He Chao (footballer)

He Chao (Chinese: 何超; pinyin: Hé Chāo; born 19 April 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Henan FC.

He Chao
何超

He Chao in April 2025
Personal information
Full name	He Chao
Date of birth	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Henan FC
Number	20
Youth career
2006–2013	Changchun Yatai
2011–2013	→ Casa Pia (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Changchun Yatai	65	(0)
2019–2021	Guangzhou FC	40	(1)
2019	→ Jiangsu Suning (loan)	10	(0)
2022-2024	Wuhan Three Towns	58	(3)
2025-	Henan FC	14	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	China U-19	8	(2)
2016–2018	China U-23	27	(1)
2017–	China	7	(0)
Medal record Representing  China Men's football EAFF Championship 2017 Japan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 November 2019

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.

He Chao
Chinese	何超
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Chāo IPA [xɤ̌ ʈʂʰáʊ]

Club career

He Chao started his football career when he joined Changchun Yatai's youth academy in 2006.^[1] In December 2011, He went to Portugal for the Chinese Football Association's 500.com Stars Project and joined Casa Pia's youth academy. He was then promoted to Changchun's first team squad in 2014.^[2] He made his debut for the club on 12 April 2014 in a 1–0 away loss against Shanghai East Asia.^[3]

On 7 February 2019, He transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande after Changchun was relegated to the second tier.^[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 March 2019 in a 3–0 home win against Tianjin Tianhai.^[5] On 9 July 2019, He was loaned out to fellow top tier side Jiangsu Suning for the remainder of the 2019 season.

On 29 April 2022, he signed with newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns.^[6] He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory.^[7] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.^[8]

On 17 January 2025, He signed with another Chinese Super League club Henan FC.^[9]

International career

He made his debut for the Chinese national team on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against South Korea in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.^[10]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 December 2024.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Changchun Yatai	2014	Chinese Super League	3	0	1	0	-		-		4	0
	2015		3	0	1	0	-		-		4	0
	2016		12	0	1	0	-		-		13	0
	2017		24	0	0	0	-		-		24	0
	2018		22	0	0	0	-		-		22	0
	Total		64	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	67	0
Guangzhou Evergrande	2019	Chinese Super League	10	0	2	0	8	0	-		20	0
	2020		15	1	1	0	2	0	-		18	1
	2021		15	0	0	0	0	0	-		15	0
	Total		40	1	3	0	10	0	0	0	53	1
Jiangsu Suning (loan)	2019	Chinese Super League	10	0	0	0	-		-		10	0
Wuhan Three Towns	2022	Chinese Super League	28	1	0	0	-		-		28	1
	2023		22	1	2	0	4	1	1	0	29	2
	2024		18	0	0	0	-		-		18	0
	Total		68	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	75	3
Career total			182	3	8	0	14	1	1	0	205	4

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	2	0
2018	3	0
2019	2	0
Total	7	0

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande

• Chinese Super League: 2019^[12]

Wuhan Three Towns

• Chinese Super League: 2022^[8]
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023