Chen Po-liang (; born 11 August 1988) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Changchun Yatai. He is also captain of the

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Club career

Early career

Chen started to display his goal scoring sense since young age. He was the top goalscorer in the National Futsal Championship, in which he scored 28 goals for Minzu Junior High School of

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, in 2003. In 2006, he won the Golden Boot in Highschool Football League when he played for Chung Cheng Industrial Vocational High School. His talent has been recognized by

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professor

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, who later encouraged him to take several tryouts in Japan, with teams such as

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, F.C. Gifu, and

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. In August 2010, Taiwanese Football Association banned Chen's qualification in the 2010 Intercity Football League season due to his transfer to Taiwan Power Company F.C.

TSW Pegasus

He joined

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football club

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on 21 January 2011. He helped the club to finish third in the 2010-11 Hong Kong First Division League season.陳柏良顧飯碗旅外夢放心中
''Apple Daily (Taiwan)''. 3 October 2011. He score a total of 3 goals for the club in the half season. He left the club for home in June 2011 to play for

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Taipower

, he helped the club win the 2011 AFC President's Cup. He scored 1 goal and made 1 assist in the final. It was the first ever Asian title for any Taiwan football clubs. Chen Po-Liang was voted the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Shenzhen Ruby

On 2 December 2011,it was announced Chen would join

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reputedly on a RMB 25,000 monthly salary. However, Chen moved to another

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club

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in February 2012.

Shanghai Greenland

In December 2013,

side

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official announced that they had signed Chen Po-liang from Shenzhen Ruby.

Hangzhou Greentown

On 11 February 2015, Chen transferred to fellow

side

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Changchun Yatai

On March 12, 2020, Changchun Yatai announced that they had signed Chen.

International career

Chen was appointed

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of the national team in August 2009. He is the youngest captain in the national team history. On 25 August 2009, in an East Asian Football Championship 2010 semi final game, he scored two goals against Guam to help Chinese Taipei secure a 4:2 win. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification first round matches, on 29 June 2011, Chen Po-Liang scored a goal in the 2-1 loss away to

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. Back to Taipei on 3 July 2011 for the return leg, Chen Po-Liang scored a penalty but missed a second penalty as Chinese Taipei won 3:2 at home but lost the tie on the away goals rule. Chen was so upset with the penalty miss he cried uncontrollably and apologized to the 15,000 fans who attended the game at the

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Chinese Taipei's goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

Intercity Football League Intercity Football League () was the top-ranked division in the Taiwanese football (soccer) league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), run from 2007 until 2016. From 2017, it was replaced by the Taiwan Football Premier League. His ...

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Changchun Yatai *

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Individual

* Highschool Football League 2006 Golden Boot * 2008 Intercity Football League Golden Boot and Golden Ball * 2010 Intercity Football League Golden Boot城市聯賽》最佳11人 [2010-10-30]
@ 2010聯發科技全國城市足球聯賽官方部落格] * 2011 AFC President's Cup Most Valuable Player

References

External links

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at EAFF official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Po-Liang 1988 births Living people Footballers from Kaohsiung Taiwanese footballers Chinese Taipei international footballers Association football midfielders Taiwanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong TSW Pegasus FC players Shenzhen F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players