China (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.

China

China on the ball for Metalurh Donetsk (2011)
Personal information
Full name	João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth	(1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Beja, Portugal[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1991–1992	Boavista Pinheiros
1992–2000	Sporting CP
2000–2001	Farense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Desportivo Beja
2002–2003	Sporting Pombal	30	(0)
2003–2004	Fátima	29	(1)
2004–2005	Maia	31	(0)
2005–2008	Naval	85	(0)
2008–2009	Belenenses	10	(0)
2009–2013	Metalurh Donetsk	53	(2)
2013–2015	Ermis	57	(2)
2015–2017	Nea Salamina	58	(0)
2017–2018	Ermis	31	(1)
2018–2020	Vilafranquense	49	(3)
2020–2021	Marinhense	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves (born 15 April 1982 in Beja), known as China, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Club statistics

As of 18 November 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fátima	2003–04[2]	Segunda Divisão	29	1	2	0	—		31	1
Maia	2004–05[2]	Segunda Liga	31	0	3	0	—		34	0
Naval	2005–06[2]	Primeira Liga	30	0	1	0	—		31	0
	2006–07[2]	Primeira Liga	27	0	3	0	—		30	0
	2007–08[2]	Primeira Liga	28	0	5	0	—		33	0
	Total		85	0	9	0	—		94	0
Belenenses	2008–09[2]	Primeira Liga	10	0	7	0	—		17	0
Metalurh Donetsk	2008–09[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	10	0			—		10	0
	2009–10[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	10	1	3	0	3[a]	0	16	1
	2010–11[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	21	1	1	0	—		22	1
	2011–12[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	13	0	4	0	—		17	0
	2012–13[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		54	2	8	0	3	0	65	2
Ermis	2013–14[3]	Cypriot First Division	33	0	6	0	—		39	0
	2014–15[3]	Cypriot First Division	23	2	5	0	2[a]	0	30	2
	2015–16[3]	Cypriot First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		57	2	11	0	2	0	70	2
Nea Salamina	2015–16[3]	Cypriot First Division	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Career total			274	5	40	0	5	0	319	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "China" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "China". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
3. "China". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

External links

• China at ForaDeJogo (archived)