Chao Pengfei (born 11 July 1987, in

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) is a former

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-born

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professional

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. He played as a striker.

Club career

Chao Pengfei was born in

in China.

South China

On 25 May 2010, Chao Pengfei scored a hat-trick against Happy Valley in the season closing match. It turned out this was his last outing for South China.

Sun Hei

Chao Pengfei joined

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in 2010 summer after spending one season in South China. Chao scored for

on his debut against Tai Chung on 7 September 2010. He received his first red card in

against Citizen on 17 October 2010, which caused the team to lose 4–5. He scored his second league goals against

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on 1 May 2011, which helped the team to win over 3–1.

Biu Chun Rangers

Chao Pengfei moved to

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in the summer of 2011. He made his debut for

against TSW Pegasus as a starting XI on 9 September 2011, but he could not help the team to win the match. He scored his first goal for

in a 4–1 victory against

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on 24 September 2011. He made a total of 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal.

Kitchee

In January 2012, Chao is loaned to

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to strengthen the club's attack as it prepares for the 2012 AFC Cup. He made his

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debut for

against his old club

as a half-time substitute for Huang Yang on 8 January 2012. He did not score any goal in the match, but he helped the team to win over the opponent 6–2. He made four league appearances for

. He also made 1

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and 3

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appearances for

. Although he played eight matches for

, he did not score any goals. Chao helped the team to win the

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, the

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and the

Tuen Mun

Chao joined

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in the 2012–13 season. When Chao played for the club, it offered him a monthly salary of HKD$80,800.

International career

Chao Pengfei scored a hat-trick and fellow striker

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scored 4 goals to help Hong Kong defeat

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and qualify for the finals of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship. Chao Pengfei was a member of the squad that won the men's football gold medal in the

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. Chao also played in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and

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but he scored no goals. On 28 September 2010, Chao Pengfei scored a goal for

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against

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in a friendly. The match ended 2:2.港亞運隊迫和澳洲隊
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Honour

Club

Kitchee *

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(1): 2011–12 *

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(1): 2011–12 *

Hong Kong League Cup Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league (currently Hong Kong Premier League). The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being ...

(1): 2011–12 South China *

(1): 2009–10 *

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong ...

(1): 2009–10

National

With

: *

Football Event: Gold

Career statistics

Club

''Updated 18 June 2012''

International

Hong Kong

:''Updated 9 July 2011''

Hong Kong U-23

:''Updated 11 November 2010.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chao, Pengfei 1987 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players South China AA players Kitchee SC players Sun Hei SC players Tuen Mun SA players Happy Valley AA players Citizen AA players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Dalian Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China