Zhou Yuchen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Yuchen
周煜辰
Personal information
Full name Zhou Yuchen
Date of birth (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Weifang, Shandong, China
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Shaanxi Union
Number 28
Youth career
2005–2014 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 → Sacavenense (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2020 Shandong Luneng 0 (0)
2016 → Hebei China Fortune (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 → R&F (loan) 44 (0)
2021–2022 Guangzhou City 1 (0)
2023 Guangzhou E-Power 7 (0)
2024– Shaanxi Union 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 China U-19 9 (0)
2015–2018 China U-23 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2018

Zhou Yuchen (Chinese: 周煜辰; pinyin: Zhōu Yùchén; born 12 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for China League One club Shaanxi Union.

Club career

In 2005, Zhou Yuchen joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan's football school, where he was converted from a defender into a goalkeeper.[1] He was sent to Portugal for further training by the club in January 2014.[2] He joined Campeonato de Portugal side Sacavenense in the summer of 2014. Zhou returned to Shandong Luneng and was promoted to the first team squad in 2015,[3] acting as the fourth goalkeeper of the team.

Zhou was loaned to Super League newcomer Hebei China Fortune for one season in February 2016.[4] He didn't appear for China Fortune throughout the entirety of his loan spell.

In July 2017, Zhou was loaned to Hong Kong Premier League side R&F.[5] On 24 September 2017, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 loss against Lee Man in the first round of 2017–18 Senior Shield.[6] He made his league debut on 28 October 2017 in a 2–1 away win against Yuen Long.[7] Zhou was loaned to R&F again in September 2018. On 14 October 2020, Zhou left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.

He would join R&F's parent owned club Guangzhou City on 16 March 2021. He would be used as a reserve choice goalkeeper throughout the whole of the 2021 Chinese Super League season and did not make any appearances for them. The following season he would go on to make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 16 November 2022 against Xi'an Ronghai in a 1-0 victory.[8]

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2023.[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sacavenense (loan) 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Shandong Luneng 2015 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebei China Fortune (loan) 2016 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
R&F (loan) 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 14 0 0 0 1[b] 0 - 2[c] 0 17 0
2018–19 17 0 1 0 2[b] 0 - 0[c] 0 20 0
2019–20 13 0 3 0 2[b] 0 - 1[c] 0 11 0
Total 44 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 56 0
Guangzhou City 2021 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
2022 1 0 2 0 - - - 3 0
Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Guangzhou E-Power 2023 CMCL 7 0 - - - - 7 0
Shaanxi Union 2024 China League Two 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Career total 52 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 66 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup

References

  1. ^ "周煜辰:对自己U23亚洲杯表现不满意 踢乌兹太想赢". Sina (in Chinese). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ "鲁能再送6小将出国锻炼 另一小将刘洋转会武汉". Sohu (in Chinese). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2015年山东鲁能俱乐部中超联赛比赛名单". Sina (in Chinese). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "鲁能确认两95新星离队 周煜辰高准翼租借至华夏". Sohu (in Chinese). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "鲁能年轻门将周煜辰租借离队 系U22国家队主力". Sohu (in Chinese). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "R&F 1–2 Lee Man". hkfa.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Sun Bus Yuen Long 1–2 R&F". hkfa.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ^ "XI'AN RONGHAI VS. GUANGZHOU CITY 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ "周煜辰". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Zhou Yuchen". hkfa.com.