Chen Zirong

Chen Zirong (simplified Chinese: 陈梓荣; traditional Chinese: 陳梓榮; pinyin: Chén Zǐróng; born 30 January 1998) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.

Chen Zirong
陈梓荣
Personal information
Full name Chen Zirong
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998
Place of birth Panyu, Guangdong, China
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou R&F
Youth career
2012–2017 Guangzhou R&F
2016 → Vejle Boldklub (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 → Vejle Boldklub (loan) 0 (0)
2017– Guangzhou R&F 0 (0)
2017–2020 → R&F (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 China U-17 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2014
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Club career

Chen Zirong joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F's youth academy in 2012. He was loaned to Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub in the summer of 2016.[1] On 1 January 2017, he was promoted to the first team squad for the rest of 2016–17 season. Chen returned to Guangzhou R&F in July 2017. He was then loaned to Guangzhou R&F's satellite team R&F in the Hong Kong Premier League. On 30 December 2017, he made his senior debut in the first round of 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup which R&F lost to Yuen Long 4–0.[2] He made his league debut on 9 March 2018 in a 5–0 away defeat to Eastern, coming on as a substitute for injury Zhou Yuchen in the 11th minute.[3]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2020.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle Boldklub (loan) 2016–17 Danish 1st Division 0000---00
R&F (loan) 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 40100[lower-alpha 1]0-2[lower-alpha 2]070
2018–1910000[lower-alpha 1]0-0[lower-alpha 2]010
2019–2010000[lower-alpha 1]0-0[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 601000002090
Career total 601000002090
  1. Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
  2. Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup

References
  1. "Kinesere skal lære af Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "R&F 0:4 Sun Bus Yuen Long". HKFA. 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Eastern Long Lions 5:0 R&F". HKFA. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Chen, Zi Rong". hkfa.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.


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