Aolin Zhang

Goalkeeper - Wellington Phoenix
10 Feb 2028
Thursday
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Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 39 Awards Matches History

Events

39
Severity
Mood

  1. He has said it out loud: A loan, for games

    Mind

  2. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  3. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind

  4. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  5. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  6. Starter

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  7. Given a personal development plan

  8. He has started to want: To stay here

    Mind

  9. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  10. Returned to full training after injury

    Moderate
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  11. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  12. Worried by competition from a new signing Alex Nassiep

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  13. Worried by competition from a new signing Mark Birighitti

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. The new arrival has visibly higher ability.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  14. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind

  15. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind

  16. He has let it go: A loan, for games

    Mind

  17. He has let it go: To learn the language

    Mind

  18. Hideki Ishige, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  19. Sealed the dream move of his career

  20. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  21. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  22. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $98.7K/y

  23. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $98.7K/y

  24. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Wellington Phoenix

  25. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Released by mutual agreement
    Who
    Board

  26. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Gamba Osaka →

  27. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  28. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board

  29. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  30. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  31. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  32. His first senior club: Gamba Osaka

    Career

  33. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $69.2K/y

  34. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $69.2K/y

  35. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $86.2K/y
    Who
    Miyoshi Ritsu

  36. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $86.2K/y

  37. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  38. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Miyoshi Ritsu

  39. He set his heart on making a career

    Career