Zhao Yuhao

Zhao Yuhao (Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 7 April 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Yunnan Yukun in the Chinese League One.

Club career
Zhao started his professional football career in 2011 when he was loaned to China League Two club Wenzhou Provenza from Hangzhou Greentown for one year. He was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown's first team squad by Takeshi Okada in 2013. On 22 May 2013, he made his debut for Hangzhou in the third round of 2013 Chinese FA Cup against amateur team Wuhan Hongxin in a 1–0 home victory. His Super League debut came on 21 September 2013 in a game against Wuhan Zall.

In January 2017, Zhao moved to Super League side Hebei China Fortune after Hangzhou's relegation. He made his debut for Hebei on 5 March 2017 in the first match of the season which Hebei tied with Henan Jianye 0–0. On 7 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 away win against Beijing Guoan.

On 8 April 2021, Zhao joined fellow top tier club Henan Songshan Longmen (later renamed simply Henan) on loan for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign. He would make his debut for Henan on 27 April 2021 in a league game against Cangzhou Mighty Lions in a 0–0 draw. For the next league campaign he would make his move to Henan permanent on 29 April 2022. This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 4 June 2022 against Dalian Professional in a 2-2 draw.

International career
On 10 November 2017, Zhao made his debut for the Chinese national team in a 2–0 loss against Serbia.

Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.