Cui Lin (footballer)

Cui Lin (born 26 October 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. His twin elder brother Cui Qi is also a footballer.

Club career
Cui Lin moved aboard in 2013 and joined Campeonato de Portugal side Loures. 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). 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. 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. After the game he would gradually go on to establish himself as a regular within the team. Unfortunately 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. On 7 April 2023, Hebei announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.

On 11 April 2023, Cui joined top tier club Shanghai Shenhua for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League campaign. He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 16 April 2023 against Shandong Taishan in a 1-0 victory.

Career statistics
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