Hao Haidong

Hao Haidong
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-05-09) 9 May 1970
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1980–1986 Bayi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1996 Bayi 48 (19)
1997–2004 Dalian Shide 130 (78)
2005–2006 Sheffield United 0 (0)
Total 178 (97)
International career
1992–2004 China 106 (39)
Managerial career
2004 Dalian Shide (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
AFC Asian Cup
1992 Japan Team
2004 China Team
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Football
East Asian Football Championship
2003 Japan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hao Haidong (simplified Chinese: 郝海东; traditional Chinese: 郝海東; pinyin: Hǎo Hǎidōng; born 9 May 1970) is a Chinese former international footballer. He holds the record for being China's top goalscorer.

As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that saw him win six league titles and two Chinese FA Cup. Along with a Chinese Football Association Player of the Year award and three Chinese Jia-A League Top goalscorer awards. Since retiring he had a brief spell at management with Dalian Shide and was the General manager at Hunan Shoking before being Chairman of Tianjin Songjiang, which he left in 2012. Hao married former badminton champion Ye Zhaoying in summer 2019.