# Kei Chinen
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{{short description|Japanese football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kei Chinen
知念 慶
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| caption =
| fullname = Kei Chinen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Haebaru](/source/Haebaru%2C_Okinawa), [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Prefecture), Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.77 m
| position = [defensive midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football))
| currentclub = [Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers)
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kitaoka FC
| youthyears2 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs2 = Haebaru Junior High School
| youthyears3 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs3 = Chinen High School
| collegeyears1 = 2013–2016
| college1 = [Aichi Gakuin University](/source/Aichi_Gakuin_University)
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = [Kawasaki Frontale](/source/Kawasaki_Frontale)
| caps1 = 101
| goals1 = 21
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → [Oita Trinita](/source/Oita_Trinita) (loan)
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers)
| caps3 = 94
| goals3 = 12
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 28 April 2026
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kei Chinen'''|知念 慶|Chinen Kei|born March 17, 1995}} is a Japanese professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football)) for {{Japanese football updater|KashimaA}} club [Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers).[{{J.League player|23167}}]
==Career==
Kei Chinen joined [J1 League](/source/J1_League) club [Kawasaki Frontale](/source/Kawasaki_Frontale) in 2017.
In 2020, he was loaned to [Kyushu](/source/Kyushu) club, [Oita Trinita](/source/Oita_Trinita).
In [2023](/source/2023_J1_League), Chinen joined [Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers).[{{cite web |title=知念 慶選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ {{!}} 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト |url=https://www.antlers.co.jp/news/release/90497 |website=鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト {{!}} KASHIMA ANTLERS |language=ja |date=26 November 2022 |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126073103/https://www.antlers.co.jp/news/release/90497 |url-status=dead }}] On 18 February 2023, Chinen made his debut for Kashima in a 2–0 victory over [Kyoto Sanga](/source/Kyoto_Sanga_FC) and scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute.
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 28 April 2026}}.[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 11 out of 289)][{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kei Chinen Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=39777&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=10 January 2023 |language=en}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
! rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season
! colspan=3 | League
! colspan=2 | National Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Division
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 | Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [Emperor's Cup](/source/Emperor's_Cup)
! colspan=2 | [J.League Cup](/source/J.League_Cup)
! colspan=2 | [AFC](/source/AFC_Champions_League)
! colspan=2 | Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|rowspan="6"|[Kawasaki Frontale](/source/Kawasaki_Frontale)
|[2017](/source/2017_J1_League)
|rowspan="5"|[J1 League](/source/J1_League)
|4||1||3||0||2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||2
|-
|[2018](/source/2018_J1_League)
|27||4||4||3||2||1||5||2||1{{efn|name=JSC|Appearance in the [Japanese Super Cup](/source/Japanese_Super_Cup)}}||0||39||10
|-
|[2019](/source/2019_J1_League)
|21||5||3||0||1||1||4||1||1{{efn|name=JSC}}||0||30||7
|-
|[2021](/source/2021_J1_League)
|22||4||3||0||1||0||4||4||colspan="2"|—||30||8
|-
|[2022](/source/2022_J1_League)
|27||7||1||1||0||0||6||3||1{{efn|name=JSC}}||0||35||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!101||21||14||4||6||3||19||10||3||0||143||38
|-
|[Oita Trinita](/source/Oita_Trinita) (loan)
|[2020](/source/2020_J1_League)
|J1 League
|29||3||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers)
|[2023](/source/2023_J1_League)
|rowspan="3"|J1 League
|21||5||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||5
|-
|[2024](/source/2024_J1_League)
|33||3||3||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||4
|-
|[2025](/source/2025_J1_League)
|29||4||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|[2026](/source/2026_J1_100_Year_Vision_League)
|[J1 100 Year Vision League](/source/J1_100_Year_Vision_League)
|11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!94||12||6||1||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||105||14
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!224||36||20||5||12||4||19||10||3||0||278||55
|}
{{notelist}}
==Honours==
===Club===
'''Kawasaki Frontale'''
*[J1 League](/source/J1_League): [2017](/source/2017_J1_League), [2018](/source/2018_J1_League), [2020](/source/2020_J1_League), [2021](/source/2021_J1_League)
*[Japanese Super Cup](/source/Japanese_Super_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_Japanese_Super_Cup)
'''Kashima Antlers'''
*[J1 League](/source/J1_League): [2025](/source/2025_J1_League)[{{cite web |url= https://www.jleague.jp/standings/2025/|title= 明治安田J1リーグの順位表|access-date= 6 December 2025|website= J. League|language=ja}}]
===Individual===
*[J.League Best XI](/source/J.League_Best_XI): [2024](/source/2024_J1_League)[{{cite web |url= https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?420514-420514-fl|title= 2024年のJリーグベストイレブンが決定!! 連覇神戸から最多3人、広島・G大阪・鹿島は2人ずつ|access-date= 10 December 2024|website= Gekisaka|language=ja}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{J.League player}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Instagram}}
{{Kashima Antlers squad}}
{{2024 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinen, Kei}}
Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Aichi Gakuin University alumni
Category:Football people from Okinawa Prefecture
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:Kawasaki Frontale players
Category:Oita Trinita players
Category:Kashima Antlers players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:People from Haebaru, Okinawa
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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