Che Runqiu

Che Runqiu (Chinese: 車潤秋; pinyin: Chē Rùnqiū; Cantonese Yale: Chē Yeuhnchāu ; born 25 October 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in China, he represented Hong Kong internationally.

Che Runqiu
車潤秋

Personal information
Full name	Che Runqiu
Date of birth	(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Guangzhou, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder Defender
Youth career
	Guangzhou GPC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Panyu Pearl
2009–2013	Tai Po	45	(0)
2013–2014	Southern	19	(0)
2014–2017	South China	20	(0)
2016	→ Tai Po (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2019	Southern	29	(0)
2019–2020	Tai Po	8	(1)
International career‡
2011–2012	Hong Kong U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2013

In this Chinese name, the family name is Che.

Club career

Che joined Hong Kong First Division club Tai Po in 2009. He started developed as a regular first team member in the 2011–12 season as he featured a total of 19 matches in the season. Che joined fellow First Division club Southern on 21 June 2013.^[1]

On 11 July 2017, Southern announced via Facebook that they had brought back Che.^[2]

On 29 July 2019, Che returned to Tai Po on a permanent basis.^[3]

International career

On 21 June 2013, Che was selected into the 28-men Hong Kong under-23 training squad for the 2013 East Asian Cup.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 May 2013.

Club	Season	Division	League		Shield & FA Cup		League Cup		AFC Cup		Others1		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NT Reality Wofoo Tai Po	2009–10	First Division	4	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	N/A	N/A	4	0
	2010–11	First Division	8	0	1	0	1	0	—	—	N/A	N/A	10	0
Wofoo Tai Po	2011–12	First Division	15	0	3	0	1	0	—	—	N/A	N/A	19	0
	2012–13	First Division	18	0	10	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	29	0
Tai Po Total			45	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	62	0
Southern	2013–14	First Division	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	N/A	N/A	0	0
Southern Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			45	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	62	0

¹ Others include Hong Kong season play-offs.

Honors

Club

Tai Po

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2012–13