China · 1998–2004Yang Chen
Rating
80
#12
Editorial rank of 33 for China
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
China went through the 2002 World Cup without scoring, and the nearest they came was his volley smacking the post against Turkey in a 3-0 defeat. First Chinese footballer to play in the Bundesliga, 21 goals in 94 games for Eintracht Frankfurt between 1998 and 2002, Chinese Footballer of the Year in 2000, a Chinese league title with Shenzhen Jianlibao in 2004, 35 caps with 11 goals, and Asian Games bronze in 1998.
Shared the era
China legends whose careers overlapped Chen's