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Chen Jiayu
陈佳裕
Personal information
Full name Francisco Jiayu Chen
Date of birth (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Clube Olímpico do Montijo
Youth career
2005–2013 Pescadores
2014–2015 Mafra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Pescadores 1 (0)
2015–2016 Loures 13 (0)
2016–2017 Tourizense 3 (0)
2017–2022 Cova da Piedade 1 (0)
2021 → Hebei FC (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Heilongjiang Ice City (loan) 0 (0)
2022 Villa AC
2023– Clube Olímpico do Montijo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2018
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Jiayu (Chinese: 陈佳裕; pinyin: Chén Jiāyù; born name Francisco Chen or simply Chico Chen; born 14 July 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Clube Olímpico do Montijo. Born in Portugal, he renounced his Portuguese passport to receive the Chinese citinzenship in 2016.[1]

Club career

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Chen was born in Lisbon to father Chen Shichao (Chinese: 陈仕超), 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Personal life

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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.[6] He renounced Portuguese nationality and acquired Chinese nationality in March 2016.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 12 May 2018.[7]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2013–14 Pescadores AF Setúbal 1ª divisão 1 0 - - - 1 0
2015–16 Loures Campeonato de Portugal 13 0 1 0 - - 14 0
2016–17 Tourizense 3 0 1 0 - - 4 0
2017–18 Cova da Piedade LigaPro 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0
Total Portugal 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "葡萄牙籍华裔球员陈佳裕改籍中国 成史上第一人". Xinhua Net (in Chinese). 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Comércio e Indústria 2-2 Pescadores". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Loures 0-0 1º Dezembro". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Tourizense 1-1 Mortágua". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Cova da Piedade 3-2 U. Madeira". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "华裔少年的乒乓梦". Netease Sports (in Chinese). 24 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Jiayu Chen". zerozero.pt (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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