Due to several good performances for the academy, he was called up to the Chinese national under-17 team for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and scored two goals in three matches during the tournament.

[5] He made his debut for the club on 13 February 2016 in a 3–0 win against SC Heerenveen, coming on as a substitute for Valeri Qazaishvili in the 86th minute.

[18] He suffered a ligament tear on his right ankle on 24 August 2018 when he represented the Chinese under-23 national team during the 2018 Asian Games, ruling him out for three months.

[24] Zhang was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and came on as a substitute in their opening match against Tajikistan on 13 January 2024.

China were trailing behind by one goal when Behram Abduweli, the substitute, took a shot from a deflected header by his teammate and hit the net at the 79th minute; most sources attributed the goal to Behram but FIFA and AFC considered Zhang to be the scorer when the ball was believed to have deflected off his back, albeit unintentionally and Zhang being in a completely passive position.

[28] His younger brother, Zhang Yuquan is also a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper at Shenzhen Peng City.