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Cheng Jin (simplified Chinese: 程进; traditional Chinese: 程進; pinyin: Chéng Jìn; born 18 January 1995) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Zhejiang.

Cheng Jin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Xinxiang, Henan, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Zhejiang
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2015	Zhejiang
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Zhejiang	124	(12)
2015	→ Wuhan Zall (loan)	12	(2)
2016	→ Wuhan Zall (loan)	15	(1)
National team‡
	China U18
	China U19
2014	China U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 26 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Cheng Jin was born in Xinxiang in Henan where he played for his local primary school before moving to Zhejiang to continue his football development and work his way through the Zhejiang Professional youth team.[1] He would be promoted to the senior team and go on to make his senior debut on 8 July 2015 in a Chinese FA Cup game against Henan Jianye in a 3-1 defeat.[2] Soon after the game on 16 July 2015, Cheng would be loaned out to second tier club Wuhan Zall for six months.[3]

At Wuhan he would make his debut on 25 July 2015 in a league game against Beijing Enterprises Group where he also scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 victory.[4] After gaining significant playing time at Wuhan he would join them again the following season before returning to Zhejiang. At Zhejiang would make his league debut for them on 12 March 2017 against Neo Mongol Zhongyou in a 3-2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.[5] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 July 2021.[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zhejiang	2015	Chinese Super League	0	0	1	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2017	China League One	28	2	1	0	–		0	0	29	2
	2018		27	2	0	0	–		0	0	27	2
	2019		22	4	0	0	–		0	0	22	4
	2020		14	1	1	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	1
	2021		33	3	0	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	3
	Total		124	12	3	0	0	0	4	0	131	12
Wuhan Zall (loan)	2015	China League One	12	2	0	0	–		0	0	12	2
	2016		15	1	0	0	–		0	0	15	1
	Total		27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
Career total			151	15	3	0	0	0	4	0	158	15

References

External links

• Cheng Jin at Worldfootball.net

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