Chi Zhongguo (Chinese: 池忠国; Korean: 지충국; RR: Ji Chung-guk) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
.jpg) Chi Zhongguo during a game in July 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chi Zhongguo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Yanji, Jilin, China | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yanbian No.1 Middle School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Yanbian Changbaishan | 135 | (11) |
| 2015 | Shanghai Shenxin | 29 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Yanbian Funde | 52 | (2) |
| 2018– | Beijing Guoan | 140 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | China PR | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 池忠国 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 池忠國 | ||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 지충국 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 池忠國 | ||||||||
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Club career
Chi decided to turn professional after he graduated from Yanbian No.1 Middle School in 2008. After failing to join Beijing Institute of Technology, he signed a contract with hometown club Yanbian FC.[1] On 29 March 2009, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Shanghai East Asia, coming on as a substitute for Han Songfeng in 73rd minute.[1] On 25 October 2009, he scored his first goal for Yanbian, which ensured Yanbian beat Anhui Jiufang 2–0.[2] Chi gradually became the regular starter in the club and was issued the number 10 jersey in 2013. On 27 July 2013, he made his 100th appearance for Yanbian in a league match against Tianjin Songjiang.[1][3]
On 4 January 2015, Chi moved to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin on a free transfer.[4] He made his Super League debut on 8 March 2015, in the first match of the season against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Yang Jiawei.[5] He scored his first Super League goal in 57th minute of this match, however, Shanghai Shenxin finally lost to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 6–2.[6]
On 2 February 2016, Chi returned to Yanbian Funde who newly promoted to the Chinese Super League after Shanghai Shenxin's relegation.[7] He played two season for Yanbian, scoring two goals in 53 appearances and transferred to Super League side Beijing Guoan on 1 January 2018 after Yanbian Funde were relegated to the China League One.[8] At Beijing he would go on to make his debut in a league game on 11 March 2018 against Jiangsu Suning in a 2-1 victory.[9] Chi would establish himself as an integral member of the team and go on to win his first piece of silverware with the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng Taishan.[10]
International career
On 10 January 2017, Chi made his debut for the Chinese national team at the 2017 China Cup against Iceland.[11]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yanbian Changbaishan | 2009 | China League One | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | China League One | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | China League One | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | China League One | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | China League One | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | China League One | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 5 | |||
| Total | 135 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 11 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | ||
| Yanbian Funde | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 140 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 18 | ||
International
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
Honours
Beijing Guoan
References
External links
- Chi Zhongguo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chi Zhongguo at Soccerway