanmei | Zhang Xueliang's former residence in Wufeng, Hsinchu | Zhang Xin |