Chen Jiayu Explained

Chen Jiayu
陈佳裕
Fullname:Francisco Jiayu Chen
Birth Date:14 July 1993
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.78 m
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:2005–2013
Youthclubs1:Pescadores
Youthyears2:2014–2015
Youthclubs2:Mafra
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Pescadores
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Loures
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Tourizense
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2022
Clubs4:Cova da Piedade
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Hebei FC (loan)
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Heilongjiang Ice City (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2022
Years8:2023-
Pcupdate:12 March 2018

Chen Jiayu (; born name Francisco Chen or simply Chico Chen; born 14 July 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Clube Olímpico do Montijo.

Club career

Chen was born in Lisbon to father Chen Shichao, a professional table tennis player. Chen Shichao originates from Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China and emigrated to Portugal after he accepted the invitation of Portuguese table tennis club Sporting CP in 1989. Chen joined Pescadores's youth academy and was promoted to the first team in 2013. On 14 September 2013, he made his senior debut in a 2–2 away draw against União de Tomar, coming on as a substitute for Charles Oliveira in the 86th minute.[1]

Chen joined Chinese holding club Mafra in 2014. He moved to Loures in the summer of 2015. He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2015 in a 0–0 home draw to 1º de Dezembro.[2] After making 13 appearances in the 2015–16 season, he joined another Campeonato de Portugal team Tourizense in July 2016. He made his debut on 21 August 2016, playing the whole match in a 1–1 home draw against Mortágua.[3]

On 18 August 2017, Chen transferred to LigaPro side Cova da Piedade. On 12 May 2018, he made his debut in LigaPro in a 3–2 win over União da Madeira.[4]

Personal life

Chen's father Chen Shichao is currently the men's and women's table tennis team coach of Sporting CP. His younger brother Diogo Chen (Chen Jiahong) is a table tennis player for Sporting CP and Portugal.[5] He renounced Portuguese nationality and acquired Chinese nationality in March 2016.[6]

Career statistics

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Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
PortugalLeagueTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaEuropeTotal
2013–14PescadoresAF Setúbal 1ª divisão10colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-10
2015–16LouresCampeonato de Portugal13010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-140
2016–17Tourizense3010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-40
2017–18Cova da PiedadeLigaPro100000colspan="2"-10
TotalPortugal180200000200
Career total180200000200

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comércio e Indústria 2-2 Pescadores. zerozero.pt. 2013-09-14. 2018-05-15. pt.
  2. Web site: Loures 0-0 1º Dezembro. zerozero.pt. 2015-08-23. 2018-05-15. pt.
  3. Web site: Tourizense 1-1 Mortágua. zerozero.pt. 2016-08-21. 2018-05-15. pt.
  4. Web site: Cova da Piedade 3-2 U. Madeira. zerozero.pt. 2018-05-12. 2018-05-15. pt.
  5. Web site: 华裔少年的乒乓梦. Netease Sports. 2014-08-24. 2018-05-15. zh.
  6. Web site: 葡萄牙籍华裔球员陈佳裕改籍中国 成史上第一人. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184823/http://www.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2016-03/02/c_128768779.htm. dead. May 15, 2018. Xinhua Net. 2016-03-02. 2018-05-15. zh.
  7. News: Jiayu Chen. zerozero.pt . 2018-05-15. zh.