Huang Cong (footballer, born 1997)

Not to be confused with Huang Cong (footballer, born 2000).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Cong (simplified Chinese: 黄聪; traditional Chinese: 黃聰; pinyin: Huáng Cōng; born 6 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer plays as a midfielder.

Huang Cong

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Wuhan, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2013–2015	Wuhan FA
2015	Dragon Force Porto
2015–2016	Gondomar
2016	→ AS Trenčín (loan)
2016–2017	AS Trenčín
2017–2018	Leixões
2018–2019	Gondomar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	AS Trenčín	0	(0)
2018–2019	Gondomar B	9	(2)
2019–2023	Shandong Taishan	3	(0)
International career‡
2018	China U19	1	(0)
2019	China U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:14, 31 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:14, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Huang Cong would go abroad to further his football development and joined Slovak club AS Trenčín where he would be included in their senior team for the 2016–17 Slovak First Football League season.^[1] A move to Portugal would see him play for the Gondomar youth team and then Gondomar B, their reserve team allowed to participate within the Portuguese football pyramid. He would make his debut for them in a league game on 26 August 2018 against Baião in a 1-1 draw.^[2]

On 28 February 2019, Huang would return to China to play for top tier club Shandong Luneng (now renamed Shandong Taishan) for the 2019 Chinese Super League campaign.^[3] He would make his debut for the club in a Chinese FA Cup game on 1 May 2019 against Zhejiang Energy Greentown F.C. that ended in a 2-1 victory.^[4] This would be followed by his first league appearance on 17 October 2020 against Beijing Guoan in a 2-2 draw.^[5] He would go on to be a squad player within the team as the club won the 2020 Chinese FA Cup.^[6] He would gradually establish himself as a squad regular within the club and was part of the squad that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[8][9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Trenčín	2016–17	Slovak First Football League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Gondomar B	2018–19	Elite Série 2 AF Porto	9	2	0	0	-		-		9	2
Shandong Luneng/ Shandong Taishan	2019	Chinese Super League	0	0	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
	2020		1	0	3	0	-		-		4	0
	2021		1	0	3	0	-		-		4	0
	2022		1	0	2	0	0	0	-		3	0
	Total		3	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			12	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	21	2

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng/ Shandong Taishan

• Chinese Super League: 2021
• Chinese FA Cup: 2020,^[6] 2021, 2022.^[10]