Wen Chao

Wen Chao
文超
Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Dalian LFTZ Huayi
Youth career
	Changsha Ginde
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2015	Guangzhou R&F
2008	→ Hunan Billows (loan)
2014	→ Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)
2016–2017	Baoding Yingli ETS
2018–2020	Taizhou Yuanda
2021	Xiamen Egret Island
2022-	Dalian LFTZ Huayi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022

Wen Chao (Chinese: 文超; pinyin: Wén Chāo; born 16 January 1987) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chinese club Dalian LFTZ Huayi.

Club career[edit]

Wen joined Changsha Ginde youth team system in the early year and was promoted to first team squad in 2007. He was loaned to China League Two side Hunan Billows for gaining match experiences in the 2008 league season. When he returned to Changsha Ginde in 2009, Wen began to have a change to play in the Super League. On 12 April 2010, he made his Super League debut in a 2–1 home victory against Tianjin TEDA, coming on as a substitute for Kim Eun-Jung in the 72nd minute. He played 9 league matches without scoring a goal in the 2010 league season. Wen didn't make any appearance in the 2010 league season as Changsha Ginde finished the bottom of the league and relegation to China League One. In February 2011, the club moved to Shenzhen as the club's name changed into Shenzhen Phoenix, Wen chose to stay in the club. On 5 May, Wen scored his first goal for the team in a 2011 Chinese FA Cup match which Shenzhen Phoenix beat Shenyang Dongjin 3–0.^[1] His first league goal for the club came on 25 June, in a 2–0 away victory against Shenyang Dongjin.^[2] The club were bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F and moved to Guangzhou in June and won promotion back to the Super League at the first attempt. Wen scored 4 goals in 13 appearances in the 2011 league season.

In March 2015, Wen transferred to China League Two side Baoding Yingli ETS.

Career statistics[edit]

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Changsha Ginde/ Guangzhou R&F	2007	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	2009	Chinese Super League	9	0	-		-		-		9	0
	2010	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	2011	China League One	13	4	2	1	-		-		15	5
	2012	Chinese Super League	2	0	1	0	-		-		3	0
	2013	Chinese Super League	0	0	1	0	-		-		1	0
	2015	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	Total		24	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	28	5
Hunan Billows (loans)	2008	China League Two			-		-		-
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan)	2014	China League Two	5	3	0	0	-		-		5	3
Baoding Yingli ETS	2016	China League Two	20	1	2	0	-		-		22	1
	2017	China League One	6	0	1	0	-		-		7	0
	Total		26	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
Taizhou Yuanda	2018	Chinese Champions League	-		-		-		-		-	-
	2019	China League Two	28	12	5	4	-		-		33	16
	Total		28	12	5	4	0	0	0	0	33	16
Career total			83	20	12	5	0	0	0	0	95	25

References[edit]

^ 足协杯-贝托破门悍将定位球建功深圳凤凰3-0沈阳 at sports.sina.com.cn 2011-05-05 Retrieved 2012-10-12 (in Chinese)
^ 中甲-曹添堡文超联袂建功沈阳主场0-2不敌深圳 at sports.163.com 2011-06-25 Retrieved 2012-10-12 (in Chinese)
^ 文超 at sodasoccer 2018-02-02 Retrieved 2018-02-02 (in Chinese)

[1] 足协杯-贝托破门悍将定位球建功深圳凤凰3-0沈阳 at sports.sina.com.cn 2011-05-05 Retrieved 2012-10-12 (in Chinese)

[2] 中甲-曹添堡文超联袂建功沈阳主场0-2不敌深圳 at sports.163.com 2011-06-25 Retrieved 2012-10-12 (in Chinese)

[3] 文超 at sodasoccer 2018-02-02 Retrieved 2018-02-02 (in Chinese)

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