Kei Chinen

Kei Chinen
知念慶
Personal information
Full name	Kei Chinen
Date of birth	17 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kashima Antlers
Number	13
Youth career
	Kitaoka FC
2007–2009	Haebaru Junior High School
2010–2012	Chinen High School
College career
Years	Team
2013–2016	Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2022	Kawasaki Frontale
2020	→ Oita Trinita (loan)
2023–	Kashima Antlers
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025

Kei Chinen (知念慶, Chinen Kei; born March 17, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.^[1]

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Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Other		Total
Kawasaki Frontale	2017	J1 League	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	—		9	2
	2018		27	4	4	3	2	1	5	2	1^[a]	0	39	10
	2019		21	5	3	0	1	1	4	1	1^[a]	0	30	7
	2021		22	4	3	0	1	0	4	4	—		30	8
	2022		27	7	1	1	0	0	6	3	1^[a]	0	35	11
	Total		101	21	14	4	6	3	19	10	3	0	143	38
Oita Trinita (loan)	2020	J1 League	29	3	—		1	0	—		—		30	3
Kashima Antlers	2023	J1 League	21	5	0	0	4	0	—		—		25	5
	2024	J1 League	33	3	3	0	1	1	—		—		37	4
	Total		54	8	3	0	5	1	—		—		62	9
Career total			184	32	17	4	12	4	19	10	3	0	235	50

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