Jiang Chen is a Chinese

China

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 football player, who plays as a striker

Striker

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 for Tianjin Teda F.C. in the Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

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Club career

On May 6, 2004 he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Sichuan Guancheng

Sichuan Guancheng

Sichuan Guancheng was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club.Formed as Sichuan Quanxing in 8 November 1993, the football club was the football flagship of western China until Vanguard Huandao surfaced. In 2002, Sichuan Quanxing was sold to Dahe Group and was...

 against Qingdao Hailifeng in the Chinese FA Cup

Chinese FA Cup

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. On January 27, 2006 Sichuan Guancheng was disbanded and consequently, on July 5, Jiang moved to Tianjin Teda.

On August 5, 2009 he joined A-League

A-League

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 side Wellington Phoenix on a season-long loan deal after trialling with the team. On October 17, 2009 he made his debut for the Phoenix as a late substitute against North Queensland Fury.
On 29 December 2009, he was released early from his loan contract with the Phoenix.

International career

Jiang has had a strong youth career playing striker for both the China U-23 football team

China national under-23 football team

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 and the China U-17 football team

China national under-17 football team

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On May 2007, he made his debut for the China U-23 team

China national under-23 football team

The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

 and has since scored 6 goals in 12 appearances.

External links

• Wellington Phoenix profile