Roberto Leandro Chen Rodríguez (born 24 May 1994) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Salvadoran club FAS. He is also capable of playing on the right side and is good with the ball at his feet.

Club career

Born in

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, Bocas del Toro, with

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heritage, Chen graduated from

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's youth setup, and made his senior debuts in the 2010–11 campaign, aged only 17. On 3 August 2013 Chen signed a three-year deal with

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side

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for a $500,000 fee. He made his debut for the

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ns on the 17th, starting and being booked in a 0–1 loss at

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. He played his second match only on 26 October, starting in a 0–5 home loss against

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. On 17 January 2014, Chen was loaned to

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side

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until the end of the season. He only appeared sparingly, and returned to Málaga in June. On 22 August 2015 Chen was loaned to

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side

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, for a year. On 27 July 2016, Chen signed a one-year contract with Categoria Primera A side

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. He debuted in a 3–2 home loss against Atlético Bucaramanga.

International career

After appearing with the Panama national under-17 and under-20 teams, Chen played his first match with the main squad on 3 September 2011, replacing Luis Moreno on the 56th of a 0–2 home loss against

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. He was also named in the 23-man final squad for

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, appearing in all matches as Panama finished second. On 10 September 2013 Chen scored his first international goal, netting the last of a 2–2 draw against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

FAS *

Salvadoran Primera División Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvad ...

: Clausura 2021

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Roberto 1994 births Living people Panamanian footballers San Francisco F.C. players La Liga players Segunda División B players Málaga CF players Real Balompédica Linense footballers Belgian Pro League players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Águilas Doradas Rionegro players C.D. Árabe Unido players C.D. FAS footballers Panama international footballers 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Panamanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador People from Bocas del Toro District Panamanian people of Chinese descent Sportspeople of Chinese descent Men's association football central defenders