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Derek Cheng (born 10 July 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A side Juventus. He started his career at Bradford City, before playing for Paris Saint-Germain and his current club.

He currently holds the record for most goals scored in a season achieved during his first year in football. In the same season he set the goalscoring record in a single Npower League 2 season with 111 goals. He achieved the highest goalscoring record in a single Ligue 1 season with 49 goals in 2014.

Bradford City
Cheng first started playing football at the age of eight. He joined Bradford City at the age of eighteen. In his first season with club he was the league's top scorer with 111 goals in 46 appearance, making him the world record holder of most goals in one season. Unfortunately this was not enough for Bradford City to win the title, however they manage to clinch promotion, finishing second.

2012-13 season
On 2 July 2012, Cheng signed for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, wearing the number 31 shirt. Paris Saint-Germain announced that the transfer fee was £11 million. He made his debut on 25 July 2012 against Auxerre in the Trophée des champions in a 4-3 win where he scored two goals. On 5 August 2012, he made his league debut against Lyon in a 5-3 win where he scored two goals, one of which a penalty in the fifth minute. Cheng got his first hat-trick on 11 November 2012, in a 4-0 win against Montpellier. After a poor run of form from Paris Saint-Germain, which led them to be eliminated from the Europa League and Coupe Nationale, Cheng scored 4 goals on 30 March 2013 in a 6-1 victory against Toulouse FC. Cheng then went on and scored 10 goals in 6 games, including a hat-trick in the final game of the season against FC Lorient. Cheng claimed Ligue 1 golden boot with 42 goals in 34 appearances, just two goals less than Josip Skoblar 44 goals during the 1970-1971 season for Marseille.

2013-14 season
With plenty of transfer rumours linking Cheng to several clubs, including teams such as Real Madrid C.F and Bayern Munich, Cheng announced an official statement on 9 July 2013 on Paris Saint-Germain's website saying he will stay another year with the club and was determine to win some trophies. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 win against St Etienne FC on 17 August 2013. Cheng then went on to score 10 goals in 7 leagues games before scoring his first hat-trick of the season in a 3-1 victory against OGC Nice on 12 October 2013. On 22 October 2013, Cheng scored his 200th career goal in a 4-3 defeat against Galatasaray S.K in the Champion's League. On 2 November 2013, during a 5-2 win against FC Sochaux, Cheng scored 2 goals and won a penalty for his team. Unfortunately he picked up a medial collateral ligament injury ruling him out for 3 months.

Cheng made his return to football in the Coupe de Ligue on 21 January 2014 against AS Nancy, winning 4-1, where he scored all 4 goals. Two weeks later, Paris Saint-Germain beat AS Nancy 3-2 in the league, where Cheng scored another hat-trick, however he picked up a sprained ankle keeping him on the sidelines for 3 weeks. Cheng recovered from his injury and scored 4 goals in a 5-3 win Le Havre AC on 1 March 2014. A week later Cheng participated in Le Classique, scoring two goals in a 2-1 victory. On 16 March, Cheng scored another hat-trick in a 4-3 win against Olympique Lyonnais. Cheng scored his 100th goal and a hat-trick for Paris Saint-Germain in a 6-0 victory against FC Sochaux on 22 March 2014. In the Coupe de Ligue final on 29 March 2014, Cheng scored 2 goals to help Paris Saint-Germain to win the trophy, in a 4-3 thriller. This was Cheng's first trophy to win. On the last home game of the season on 17 May 2014, Cheng scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 victory, which helped Paris Saint-Germain clinch the title, due to Marseille drawing. He finished the season with 49 league goals, making him the all time highest goalscorer in a single Ligue 1 season, thus reclaims the Ligue 1 golden boot yet again.

Juventus
On Cheng's birthday, it was announced that he would be joining Juventus for a fee of £19 million. He made his debut in the Supercoppa Italiana against Internazionale in a 2-2 game, which Juventus won on penalties. He scored two goals. Cheng made his league debut on 1 September 2014 in a 2-0 away win at S.S. Lazio, where he scored a goal and created an assist for teammate Quagliarella. On his home debut a week later, he scored two goals in a 2-1 victory against Chievo Verona. His first hat-trick came in a Champion's League group game against Rubin Kazan in a 4-4 thriller on 1 October 2014. On 16 November 2014, Cheng scored seven goals in a 7-1 thrashing against Roma at home. In the away leg of Derby d'Italia on 23 November 2014, Cheng scored two goals and created an assist to help Juventus win 3-0. Cheng scored his 300th goal in a 3-2 win against Fiorentina, scoring a hat-trick.

Awards and Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
 * Ligue 1 (1): 2013-14
 * Coupe de Ligue (1): 2013-14

Juventus
 * Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2014-15

Individual

 * Npower League 2 Player of the Year (1): 2011-12
 * Npower League 2 Golden Boot (1): 2011-12
 * Ligue 1 Golden Boot (2): 2012-13, 2013–14

Category:1993 births Category:Living people