Chen Jianlong (; born 14 May 1989) is a professional Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for

Meizhou Kejia Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

in the

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

Club career

Chen Jianlong would play for the Guangzhou Pharmaceutical youth team before going on loan to third-tier club

Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once ow ...

to being his senior career in the 2007 Chinese league season. With Guangdong, he would soon go on to establish himself as a regular within their side and by the 2008 league season he was already the captain of the team that won promotion to the second tier after the club came runners-up within the 2008 Chinese League Two division. By his third season, he had lost his captaincy to Joel, but established the club as mid-table regulars before he returned to Guangzhou in December 2009 after three seasons. Back at Guangzhou he would make his debut for them on 3 April 2010, in a 3–1 home win against

Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Institute of Technology (abbreviated BIT; Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学; Traditional Chinese: 北京理工大學; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué), is a national leading co-educational public university located in Beijing, Chi ...

. With Guangzhou, he would be part of the squad that won the 2010 Chinese League One division and promotion where he also won the

2011 Chinese Super League Eleven or 11 may refer to: * 11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn ...

title, however throughout this he would mainly play a small part as a squad player. To gain more playing time, Chen was loaned to

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

side Shanghai Shenxin on 5 January 2012. Chen moved to

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football A ...

side

in 2013.

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande *

: 2011 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Jianlong 1989 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Maoming Guangzhou F.C. players Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football defenders