Chen Guokang
{{short description|Chinese association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Chen Guokang
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|23|df=y}}
|birth_place = Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
|height = 1.75 m
|currentclub = Foshan Nanshi
|clubnumber = 6
|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020
|youthclubs1 = Guangzhou Evergrande
|years1 = 2020–2024 |clubs1 = Meizhou Hakka |caps1 = 61 |goals1 = 8
|years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = → Guangzhou FC (loan) |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2024 |clubs3 = → Ganzhou Ruishi (loan) |caps3 = 23 |goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2025- |clubs4 = Foshan Nanshi |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2017-2019
|nationalteam1 = China U19
|nationalcaps1 = 5
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|nationalyears2 = 2022-2023
|nationalteam2 = China U22
|nationalcaps2 = 3
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2022-
|nationalteam3 = China
|nationalcaps3 = 3
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 31 December 2022
|nationalteam-update = 27 July 2022
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Japan | Team}}
}}
Chen Guokang ({{lang-zh|s=陈国抗|t=陳國抗|p=Chén Guókàng}}; born 23 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for China League One club Foshan Nanshi.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/336154739_499943|title=前恒大小将陈国抗以业余球员身份加盟泰达 |publisher=sohu.com|date=2019-08-24|accessdate=2022-06-04|language=zh}} On 20 April 2020, Chen joined second tier football club Meizhou Hakka.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1384829.html|title=梅州客家足球俱乐部官宣 |publisher=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2020-04-20|accessdate=2022-06-04|language=zh}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-one-2020-meizhou-hakka-shenyang-urban/|title=China » League One 2020 » 1. Round » Meizhou Hakka - Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2:0 |publisher=worldfootball.net|date=2020-09-13|accessdate=2022-06-04|language=}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-one-2020-jiangxi-liansheng-meizhou-hakka/|title=China » League One 2020 » 3. Round » Jiangxi Liansheng - Meizhou Hakka 0:4 |publisher=worldfootball.net|date=2020-09-20|accessdate=2022-06-04|language=}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.meizhou.gov.cn/zwgk/zfjg/styj/xwzx/tyyw/content/post_2268002.html|title=创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！ |publisher=meizhou.gov.cn|date=2021-12-22|accessdate=2022-06-04|language=zh}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/asia/2022-07-20/doc-imizirav4677487.shtml|title=东亚杯-朱辰杰乌龙权昶勋曹圭成破门 国足0-3韩国|work=Sina Sports|date=20 July 2022|accessdate=20 July 2022|language=zh}}
Career statistics
{{updated|31 December 2022}}.{{Soccerway|guokang-chen/658061}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Meizhou Hakka
|2020 |rowspan="2"|China League One |15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2021
|28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2022
|18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 3 | ||
| colspan=2 | Total
!61 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!61 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|guokang-chen}}
{{Foshan Nanshi F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Guokang}}
Category:Footballers from Zhanjiang
Category:Footballers from Guangdong
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:China men's international footballers
Category:China men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:China League One players
Category:China League Two players
Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen
Category:Guangzhou F.C. players
Category:Meizhou Hakka F.C. players
Category:Ganzhou Ruishi F.C. players
Category:Foshan Nanshi F.C. players
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