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Xavier Chen

陳昌源　/　しゃびえる・ちぇん

Association football player from Belgium

October 5, 1983 (age 42)　・　Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium

association football player
restaurant owner
color commentator

My Take

Xavier Chen has one of the more quietly fascinating biographies in football. Raised near Brussels, schooled in Anderlecht's youth system, and carrying Chinese heritage that drew him toward representing Taiwan, he spent his career literally bridging worlds, much as a right-back bridges defense and attack. After hanging up his boots he reinvented himself as a color commentator and restaurant owner, which tells me he is comfortable improvising across very different arenas. At only 174 cm he never relied on physical dominance; he relied on intelligence and adaptability. That cosmopolitan flexibility, on and off the pitch, is exactly the trait I find most appealing in him.

Overview

Xavier Chen (Chinese: 陳昌源/夏維耶; born 5 October 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his youth career with Anderlecht before moving to KV Kortrijk where he first played at senior level (2003–2007). After Kortrijk, he spent six years at KV Mechelen (2007–2013) and two at Guizhou Renhe (2013–2015) before returning to KV Mechelen.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Xavier Chen
Name (Japanese): 陳昌源
Reading: しゃびえる・ちぇん
Born: October 5, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Boar
Origin: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: 174 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / restaurant owner / color commentator

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E6%98%8C%E6%BA%90

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