Cheng Jin

Cheng Jin (simplified Chinese: 程进; traditional Chinese: 程進; pinyin: Chéng Jìn; born 18 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC and the China national team.

Cheng Jin

Cheng in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Xinxiang, Henan, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zhejiang FC
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2015	Hangzhou Greentown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Zhejiang FC	183	(16)
2015-2016	→ Wuhan Zall (loan)	27	(3)
International career‡
0000–2014	China U19
2024–	China	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:06, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Cheng Jin was born in Xinxiang in Henan where he played for his local primary school before moving to Zhejiang to continue his football development and work his way through the Zhejiang Professional youth team.^[1] He was promoted to the senior team and go on to make his senior debut on 8 July 2015 in a Chinese FA Cup game against Henan Jianye in a 3–1 defeat.^[2] Soon after the game on 16 July 2015, Cheng was loaned out to second tier club Wuhan Zall for six months.^[3]

At Wuhan he made his debut on 25 July 2015 in a league game against Beijing Enterprises Group where he also scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 victory.^[4] After gaining significant playing time at Wuhan he joined the club again the following season before returning to Zhejiang. At Zhejiang he made his league debut on 12 March 2017 against Neo Mongol Zhongyou in a 3–2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.^[5] He went on to establish himself as a vital member of the team as they gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season through a play-off victory against Qingdao.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zhejiang FC	2015	Chinese Super League	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2017	China League One	28	2	1	0	–		–		29	2
	2018		27	2	0	0	–		–		27	2
	2019		22	4	0	0	–		–		22	4
	2020		14	1	1	0	–		2[a]	0	17	1
	2021		33	3	0	0	–		2[a]	0	35	3
	2022	Chinese Super League	29	1	0	0	–		–		29	1
	2023		16	2	2	1	6	0	—		24	3
	2024		14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		183	16	5	1	6	0	4	0	198	17
Wuhan Zall (loan)	2015	China League One	12	2	0	0	–		–		12	2
	2016		15	1	0	0	–		–		15	1
	Total		27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
Career total			210	19	5	1	6	0	4	0	225	20

1. Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs