Cui Lin (footballer)

Cui Lin
崔麟
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997
Place of birth Fushun, Liaoning, China
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Full-back
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)
2023–2025 Shanghai Shenhua 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025

Cui Lin (Chinese: 崔麟; pinyin: Cuī lín; born 26 October 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a full-back. His twin elder brother Cui Qi is also a footballer.[1]

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. On 19 February 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 5–1 away win over Fabril Barreiro.

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Loures 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 21110--221
Hebei China Fortune/
Hebei FC		 2018 Chinese Super League 6020--80
20196010--70
20202000--20
202120000--200
202224010--250
Total 580400000620
Shanghai Shenhua 2023 Chinese Super League 1000--10
Career total 801500000851

References

  1. ↑ "中超回购热潮仍未结束 多名留洋球员已被关注". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "两97新星加盟华夏获官宣 绿城快马+留洋边卫来投". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "足协杯-罗森文王秋明连送世界波 华夏4-0大胜苏州". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "中超-拉维奇两射一传金洋洋破门 华夏3-0客胜权健". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "China 2022". rsssf.org. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "7家俱乐部被中国足协取消注册资格". sina.com.cn. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "鲍亚雄、崔麟、张威加盟上海申花，常飞亚加盟天津津门虎". sina.com.cn. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "崔麟". sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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