Ma Chongchong (born 17 January 1991) is a professional

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football player who currently plays as a defender for

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side Jinan Xingzhou.

Club career

Ma Chongchong started his football career playing for the various

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youth teams and was loaned to out to Beijing's own satellite team Beijing Guoan Talent, which played as a foreign team in

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in the 2010 league season. He went on to make his senior debut in a league game against

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on 24 March 2010 in a 1–0 defeat. After establishing himself as a regular member of the team he scored his first senior goal on 29 April 2010 in a league game against

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in a 2–1 victory. By the end of the season he returned to Beijing Guoan at the start of the 2011 league season and went on to be promoted into the senior team. In February 2014, Ma moved to

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club Chengdu Tiancheng on a one-year loan deal. In February 2015, Ma transferred to China League One club

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. On 20 January 2017, Ma moved to League Two club

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. At Sichuan, Ma would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the team and at the end of the

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season go on to aid the club as they went on to win the division title and promotion to the second tier. After three seasons with the club he transferred to newly promoted top tier club

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on 17 July 2020. He would make his debut on 7 August 2020 in a league game against

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that ended in a 2-1 defeat.

International career

Ma Chongchong was called up into the Chinese U-20's squad in 2009 to take part in the

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process, which saw him play in every game while China topped the group. He was included in the squad that took part in the

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, however he had to fight for his place within the team and had to wait until the final group game against

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in a 1–1 draw before he saw any playing time within the campaign. His performance was good enough for him to be included in the team that played

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in the quarter-finals in a game that China lost 2–0. On 26 March 2011 the Chinese head coach

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decided to promote Ma into the senior team for a friendly against

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in an experimental team in which Lang Zheng,

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, Lü Peng,

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and

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also made their first appearances in a game that ended in 2–2 draw.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

Honours

Club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Chongchong 1991 births Living people Politicians from Luoyang Hui sportspeople Chinese footballers Footballers from Henan China international footballers Beijing Guoan F.C. players Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Jiangxi Beidamen F.C. players Sichuan Longfor F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Singapore Premier League players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football defenders