Within the 2010 AFC Champions League tournament he would play in all their six games and scored the clubs first continental goal against Gamba Osaka on 10 March 2010 in a 1-1 draw.
Zhang Lu would start his professional football career with Henan Jianye in the 2006 league season and was part of the squad that won the division title and promotion to the top tier.
Within the 2010 AFC Champions League he would play in all six games and scored one goal against Gamba Osaka on 10 March 2010 in a 1–1 draw as Henan were knocked out in the group stages.
[4] Unfortunately the club were unable to repeat their achievements in reaching the continental competition and instead soon found themselves relegated at the end of the 2012 league season.
[5] Zhang would remain with the club and was part the team that immediately helped win the division title and promotion back into the top tier the following season.