| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kei Chinen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kitaoka FC | |||
| 2007–2009 | Haebaru Junior High School | ||
| 2010–2012 | Chinen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Aichi Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 101 | (21) |
| 2020 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2023–2026 | Kashima Antlers | 99 | (13) |
| 2026– | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:57, 3 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kei Chinen (知念 慶, Chinen Kei; born March 17, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Kei Chinen joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2017.
In 2020, he was loaned to Kyushu club, Oita Trinita.
In 2023, Chinen joined Kashima Antlers. On 18 February 2023, Chinen made his debut for Kashima in a 2–0 victory over Kyoto Sanga and scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute.
In June 2026, it was announced that Chinen would be joining Yokohama F. Marinos ahead of the 2026–27 J1 League season.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2017 | J1 League | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | J1 League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2019 | J1 League | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2022 | J1 League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |
| Total | 101 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 38 | ||
| Oita Trinita (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 29 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | |||
| Kashima Antlers | 2023 | J1 League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | J1 League | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2026 | J1 (100) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 99 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 15 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2026–27 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 56 | ||
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