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Lü Hongchen
吕宏琛
Personal information
Date of birth	May 16, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tianjin, China
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Xinjiang Sport Lottery
2009–2010	Tianjin Locomotive
2011–2020	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Lü Hongchen (Chinese: 吕宏琛; born 16 May 1989 in Tianjin) is a Chinese former professional football player who played as defender. He represented Xinjiang Sport Lottery Tianjin Locomotive and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright where he played the majority of his career, gaining two promotions with them and playing several seasons in the top tier of the Chinese Super League.

Club career

In July 2007, Lü Hongchen started his professional footballer career with Xinjiang Sport Lottery in the China League Two.^[1] In 2011, Lü transferred to fellow China League Two side Fujian Smart Hero.^[2] He would gain promotion with them at the end of the 2011 China League Two campaign. The club would move to a different city and change their name to Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. He would be part of the squad that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2014 China League One season.^[3] On 12 August 2015, Lü played his first top tier game for Shijiazhuang in the 2015 Chinese Super League against Tianjin Teda in a 1-1 draw.^[4]

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Xinjiang Sport Lottery	2007	China League Two			-		-		-
	2008	China League Two			-		-		-
	Total				0	0	0	0	0	0
Tianjin Locomotive	2009	China League Two			-		-		-
	2010	China League Two			-		-		-
	Total				0	0	0	0	0	0
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	2011	China League Two	23	0	-		-		-		23	0
	2012	China League One	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2013		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2014		5	0	1	0	-		-		6	0
	2015	Chinese Super League	4	0	1	0	-		-		5	0
	2016	Chinese Super League	1	0	2	0	-		-		3	0
	2017	China League One	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		33	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Career total			33	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	37	0

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