Zhao Ziye (; born 1 October 2003) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a forward for Hebei. Club career Zhao was selected as one of fifty young Chinese footballers to join the academy of Spanish side Atlético Madrid, as part of Wanda Group's "China Football Hope Star" initiative to encourage the development of young Chinese footballers. On his return to China, he joined Hebei, and went on to score his first goal for the club in August 2022, in a 4–3 loss to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Career statistics Club . References 2003 births Living people Chinese footballers Association football forwards Chinese Super League players Atlético Madrid footballers Hebei F.C. players Chinese expatriate footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain 21st-century Chinese people