Chen Guokang

Chen Guokang
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Leizhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wuxi Wugo
Number 38
Youth career
2014–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Meizhou Hakka 61 (8)
2023 → Guangzhou FC (loan) 6 (0)
2024 → Ganzhou Ruishi (loan) 23 (2)
2025–2026 Foshan Nanshi 22 (0)
2026– Wuxi Wugo 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 China U19 5 (2)
2022–2023 China U22 3 (0)
2022– China 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's football
EAFF Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 JapanTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals 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 China League One club Wuxi Wugo.

Club career

Chen Guokang joined the Guangzhou Evergrande youth team in 2014 as a midfielder, before being selected for Chinese youth teams, where he was shifted into a full-back. On 20 April 2020, Chen joined second tier football club Meizhou Hakka. 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. Playing as an 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. 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.

On 15 July 2026, Chen transferred to China League One club Wuxi Wugo.

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 December 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2023 5020––70
Total 668600000728
Guangzhou FC (loan) 2023 China League One 60–––60
Ganzhou Ruishi (loan) 2024 China League Two 23230––262
Foshan Nanshi 2025 China League One 22010––230
Career total 11710100000012710

References

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  4. ↑ "China » League One 2020 » 3. Round » Jiangxi Liansheng - Meizhou Hakka 0:4". worldfootball.net. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  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. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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