Li Chen ( zh, s=李晨, t=李晨, p=Lǐ Chén; born 25 November 1996) is a Chinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

currently playing as a

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for

Beijing Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

Club career

Li made his debut in unusual circumstances on 29 May 2019 in a

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game against

Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club (), previously Guangzhou Evergrande (), was a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Historically, Guangzhou FC played its home matches at various grounds in their home city, most notably at T ...

, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Zhang Yufeng, a

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, despite being a goalkeeper. He played alongside fellow goalkeeper

Liu Peng Liu Peng (; 727 – November 4, 785), formally Duke Gong of Pengcheng (), was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who served as military governor (''Jiedushi'')According to Liu Peng's biographies in the ''Old Book of Tang'' and the ''New Book ...

up front for Beijing, and was the third goalkeeper fielded by Beijing in that game, with Mou Pengfei playing in his regular position in goal.

Career statistics

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Honours

Shaanxi Chang'an Union * CMCL play-offs:

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* 1996 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Jiangsu Men's association football goalkeepers Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic F.C. players Shaanxi Union F.C. players Jiangxi Lushan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players {{PRChina-footy-goalkeeper-stub