Cheng Jin

Cheng Jin
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Xinxiang, Henan, China
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang Pro
Number 22
Youth career
–2015 Hangzhou Greentown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Zhejiang Pro 183 (16)
2015 → Wuhan Zall (loan) 12 (2)
2016 → Wuhan Zall (loan) 15 (1)
International career‡
–2014 China U19
2024– China 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Cheng Jin (simplified Chinese: 程进; traditional Chinese: 程進; pinyin: Chéng Jìn; born 18 January 1995) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Pro and the China national team.

Club career

Cheng Jin was born in Xinxiang in Henan where he played for his local primary school before moving to Zhejiang to continue his football development and work his way through the Zhejiang Professional youth team.[1] He would be promoted to the senior team and go on to make his senior debut on 8 July 2015 in a Chinese FA Cup game against Henan Jianye in a 3-1 defeat.[2] Soon after the game on 16 July 2015, Cheng would be loaned out to second tier club Wuhan Zall for six months.[3]

At Wuhan he would make his debut on 25 July 2015 in a league game against Beijing Enterprises Group where he also scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 victory.[4] After gaining significant playing time at Wuhan he would join them again the following season before returning to Zhejiang. At Zhejiang would make his league debut for them on 12 March 2017 against Neo Mongol Zhongyou in a 3-2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.[5] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024.[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zhejiang 2015 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2016 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2017 China League One 28 2 1 0 – – 29 2
2018 27 2 0 0 – – 27 2
2019 22 4 0 0 – – 22 4
2020 14 1 1 0 – 2[a] 0 17 1
2021 33 3 0 0 – 2[a] 0 35 3
2022 Chinese Super League 29 1 0 0 – – 29 1
2023 16 2 2 1 6 0 — 24 3
2024 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Total 183 16 5 1 6 0 4 0 198 17
Wuhan Zall (loan) 2015 China League One 12 2 0 0 – – 12 2
2016 15 1 0 0 – – 15 1
Total 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
Career total 210 19 5 1 6 0 4 0 225 20
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

References

  1. ^ "专访中甲U23球员首球制造者 最难熬时曾被练吐". Sports.sina.com.cn. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ "China » Cup 2015 » Round of 16 » Henan Jianye - Hangzhou Greentown 3:1". Worldfootball.net. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "卓尔官方宣布租借前国青中场 曾任绿城U17队长". Sports.sina.com.cn. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "China » League One 2015 » 19. Round » Wuhan Zall FC - Beijing BG 1:0". Worldfootball.net. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "China » League One 2017 » 1. Round » Hangzhou Greentown - Nei Mongol Zhongyou 3:2". Worldfootball.net. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ "ZHEJIANG PROFESSIONAL VS. QINGDAO FC 0 - 0". Soccerway.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ Cheng Jin at Soccerway
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