Zhu Chenjie (; born 23 August 2000) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for

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club

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

and the

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Club career

Zhu Chenjie started his football career when he transferred to

's youth academy in March 2018 after the club bought

Genbao Football Base Genbao Football Base (Simplified Chinese: 上海根宝足球基地) is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to its youth academy. Located in Chongming County, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genbao ...

's under-19 players. He was promoted to the first team squad in the 2018 season. Zhu made his debut for the club on 22 July 2018 in a 2–2 away draw against

Henan Jianye Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye 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 ...

. In doing so at 17 years and 333 days old, he became the youngest player ever to start for Shanghai Shenhua. On 30 September 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 home win against

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, becoming the youngest goalscorer ever for the club aged 18 years and 38 days as well as the first player born after 2000 to score in the

International

Zhu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 7 June 2019 in a 2–0 win against the

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, coming on as a substitute for Ji Xiang in the 33rd minute. On 24 March 2022, Zhu scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against

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in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, converting in a second-half penalty. He then became the first Chinese player born in the 21st century to debut, provide an assist and score a goal for the national team. On 20 July 2022, Zhu captained the national team for the first time against

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in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, however he inadvertently headed in an own goal in the first half of an eventual 3–0 defeat.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

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Individual

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Young Player of the Year:

Team of the Year:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Chenjie 2000 births Living people Chinese footballers China international footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Chinese Super League players Association football defenders China under-20 international footballers