Chen Guokang

Chen Guokang
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ganzhou Ruishi
Number 9
Youth career
–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Meizhou Hakka 61 (8)
2023 →Guangzhou FC (loan) 6 (0)
2024- →Ganzhou Ruishi (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 China U19 1 (0)
2019 China U20 2 (1)
2022- China 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

Chen Guokang (simplified Chinese: 陈国抗; traditional Chinese: 陳國抗; pinyin: Chén Guókàng; born 23 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for China League Two club Ganzhou Ruishi.

Club career

Chen Guokang would play for the Guangzhou Evergrande youth team as a midfielder before being selected for the Chinese youth teams where he was moved into defence as a full-back.[1] On 20 April 2020, Chen joined second tier football club Meizhou Hakka.[2] He would make his debut on 13 September 2020 in a league game against Liaoning Shenyang Urban in a 2-0 victory, where the Head coach Marcelo Rospide pushed Chen back into midfield.[3] Playing as a attacking midfielder, Chen would soon go on to score his first goal against Jiangxi Liansheng on 20 September 2020 in a league game that ended in a 4-0 victory.[4] The following season would see Chen go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5]

International career

On 20 July 2022, Chen made his international debut in a 3-0 defeat against South Korea in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, as the Chinese FA decided to field the U-23 national team for this senior competition.[6]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Meizhou Hakka 2020 China League One 15 2 1 0 – – 16 2
2021 28 3 1 0 – – 29 3
2022 Chinese Super League 18 3 2 0 – – 20 3
Total 61 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 65 8
Career total 61 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 65 8

References

  1. ^ "前恒大小将陈国抗以业余球员身份加盟泰达" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "梅州客家足球俱乐部官宣" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ^ "China » League One 2020 » 1. Round » Meizhou Hakka - Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2:0". worldfootball.net. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "China » League One 2020 » 3. Round » Jiangxi Liansheng - Meizhou Hakka 0:4". worldfootball.net. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ "东亚杯-朱辰杰乌龙权昶勋曹圭成破门 国足0-3韩国". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ Chen Guokang at Soccerway


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