Runze Hao

Runze Hao (Chinese: 郝润泽, born 3 May 1997) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a defender. The last team that he played for was Radnički Niš in the Serbian SuperLiga. He is the son of Hao Haidong, who is the all-time top scorer of the Chinese national team.

Runze Hao
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997
Place of birth Dalian, China
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013 Beijing Guoan
2013–2015 Albacete
2015–2016 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 (0)
2017–2019 Recreativo Granada 0 (0)
2017–2019 → Recreativo Granada II 4 (1)
2019 → Louletano (loan) 0 (0)
2020 Radnički Niš 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2020

Career

Born in Dalian,[1] he played in the youth team of Beijing Guoan before he moved abroad in 2013 and joined the youth team of Spanish side Albacete where he played two seasons. In 2015, he joined Croatian side NK Lokomotiva Zagreb where, after spending a season playing with youth team, he was upgraded to the main team, but failed to make a debut. In 2017, he signed with Spanish side Recreativo Granada playing most of the time with their reserves team while there. He also spent half season on loan with Portuguese side Louletano D.C.[2] in 2019[3] before returning to Granada and being signed in summer 2019 by Serbian side Radnički Niš. He made his debut in the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga on May 31, 2020, with a goal.[4] Hao started for Radnički Niš in the Serbian Cup quarter final against FK Čukarički on June 4, 2020.[5] He was replaced by Uroš Miloradović at half time.[6] Radnički Niš lost the game 2-3.[6] On June 9, 2020, it was confirmed that Hao was released by Radnički Niš.[7] Amid media speculations that Hao was released due to political pressure from China,[7] Radnički Niš denied the speculations and claimed that Hao left the club after his contract expired on May 30 [8] despite appearing in two matches the following days after.[9]

References
  1. Runze Hao at Srbijafudbal.com, retrieved 31-5-2020
  2. Runze Hao at foradejogo.pt
  3. Runze Hao at zerozero.pt
  4. Runze Hao profile at Soccerway
  5. "Serbian Cup quarter final: Radnicki Nis vs. Cukaricki". Xinhua News Agency. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. FK Čukarički - FK Radnički Niš at SofaScore
  7. "Son of soccer icon released by Serbian team due to Chinese pressure". Ching-Tse Cheng. Taiwan News. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. "Radnički: Hao nije dobio otkaz zbog politike". B92. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. "Questions go unanswered over Chinese footballer leaving Serbia". 15 June 2020.
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