Chen Hao (footballer, born 2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HKFC | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Valencia | ||
| 2018–2020 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | North District | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sham Shui Po | 28 | (1) |
| 2024– | HKFC | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2025 | |||
Chen Hao (Chinese: 陈灏; born 11 January 2002) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.
Club career
Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Chen started playing football in primary school, before moving to Spain at the age of twelve to join the academy of Valencia, as part of the Wanda Group initiative to bring young Chinese players to Spanish clubs.[1][2] In 2018, he transferred to Villarreal, after the Wanda Group terminated their deal with Valencia.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Chen returned to Guangzhou, before moving to Hong Kong in November 2021.[1] Following a trial at Sham Shui Po, he signed for First Division team North District, while training with Premier League side Resources Capital.[1]
On 8 August 2022, Chen joined Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po.[3] On 1 October, he scored the first professional career goal in a 1–5 Sapling Cup defeat against Tai Po.[4] On 2 April 2023, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 win over Tai Po in the Sapling Cup. His goal from just outside the box was voted as the Goal of the Month.[5]
On 25 August 2024, HKFC head coach Chancey Cooke revealed that the club secured the signing of Chen in which he featured during a pre-season friendly fixture against Central & Western.[6]
International career
Chen is eligible to represent both China and Hong Kong at the international level, as his mother is from Hong Kong, and he has had a Hong Kong ID card since 2019.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 March 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North District | 2021–22 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sham Shui Po | 2022–23 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| HKFC | 2024–25 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the First Division League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Senior Shield
References
- ^ a b c d e "廣州出生曾外流西班牙6年 陳灝：想第日代表香港隊踢波" [Chen Hao who was born in Guangzhou and has been out in Spain for 6 years: I want to play football on behalf of the Hong Kong team on the first day]. inmediahk.net (in Chinese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ sina_mobile (4 May 2014). "万达"中国足球希望之星"留学西班牙入围名单出炉". sports.sina.cn. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ 港超聯 深水埗簽11名新兵 高俊基：唔好包尾 on.cc 8 August 2022
- ^ "保連奴戴帽和富大埔挫深水埗". 東方日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "4月份「最佳金球」：深水埗前鋒陳灝". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ 港超聯 友賽和中西區 港會主帥透露已簽陳灝 on.cc 25 August 2024
- ^ Chen Hao at Soccerway