Cui Lin (footballer)
Chinese footballer
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Cui Lin (Chinese: 崔麟; pinyin: Cuī lín; born 26 October 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. His twin elder brother Cui Qi is also a footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Fushun, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Changchun Yatai | |||
| 2013–2014 | Shenyang Zhongze | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Loures (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Loures | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Loures | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Hebei FC | 58 | (0) |
| 2023– | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025 | |||
Career
Cui Lin moved aboard in 2013 and joined Campeonato de Portugal side Loures.[2] He was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2016. He made his senior debut on 28 August 2016, playing the whole match in a 2–1 away win against Real S.C.[citation needed] On 19 February 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 5–1 away win over Fabril Barreiro.[citation needed]
On 28 February 2018, Cui transferred to Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune (later renamed as Hebei).[2] On 24 April 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win over Suzhou Dongwu in the 2018 Chinese FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Zhao Mingjian at the half time.[3] He made his Super League debut four days later on 28 April 2018 in a 3–0 away win over Tianjin Quanjian, coming on for Xu Tianyuan at the 85th minute.[4] After the game he would gradually go on to establish himself as a regular within the team. At the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign he was part of the team that was relegated at the end of the campaign.[5] On 7 April 2023, Hebei announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[6]
On 11 April 2023, Cui joined top tier club Shanghai Shenhua for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League campaign.[7] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 16 April 2023 against Shandong Taishan in a 1–0 victory.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 16 April 2023.[9][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Loures | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 1 | ||
| Hebei China Fortune/ Hebei |
2018 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||