Piao Cheng

Piao Cheng (Chinese: 朴成; Korean: 박성; born 21 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for Beijing Guoan, as well as for the China national team.

Piao Cheng
朴成
박성

Personal information
Full name	Piao Cheng
Date of birth	(1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Longjing, Jilin, China
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2007	Yanbian FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Yanbian FC	76	(12)
2011–2023	Beijing Guoan	221	(15)
Total		298	(27)
International career
2008	China U-20
2009–2011	China U-23
2015–2018	China	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Piao Cheng
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	朴成
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Piáo Chéng IPA [pʰjǎʊ ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]
Korean name
Hangul	박성

Club career

Piao Cheng started his football career with second tier side Yanbian FC and was promoted to their first team in 2007 where he would soon score his first goal for them on 18 August 2007 in a 2-1 win against Shanghai Stars and scored the winning goal which was his first for the club.^[1] He would then establish himself as a regular within the squad and soon received a call-up to the Chinese under-20 national team in July 2008. He then started to attract the interests of several top tier Chinese sides.^[2] On 25 February 2011, Piao transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan for 3 million yuan after impressing many at Yanbian.^[3]

At Beijing he would go on to make his debut in a league game on 3 April 2011 against Jiangsu Sainty in a 2-0 victory.^[4] Chi would establish himself as an integral member of the team and helped guide the club to a runners-up position at the end of the 2011 Chinese Super League season.^[5] Another runners-up position would follow in the 2014 Chinese Super League season before he won his first piece of silverware with the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng Taishan.^[6]

International career

Piao would be called up to the Chinese under-20 national team that took part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. Throughout the tournament, he would play in three games and scored one goal as China were knocked out in the quarterfinals on 8 November 2008 by Uzbekistan in a penalty shootout.^[7] Piao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 31 March 2015 in a 1-1 draw against Tunisia.

Career statistics

Club statistics

^[8]

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
Yanbian FC	2007	China League One	20	1	-		-		-		20	1
	2008		13	1	-		-		-		13	1
	2009		22	5	-		-		-		22	5
	2010		21	5	-		-		-		21	5
	Total		76	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	12
Beijing Guoan	2011	Chinese Super League	21	0	2	0	-		-		23	0
	2012		27	3	2	0	5	2	-		34	5
	2013		28	0	3	0	8	1	-		39	1
	2014		18	2	3	0	7	0	-		28	2
	2015		18	2	2	0	7	0	-		27	2
	2016		19	1	2	0	-		-		21	1
	2017		13	0	1	0	-		-		14	0
	2018		27	3	7	0	-		-		34	3
	2019		18	2	1	0	2	0	1[a]	0	22	2
	2020		2	1	0	0	1	0	-		3	1
	2021		15	0	0	0	0	0	-		15	0
	2022		8	0	0	0	-		-		8	0
	2023		7	1	1	0	-		-		8	1
	Total		221	15	24	0	30	3	1	0	276	18
Total			297	27	24	0	30	3	1	0	352	30

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	1	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	4	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan

• Chinese FA Cup: 2018^[6]