Ge Wenjun

Ge Wenjun
Personal information
Date of birth	21 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gran Tarajal
Youth career
	Evergrande Football School
2016–2019	Shenzhen
2019–2020	Real Avilés
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021	La Cuadra
2021–	Gran Tarajal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Ge Wenjun (Chinese: 葛文军; born 21 June 2000), is a Chinese footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish side Gran Tarajal. He also serves as club president.

Club career

Early career

Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Ge first developed an interest in football after watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and in his second year of junior high school, he enrolled at the Evergrande Football School.^[1] He joined the academy of professional side Shenzhen in 2016, staying until 2019, before he decided to move to Spain in pursuit of a football career.^[1]

Move to Spain

He moved to Avilés, joining local side Real Avilés at the age of nineteen, but only stayed a year before the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain forced him to return to China.^[1] He returned to Spain in April 2021, this time signing for La Cuadra-Union Puerto in the Canary Islands.^[1] After five appearances in the Tercera División, he moved to Gran Tarajal, who were competing at the same level.^[1]

In May 2022, with Gran Tarajal suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as mismanagement by the former club chairman, Ge was contacted by the chairman to potentially succeed him at the club.^[1] After club elections on 19 May 2022, it was decided that Ge would become the new president of the club, at only 22 years of age.^[2]

After becoming president, Ge stated in an interview with Red Star News that he would look to "renew contracts, build a competitive team, and achieve our promotion goals" as well as "serve the local fans well and make them happy."^[1] He continues to play football, and aims to reach professional level in Spain or Japan.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2023.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
La Cuadra	2020–21	Tercera División	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Gran Tarajal	2021–22	Tercera División RFEF	29	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2022–23	Tercera Federación	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		44	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
Career total			49	0	0	0	0	0	49	0

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "专访红星丨22岁华侨出任西班牙俱乐部主席他是怎么做到的呢？" [Interview with Red Star 丨 How did the 22-year-old overseas Chinese become the chairman of the Spanish club?]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Wenjun Ge, nuevo presidente de la UD Gran Tarajal" [Wenjun Ge, new president of UD Gran Tarajal]. deportesfuerteventura.es (in Spanish). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Ge Wenjun at Soccerway

[sohu-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "专访红星丨22岁华侨出任西班牙俱乐部主席他是怎么做到的呢？" [Interview with Red Star 丨 How did the 22-year-old overseas Chinese become the chairman of the Spanish club?]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[2] "Wenjun Ge, nuevo presidente de la UD Gran Tarajal" [Wenjun Ge, new president of UD Gran Tarajal]. deportesfuerteventura.es (in Spanish). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[3] Ge Wenjun at Soccerway

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