Yang Chen (footballer, born 1989)
Yang Chen (simplified Chinese: 杨晨; traditional Chinese: 楊晨; pinyin: Yáng Chén; born 14 November 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Better City in the China League One.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yang Chen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Better City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Shanghai Shenxin | 31 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Hebei Zhongji (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Meizhou Hakka | 16 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Shenzhen Ledman | 68 | (10) |
| 2019– | Chengdu Better City | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 | |||
Club career
Yang Chen started his professional football career in 2009 when he was promoted to China League One side Nanchang Hengyuan's first team squad.[1] On 28 March 2009, he made his senior debut in the opening match of the season which Nanchang Hengyu beat Pudong Zobon 3–0.[2] He played 13 matches for the club in the 2009 season as Nanchang finished the second in the China League One and won promotion to the Chinese Super League. On 4 May 2011, Yang scored his two goals in a 3–1 win over Beijing Institute of Technology in the first round of 2011 Chinese FA Cup.[3] He scored his first league goal on 23 October 2011 in a 3–1 away win against Shaanxi Renhe.[4]
Yang was loaned to China League Two side Hebei Zhongji in March 2013.[5] He was the top scorer of the league, scoring nine goals in 19 appearances as Hebei finished the runners-up in the 2013 China League Two and promoted to the second tier. Yang transferred to another League Two club Meizhou Hakka in February 2014. He played two seasons for the club and won the champions of 2015 China League Two. Yang moved to League Two new club Shenzhen Renren in 2016.[6] He scored club's first goal in the professional league on 30 April 2016 in a 1–0 home win against Yunnan Lijiang.[7]
On 21 February 2019, Yang transferred to fellow League Two side Chengdu Better City.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2019.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2009 | China League One | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Hebei Zhongji (loan) | 2013 | China League Two | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 9 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2014 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Shenzhen Ledman | 2016 | China League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 10 | ||
| Chengdu Better City | 2019 | China League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 25 | ||
Honours
Individual
- China League Two top scorer: 2013
References
- 2009赛季中甲联赛南昌八一队球员名单. Sina (in Chinese). 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 中甲-马丁梅开二度 南昌主场3-0中邦登榜首. Sohu (in Chinese). 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 足协杯-小将杨晨梅开二度 南昌3-1力克北理工晋级. Sina (in Chinese). 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 南昌保级路归功特帅盛赞之人 他的偶像是穆里尼奥. Sina (in Chinese). 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 河北中基队足协杯参赛名单 前国足23岁中锋领衔强阵. Sina (in Chinese). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 人人战车，承载荣耀. sznews.com (in Chinese). 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 中乙丽江主帅吐槽比赛净时间少:场上主角已不是球员. Sina (in Chinese). 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- 官宣| 王超龙、杨晨加盟成都兴城足球俱乐部 at dongqiudi.com 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22 (in Chinese)
- 杨晨. sodasoccer (in Chinese).