Zheng would, however have to wait until the following season before he made his debut for the club on April 22, 2010 in a league game against Hunan Billows in 2-1 defeat.
would attract the interests of top-tier club Shanghai Shenhua where he would go on to make his debut on March 10, 2012 in a league game against Jiangsu Sainty that ended in a 1-1 draw.
[5] On 26 February 2018, Zheng transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng.
[7] Zheng transferred to Super League side Tianjin TEDA in February 2019 after Guizhou Hengfeng were relegated to the second-tier.
[9] After two seasons at Tianjin, Zheng would join another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 8 April 2021.