Chen Po-liang (; born 11 August 1988) is a Taiwanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jiangxi Dingnan United. He is also captain of the Chinese Taipei national football team and their top scorer and made most appearances.
Club career
Early career Chen started to display his goal scoring sense since young age. He was the top goalscorer in the National Futsal Championship, in which he scored 28 goals for Minzu Junior High School of Kaohsiung, in 2003. In 2006, he won the Golden Boot in Highschool Football League when he played for Chung Cheng Industrial Vocational High School. His talent has been recognized by Taiwan PE College professor Chao Jung-jui, who later encouraged him to take several tryouts in Japan, with teams such as Chukyo University, Yokohama F. Marinos, F.C. Gifu, and F.C. Kariya.
In August 2010, Taiwanese Football Association banned Chen's qualification in the 2010 Intercity Football League season due to his transfer to Taipower
TSW Pegasus He joined Hong Kong football club TSW Pegasus FC on 21 January 2011. Chen Po Liang joined Pegasus He helped the club to finish third in the 2010-11 Hong Kong First Division League season.陳柏良顧飯碗 旅外夢放心中 Apple Daily (Taiwan). 3 October 2011. He score a total of 3 goals for the club in the half season.2010-11 Top Scorer - Coolpoint Ventilation First Division www.hkfa.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011. He left the club for home in June 2011 to play for Taipower.足球 飛馬台將陳柏良決離隊 Apple Daily (Hong Kong). 17 June 2011.
Taipower At Taipower, he helped the club win the 2011 AFC President's Cup. He scored 1 goal and made 1 assist in the final. It was the first ever Asian title for any Taiwan football clubs. Chen Po-Liang was voted the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.台灣足壇22年首冠 台電圓夢 中國時報 26 September 2011.
Shenzhen Ruby On 2 December 2011, it was announced Chen would join Beijing Baxy reputedly on a RMB 25,000 monthly salary. However, Chen moved to another China League One club Shenzhen Ruby in February 2012.
Shanghai Greenland In December 2013, Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua official announced that they had signed Chen Po-liang from Shenzhen Ruby.申花宣布签约三内援：中华台北队长+国安旧将
Hangzhou Greentown On 11 February 2015, Chen transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.绿地申花球员陈柏良加盟杭州绿城足球俱乐部 at shenhuafc.com 2015-02-11 Retrieved 2015-02-11
Changchun Yatai On March 12, 2020, Changchun Yatai announced that they had signed Chen.
Qingdao West Coast In April 2022, Chen joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast as free agent. After the 2025 season, the club announced Chen's departure.官方：37岁中国台北中场陈柏良离开青岛西海岸
Jiangxi Dingnan United On 10 February 2026, Chen joined China League One club Jiangxi Dingnan United.官方：37岁中国台北中场陈柏良加盟定南赣联 International career
Chen was appointed captain of the national team in August 2009. He is the youngest captain in the national team history. On 25 August 2009, in an East Asian Football Championship 2010 semi final game, he scored two goals against Guam to help Chinese Taipei secure a 4-2 win.
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification first round matches, on 29 June 2011, Chen Po-Liang scored a goal in the 2-1 loss away to Malaysia.陳柏良破門 中華1分敗 Apple Daily (Taiwan). 30 June 2011. Back to Taipei on 3 July 2011 for the return leg, Chen Po-Liang scored a penalty but missed a second as Chinese Taipei won 3-2 at home but lost the tie on the away goals rule. Chen was so upset with the penalty miss that he cried uncontrollably and apologized to the 15,000 fans who attended the game at the Taipei Municipal Stadium.中華贏球出局 英雄悲情 Apple Daily (Taiwan). 4 July 2011.罰丟12碼球 陳柏良痛哭 Apple Daily (Taiwan). 4 July 2011.
Career statistics Club statistics .陈柏良 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPegasusHK First Division7320106000163Taipower2011810??—33—1113Shenzhen Ruby2012China League One25500———255 201328420———304Total53920000000559Shanghai Shenhua2014Chinese Super League13010———140Zhejiang Greentown2015Chinese Super League25100———251 201625111———2622017China League One26410———274201830400———304201926100———261Total132112100000013412Changchun Yatai2020China League One13220———1522021Chinese Super League7020———90Total202400000002422022China League One32400———324202325200———2522024Chinese Super League17010———18020258020———100Total57600000000576 Career total2854111110930031145
International goals Scores and results list Chinese Taipei's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Chen Po-liangNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 17 June 2007 Estadio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau 10–0 2008 East Asian Football Championship 2. 3. 24 June 2007 Estadio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau 4. 4 April 2008 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 5. 27 May 2008 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India Friendly 6. 8 April 2009 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5–0 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 7. 8. 9. 25 August 2009 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 4–2 2010 East Asian Football Championship 10. 11. 9 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2010 Long Teng Cup 12. 10 February 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 13. 16 February 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 14. 29 June 2011 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 15. 3 July 2011 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 16. 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2011 Long Teng Cup 17. 2 June 2016 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 18. 9 November 2016 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 19. 26 March 2017 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 20. 5 October 2017 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 4–2 Friendly 21. 22. 10 October 2017 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 23. 14 November 2017 Sport toplumy, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan 1–2 1–2 24. 4 December 2017 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 2017 CTFA International Tournament 25. 27 March 2018 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Honors Taipower Intercity Football League: 2011 AFC President's Cup: 2011
Changchun Yatai China League One: 2020
Individual 2008 Intercity Football League Golden Boot and Golden Ball 2010 Intercity Football League Golden Boot 城市聯賽》最佳11人 [2010-10-30] @ 2010聯發科技全國城市足球聯賽官方部落格] 2011 AFC President's Cup Most Valuable Player
References
External links
Chen Po-liang at EAFF official site