Cong Zhen (; born 9 February 1997) is a Chinese footballer.

Club career

Cong Zhen started his professional football career in 2014 when he joined

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side Dalian Transcendence. On 25 April 2015, he scored his first senior goal by shooting the winner in the injury time against Yinchuan Helanshan, which gave Transcendence a 4–3 away win. He transferred to

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side

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District. The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...

's youth academy on 25 February 2016. Cong was promoted to Shanghai Shenhua's first team squad in 2017. On 13 May 2017, he made his first-tier debut in a 0–0 away draw against Henan Jianye as the benefactor of the league's new rule that at least one Under-23 player must be in the starting line-up and was substituted off for Tao Jin in the 37th minute. On 17 July 2020, Cong was loaned out to fellow top tier club Wuhan Zall for the 2020 Chinese Super League campaign. The following season he would be loaned out again to another top tier club in Tianjin Jinmen Tiger for the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign. On his return to his parent club he would only make a single appearance before his contract expired on 1 February 2023. On 3 April 2023 Cong would join third tier club Dalian Zhixing on a free transfer.

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Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cong, Zhen 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian Dalian Shide F.C. players Dalian Transcendence F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Dalian Yingbo F.C. players Dalian K'un City F.C. players China League Two players Chinese Super League players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Men's association football midfielders China men's youth international footballers