Career
Zhang Lu would start his professional football career on April 29, 2007 when he made his league debut for Henan Jianye against Dalian Shide in a 2-1 victory. During the season he would become a squad regular within the team and go on to score his first goal on September 15, 2007 in this time a 3-1 defeat to Dalian Shide. On 30 December 2014, Zhang transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.