Hou Sen (; born 30 June 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

Club career

Hou started his football career in 2009 when he was promoted to

's first team squad. He played as a back-up goalkeeper for Yang Zhi and

Zhang Sipeng Zhang Sipeng () (born 14 May 1987 in Haidian, Beijing) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career In 2007 Zhang Sipeng started his professional footballer career with Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. He immediat ...

. He became the first-choice goalkeeper of Beijing Guoan in the beginning of 2012 season as Yang Zhi injured in the 2012 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup. On 6 March 2012, he made his senior debut in the first round of 2012 AFC Champions League group stage which Beijing Guoan lost to

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...

2–1. Hou returned to the bench after Yang Zhi recovered from injury in July. Under the Head coach Roger Schmidt, Hou would re-emerge and fight for the first-choice goalkeeper position with Guo Quanbo. He would go on to be in the starting line-up against

Shandong Luneng Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is ...

as he won his first piece of silverware, with the 2018 Chinese FA Cup. While Zou Dehai was brought in the following season as the clubs first choice goalkeeper, Hou would once again establish himself as an integral member of the team and on 29 October 2022, Hou made his 100th appearance for Guoan in a 4-1 win against

Guangzhou F.C. Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2023.''侯森
at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan *

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh titl ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hou, Sen 1989 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Beijing Beijing Guoan F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Chinese Super League players