| Kei Chinen 知念 慶 | |
| Fullname: | Kei Chinen |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Kashima Antlers |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kitaoka FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Haebaru Junior High School |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Chinen High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| College1: | Aichi Gakuin University |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Caps1: | 101 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Oita Trinita (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 14:57, 22 December 2023 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Kashima Antlers.
Kei Chinen joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2017.
In 2020, he was loaned to Kyushu club, Oita Trinita.
In 2023, Chinen joined Kashima Antlers.[1] On 18 February 2023, Chinen made his debut for Kashima in a 2–0 victory over Kyoto Sanga and scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other | Total | |||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2017 | J1 League | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | – | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Total | 101 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 38 | |||
| Oita Trinita (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2023 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 151 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 46 | |||
Kawasaki Frontale