Zhu Chenjie (simplified Chinese: 朱辰杰; traditional Chinese: 朱辰傑; pinyin: Zhū Chénjié; born 23 August 2000) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zhu Chenjie | ||
Date of birth | (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2018 | Genbao Football Base | ||
2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Shanghai Shenhua | 78 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | China U-20 | 18 | (1) |
2019– | China U-23 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | China | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 |
Zhu Chenjie started his football career when he transferred to Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in March 2018 after the club bought Genbao Football Base's under-19 players.[1] He was promoted to the first team squad in the 2018 season.[2] Zhu made his debut for the club on 22 July 2018 in a 2–2 away draw against Henan Jianye.[3] In doing so at 17 years and 333 days old, he became the youngest player ever to start for Shanghai Shenhua.[4] On 30 September 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 home win against Guangzhou R&F, becoming the youngest goalscorer ever for the club aged 18 years and 38 days as well as the first player born after 2000 to score in the Chinese Super League.[5]
Zhu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 7 June 2019 in a 2–0 win against the Philippines, coming on as a substitute for Ji Xiang in the 33rd minute.[6] On 24 March 2022, Zhu scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, converting in a second-half penalty. He then became the first Chinese player born in the 21st century to debut, provide an assist and score a goal for the national team.[7]
On 20 July 2022, Zhu captained the national team for the first time against South Korea in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, however he inadvertently headed in an own goal in the first half of an eventual 3–0 defeat.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shanghai Shenhua | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2019 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||||
2020 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
Career total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 |
National team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 March 2022 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. – current squad | |
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