Watch: Carlos Tevez Begins Chinese Super League Career in Style

Shanghai Shenhua striker Carlos Tevez.
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez in training with Shanghai Shenhua, January 21. Tevez scored his first goal for the club on Sunday. STR/AFP/Getty

Carlos Tevez, one of the Chinese Super League's most high-profile new recruits, marked his debut on Sunday with a goal and two assists.

Tevez, the former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham United striker, moved from Boca Juniors in his native Argentina in December to Shanghai Shenhua for a reported £615,000 ($754,700) a week in wages.

Tevez, 33, denied in January that his salary was as high as reported. But he began to pay a little back against Jiangsu Suning, as Shanghai Shenhua ran out a 4-0 winner.

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