Cao Sheng (; born 26 February 1995) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Cao Sheng started his professional football career in 2012 when he was sent out to Shandong Youth for the 2012 China League Two. He went to Portugal for further training in January 2014, and played for Sintrense, Real Massamá and União Torreense between 2014 and 2016.
Cao was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Felix Magath in June 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 June 2017, playing the whole match in the 2017 Chinese FA Cup against Tianjin Teda, which Shandong won 1–0. On 9 July 2017, he made his Chinese Super League debut in a 2–0 away win against Tianjin Teda, coming on as a substitute for Jin Jingdao in the 89th minute.
Cao would struggle to gain much more playing time before being dropped to the reserves and then loaned out to third tier club Zibo Cuju on 14 October 2020. He would be loaned out once more to another third tier club in Qingdao Hainiu on 1 July 2021. He would go on to play a vital part as the club won the third tier title and promotion at the end of the 2021 China League Two season. His loan would be extended and he would go on to achieve successive promotions as he helped guide the club to second in the 2022 China League One season and promotion back into the top tier.
Career statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShandong Youth2012China League Two6100--61Sintrense (loan)2014–15Campeonato de Portugal0000--00Real Massamá (loan)2014–15Lisbon FA Pró-National Division4121--62União Torreense (loan)2015–16Campeonato de Portugal6000--60Shandong Luneng Taishan2017Chinese Super League5020--702018Chinese Super League0010--10Total5030000080Zibo Cuju (loan)2020China League Two121---121Qingdao Hainiu (loan)2021China League Two19010--2002022China League One10021--121Total290310000321 Career total623820000705
Honours Club Qingdao Hainiu China League Two: 2021
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