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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Changchun Yatai.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1043 | 6.74 |
 FA Cup | 14 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7.3 |
Scout report
Zhang Huachen is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Changchun Yatai, rated 18.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 121st of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Huachen.
Judged on this season alone, Huachen graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.056 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Huachen, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 12th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 28 Huachen is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Changchun Yatai finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 18.8, Huachen carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League of 27, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Changchun Yatai finished 16th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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