Kei Chinen (知念 慶, Chinen Kei, born March 17, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.[1]

Kei Chinen
知念 慶
Personal information
Full name Kei Chinen
Date of birth (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kashima Antlers
Number 13
Youth career
Kitaoka FC
2007–2009 Haebaru Junior High School
2010–2012 Chinen High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Kawasaki Frontale 101 (21)
2020Oita Trinita (loan) 29 (3)
2023– Kashima Antlers 35 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Kei Chinen joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2017.

In 2020, he was loaned to Kyushu club, Oita Trinita.

In 2023, Chinen joined Kashima Antlers.[2] On 18 February 2023, Chinen made his debut for Kashima in a 2–0 victory over Kyoto Sanga and scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 December 2023.[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other Total
Kawasaki Frontale 2017 J1 League 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 9 2
2018 27 4 4 3 2 1 5 2 1[a] 0 39 10
2019 21 5 3 0 1 1 4 1 1[a] 0 30 7
2021 22 4 3 0 1 0 4 4 30 8
2022 27 7 1 1 0 0 6 3 1[a] 0 35 11
Total 101 21 14 4 6 3 19 10 3 0 143 38
Oita Trinita (loan) 2020 J1 League 29 3 0 0 1 0 30 3
Kashima Antlers 2023 21 5 0 0 4 0 25 5
Career total 151 29 14 4 11 3 19 10 3 0 198 46
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in the Japanese Super Cup

Honours

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Club

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Kawasaki Frontale

References

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  1. ^ Kei Chinen at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "知念 慶選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 11 out of 289)
  4. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kei Chinen Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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