Zhou Yuchen (Chinese: 周煜辰; pinyin: Zhōu Yùchén; born 12 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zhou Yuchen | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Weifang, Shandong, China | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou City | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2014 | Shandong Luneng | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | → Sacavenense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2021 | Shandong Luneng | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Hebei China Fortune (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2020 | → R&F (loan) | 44 | (0) |
2021- | Guangzhou City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | China U-20 | 9 | (0) |
2015–2018 | China U-23 | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2018 |
In 2005, Zhou Yuchen joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan's football school, where he converted from a defender into a goalkeeper.[1] He was sent to Portugal for further training by the club in January 2014.[2] He joined Campeonato de Portugal side Sacavenense in the summer of 2014. Zhou returned to Shandong Luneng and was promoted to the first team squad in 2015,[3] acting as the fourth goalkeeper of the team.
Zhou was loaned to Super League newcomer Hebei China Fortune for one season in February 2016.[4] He didn't appear for China Fortune throughout the entirety of his loan spell.
In July 2017, Zhou was loaned to Hong Kong Premier League side R&F.[5] On 24 September 2017, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 loss against Lee Man in the first round of 2017–18 Senior Shield.[6] He made his league debut on 28 October 2017 in a 2–1 away win against Yuen Long.[7] Zhou was loaned to R&F again in September 2018. On 14 October 2020, Zhou left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sacavenense (loan) | 2014–15 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
Shandong Luneng | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Hebei China Fortune (loan) | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
R&F (loan) | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | - | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | - | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
Career total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 |