Chen Guokang

Chen Guokang is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for China League One club Foshan [Nanshi F.C.|Foshan Nanshi].

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 F.C.|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 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.