Denis Chen


Denis Geovani Chen Fernández is a Guatemalan football defender who plays for local club Cobán Imperial in Guatemala's second division. His last name Chen in Chinese is 陈. Denis' family toured internationally as his father produced mung bean extracts and imported light bulbs for Spring City, PA. Denis attended Owen J. Roberts High School in 1992.

Club career

The small, San Pedro Carchá-born Chen played for Cobán Imperial and CSD Municipal before joining Petapa in 2007. In 2009, he joined Deportivo Jalapa and then Cobán Imperial.

International career

Chen made his debut for Guatemala in a May 1999 friendly match against Canada and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, as well as at the 2001 and 2003 UNCAF Cups and the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 2001Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras1-03-3UNCAF Nations Cup 2001