Chen Hao (footballer, born 2002)

Chen Hao
Personal information
Full name Chen Hao
Date of birth (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HKFC
Number 7
Youth career
Guangzhou City
2014–2018 Valencia
2018–2020 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 North District 0 (0)
2022–2024 Sham Shui Po 28 (1)
2024– HKFC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024

Chen Hao (Chinese: 陈灏; born 11 January 2002) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.

Club career

Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Chen started playing football at the Haizhu District team while still in primary school.[1] He joined Guangzhou City, before moving to Spain at the age of twelve to join the academy of Valencia, as part of the Wanda Group initiative to bring young Chinese players to Spanish clubs.[1] In 2018, he transferred to Villarreal, after the Wanda Group terminated their deal with Valencia.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Chen returned to Guangzhou, before moving to Hong Kong in November 2021.[1]

On 8 August 2022, Chen joined Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po.[2]

On 25 August 2024, HKFC head coach Chancey Cooke revealed that the club secured the signing of Chen in which he featured during a pre-season friendly fixture against Central & Western.[3]

International career

Chen is eligible to represent both China and Hong Kong at the international level, as his mother is from Hong Kong, and he has had a Hong Kong ID card since 2019.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2022.[4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North District 2021–22 First Division 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 0 0 5 0
Sham Shui Po 2022–23 Premier League 4 0 0 0 3[b] 1 1[c] 0 8 1
Career total 4 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 13 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the First Division League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Senior Shield

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "廣州出生曾外流西班牙6年 陳灝：想第日代表香港隊踢波" [Chen Hao who was born in Guangzhou and has been out in Spain for 6 years: I want to play football on behalf of the Hong Kong team on the first day]. today.line.me (in Chinese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ 港超聯 深水埗簽11名新兵 高俊基：唔好包尾 on.cc 8 August 2022
  3. ^ 港超聯 友賽和中西區 港會主帥透露已簽陳灝 on.cc 25 August 2024
  4. ^ Chen Hao at Soccerway


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