Chao Pengfei Biography
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2011
Chao Pengfei (Chinese: 巢鵬飛; born 11 July 1987) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
South China
On 25 May 2010, Chao scored a hat-trick against Happy Valley in the season-closing match. It turned out this was his last outing for South China.
Sun Hei
Chao joined Sun Hei in 2010 summer after spending one season in South China.
Chao scored for Sun Hei on his debut against Tai Chung on 7 September 2010. He received his first red card in Sun Hei against Citizen on 17 October 2010, which caused the team to lose 4–5. He scored his second league goals against Hong Kong Football Club on 1 May 2011, which helped the team to win over 3–1.
Rangers
Chao moved to Rangers in the summer of 2011.
He made his debut for Rangers against Pegasus as a starting XI on 9 September 2011, but he could not help the team to win the match. He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 victory against Tai Po on 24 September 2011. He made a total of 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
Kitchee
In January 2012, Chao was loaned to Kitchee to strengthen the club's attack as it prepares for the 2012 AFC Cup.
He made his league debut for Kitchee against his old club Rangers as a half-time subs*ute for Huang Yang on 8 January 2012. He did not score any goal in the match, but he helped the team to win over the opponent 6–2. He made four league appearances for Kitchee. He also made 1 League Cup and 3 FA Cup appearances for Kitchee. Although he played eight matches for Kitchee, he did not score any goals.
Chao helped the team to win the First Division League, the League Cup and the FA Cup.
Tuen Mun
Chao joined Tuen Mun in the 2012–13 season. When Chao played for the club, it offered him a monthly salary of HKD$ 80,800.
International career
On 14 January 2009, Chao made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against India.
On 27 August 2009, Chao scored a hat-trick and fellow striker Chan Siu Ki scored 4 goals to help Hong Kong defeat Guam and qualify for the finals of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.
Chao was a member of the squad that won the men's football gold medal in the 2009 East Asian Games.
Chao also played in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and 2010 Asian Games but he was not able to score any goals.
On 28 September 2010, Chao scored a goal for HK U-23 against Australi U-20 in a friendly. The match ended 2–2.
Honour
Club
Kitchee- Hong Kong First Division League (1): 2011–12
- Hong Kong FA Cup (1): 2011–12
- Hong Kong League Cup (1): 2011–12
- Hong Kong First Division League (1): 2009–10
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (1): 2009–10
International
Hong Kong- 2009 East Asian Games Football Event: Gold
Career statistics
Club
Updated 18 June 2012
International
Hong Kong
Updated 3 June 2011Hong Kong U-23
Updated 11 November 2010.References
External links
- Chao Pengfei at National-Football-Teams.com
