Kei Chinen
Japanese football player
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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]
Full name
Kei Chinen
Date of birth
17 March 1995
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kei Chinen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1995 | ||
| 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Aichi Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 101 | (21) |
| 2020 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2023– | Kashima Antlers | 74 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 | |||
Career
Kei Chinen joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2017.
In 2020, he was loaned to Kyushu club, Oita Trinita.
In 2023, Chinen joined Kashima Antlers.[2] On 18 February 2023, Chinen made his debut for Kashima in a 2–0 victory over Kyoto Sanga and scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ||
- Appearance in the Japanese Super Cup
