Gu Cao (; born 31 May 1988 in Shanghai) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a centre-back for Henan FC.
Club career Gu Cao started his football career with Shanghai Shenhua in the 2006 season.2006赛季中超联赛上海申花队球员名单 at sina.com 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2014-04-16 In February 2008, Gu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye (now known as Henan FC) after not getting any playing time while at Shanghai. 2008赛季中超联赛河南建业队球员名单 at sina.com 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-16 He would eventually make his league debut for the club on 7 September 2008 against Changsha Ginde.后防送礼桑德里建功 长沙客场1-0河南 at sohu.com 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2014-04-16 After not playing much for Henan for several seasons as the club was relegated in the 2012 season, Gu cemented his place as one of the team's starting defenders in the 2013 season as the club won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.
On 18 June 2025, Gu announced his retirement for professional football.
Career statistics 顾操 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShanghai Shenhua2006Chinese Super League000000–00200700–00–00Total0000000000Henan Jianye/Henan Songshan Longmen/Henan FC2008Chinese Super League160–––160200900–––002010100–00–10020119020––110201213000––1302013China League One21110––2212014Chinese Super League24030––270201522020––240201622030––250201727020––290201829000––29020198010––90202012010––130202116060––220202210010––110202320000––200202414030––170Total273125000002981 Career total273125000002981
Honours Club Henan Jianye China League One: 2013.
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