Career
He received his promotion to the senior team in 2010 when he made his debut for the club in a 1-0 loss against Pohang Steelers on 24 March 2010. Zheng would play for the Chinese under-20 national team that took part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship where he played in all four games for China in a tournament where they were knocked out in the quarterfinals. Zheng would still move up to the Chinese under-23 national team where he played in the 2008 East Asian Games.
He played in two games as China were knocked out in the group stage.
Zheng would also make the squad that took part in the 2010 Asian Games. However, he was injured throughout the tournament and didn"t make any appearances.
Zheng made his first appearance for the Chinese national team on 6 October 2011 in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates. International goals Club Individual.