Chi Zhongguo (; ) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
Club career Chi decided to turn professional after he graduated from Yanbian No.1 Middle School in 2008. After failing to join Beijing Institute of Technology, he signed a contract with hometown club Yanbian FC.延足队长迎职业百场 全日制高中生转战职业第一人 at sina 2013-07-27 Retrieved 2015-03-14 On 29 March 2009, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Shanghai East Asia, coming on as a substitute for Han Songfeng in 73rd minute. On 25 October 2009, he scored his first goal for Yanbian, which ensured Yanbian beat Anhui Jiufang 2–0.池忠国崔仁收官战建功 安徽九方主场0-2不敌延边 at sina 2009-10-25 Retrieved 2015-03-14 Chi gradually became the regular starter in the club and was issued the number 10 jersey in 2013. On 27 July 2013, he made his 100th appearance for Yanbian in a league match against Tianjin Songjiang.延边为池忠国举办百场纪念仪式 盘球大师赢尊重 at sohu 2013-07-27 Retrieved 2015-03-14
On 4 January 2015, Chi moved to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin on a free transfer.上海申鑫官方宣布张迅伟+池忠国加盟 at sina 2015-01-04 Retrieved 2015-03-14 He made his Super League debut on 8 March 2015, in the first match of the season against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Yang Jiawei.中超-锋霸戴帽卡希尔造乌龙 申花6-2对申鑫6连胜 at Netease 2015-03-08 Retrieved 2015-03-14 He scored his first Super League goal in 57th minute of this match, however, Shanghai Shenxin finally lost to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 6–2.德比战输家亦有亮点 池忠国陈灏迎历史时刻 at sina 2015-03-09 Retrieved 2015-03-14
On 2 February 2016, Chi returned to Yanbian Funde who newly promoted to the Chinese Super League after Shanghai Shenxin's relegation.延边队官方宣布签约池忠国 前申鑫中场回归加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-02 Retrieved 2016-02-02 He played two season for Yanbian, scoring two goals in 53 appearances and transferred to Super League side Beijing Guoan on 1 January 2018 after Yanbian Funde were relegated to the China League One.新年礼包!国安官宣三内援 胡延强池忠国刘欢加盟 At Beijing he would go on to make his debut in a league game on 11 March 2018 against Jiangsu Suning in a 2-1 victory. Chi would establish himself as an integral member of the team and go on to win his first piece of silverware with the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng Taishan.
International career On 10 January 2017, Chi made his debut for the Chinese national team at the 2017 China Cup against Iceland.
Career statistics Club Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.池忠国 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYanbian Changbaishan2009China League One81---812010China League One170---1702011China League One25340--2932012China League One27010--2802013China League One29200--2922014China League One29510--305Total1351160000014111Shanghai Shenxin2015Chinese Super League29200--292Yanbian Funde2016Chinese Super League23110--2412017Chinese Super League29100--291Total522100000532Beijing Guoan2018Chinese Super League27170--3412019Chinese Super League2601050103302020Chinese Super League1710070-2412021Chinese Super League2000000-2002022Chinese Super League25000--2502023Chinese Super League25120--271Total1403100120101633 Career total356181701201038618
International National teamYearAppsGoals201720201860201990202000202140Total210
Honours Beijing Guoan Chinese FA Cup: 2018, 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2026
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