He Chao (footballer)
He Chao (Chinese: 何超; pinyin: Hé Chāo; born 19 April 1995) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League side Wuhan Three Towns and the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | He Chao | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Liaoyang, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Changchun Yatai | ||
| 2011–2013 | → Casa Pia (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Changchun Yatai | 65 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 40 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Jiangsu Suning (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022- | Wuhan Three Towns | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | China U-20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | China U-23 | 27 | (1) |
| 2017– | China | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2019 | |||
| He Chao | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 何超 | ||||||||
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Club career
He Chao started his football career when he joined Changchun Yatai's youth academy in 2006.[1] In December 2011, He went to Portugal for the Chinese Football Association's 500.com Stars Project and joined Casa Pia's youth academy. He was then promoted to Changchun's first team squad in 2014.[2] He made his debut for the club on 12 April 2014 in a 1–0 away loss against Shanghai East Asia.[3]
On 7 February 2019, He transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande after Changchun was relegated to the second tier.[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 March 2019 in a 3–0 home win against Tianjin Tianhai.[5] On 9 July 2019, He was loaned out to fellow top tier side Jiangsu Suning for the remainder of the 2019 season.
On 29 April 2022, he signed with newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns.[6] He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory.[7] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[8]
International career
He made his debut for the Chinese national team on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against South Korea in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[9]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 11 January 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Changchun Yatai | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 2 | ||
International statistics
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
Guangzhou Evergrande
Wuhan Three Towns
References
- "恒大追逐何超许久终于如愿 亚泰有青训敢于放人". Sina. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- 长春亚泰2014中超名单 at sohu.com 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-14 (in Chinese)
- 武磊妙传王佳玉闪击进球 东亚1-0胜亚泰 at sohu.com 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-14 (in Chinese)
- "恒大官宣三才俊加盟 天海刘奕鸣张修维+亚泰何超". Sina. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "中超-冯潇霆替补爆射韦世豪破门 10人恒大3-0天海". Sina. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "官方：邓涵文、高准翼、何超、刘殿座、陶强龙等加盟武汉三镇". m.dongqiudi.com. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- "HEBEI FC VS. WUHAN THREE TOWNS 0 - 4". Soccerway.com. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- "何超:比赛打起来没工夫紧张 下一场期待更好表现". Sina. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- 何超 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- "China » Super League 2019 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-10-07.