Chen Guokang
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999
Place of birth Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Meizhou Hakka
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Meizhou Hakka 61 (8)
International career‡
2017 China U19 1 (0)
2019 China U20 2 (1)
2022- China 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

Chen Guokang (simplified Chinese: 陈国抗; traditional Chinese: 陳國抗; pinyin: Chén Guókàng; born 23 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.

Club career

Chen Guokang would play for the Guangzhou Evergrande youth team as a midfielder before being selected for the Chinese youth teams where he was moved into defence as a full-back.[1] On 20 April 2020, Chen joined second tier football club Meizhou Hakka.[2] He would make his debut on 13 September 2020 in a league game against Liaoning Shenyang Urban in a 2-0 victory, where the Head coach Marcelo Rospide pushed Chen back into midfield.[3] Playing as a attacking midfielder, Chen would soon go on to score his first goal against Jiangxi Liansheng on 20 September 2020 in a league game that ended in a 4-0 victory.[4] The following season would see Chen go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5]

International career

On 20 July 2022, Chen made his international debut in a 3-0 defeat against South Korea in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, as the Chinese FA decided to field the U-23 national team for this senior competition.[6]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Meizhou Hakka 2020 China League One 15210––162
2021 28310––293
2022 Chinese Super League 18320––203
Total 618400000658
Career total 618400000658

    References

    1. ↑ "前恒大小将陈国抗以业余球员身份加盟泰达" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    2. ↑ "梅州客家足球俱乐部官宣" (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    3. ↑ "China » League One 2020 » 1. Round » Meizhou Hakka - Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2:0". worldfootball.net. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    4. ↑ "China » League One 2020 » 3. Round » Jiangxi Liansheng - Meizhou Hakka 0:4". worldfootball.net. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    5. ↑ "创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    6. ↑ "东亚杯-朱辰杰乌龙权昶勋曹圭成破门 国足0-3韩国". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
    7. ↑ Chen Guokang at Soccerway


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