Lü Hongchen

Lü Hongchen (born 16 May 1989 in Tianjin) is a Chinese former professional football player who played as defender. He represented Xinjiang Sport Lottery Tianjin Locomotive and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright where he played the majority of his career, gaining two promotions with them and playing several seasons in the top tier of the Chinese Super League.

Club career
In July 2007, Lü Hongchen started his professional footballer career with Xinjiang Sport Lottery in the China League Two. In 2011, Lü transferred to fellow China League Two side Fujian Smart Hero. He would gain promotion with them at the end of the 2011 China League Two campaign. The club would move to a different city and change their name to Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. He would be part of the squad that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2014 China League One season. On 12 August 2015, Lü played his first top tier game for Shijiazhuang in the 2015 Chinese Super League against Tianjin Teda in a 1-1 draw.

Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.