Lin Chuangyi (

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: 林创益;

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: ''Lín Chuàngyì''; born 28 January 1993) is a

football player who currently plays for

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side

Cangzhou Mighty Lions Cangzhou Mighty Lions Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Cangzhou, Hebei and their home stadium i ...

Club career

Lin started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to

Shanghai Zobon Shanghai Zobon F.C. (Simplified Chinese: 上海中邦足球俱乐部) is a defunct football club that predominantly competed in the China League One division. Originally founded by Zhu Jun, the CEO of The9 Limited as an nondescript amateur club, ...

's squad for the

2011 China League Two The 2011 China League Two season is the 22nd season since its establishment in 1989. League kicked off on 8 May 2011 and ended on 24 November 2011. Clubs Managerial changes Group Stage Standings North Group South Group Group Stage resul ...

campaign. He joined

's newcomer Shanghai Dongya in 2013. On 8 March 2013, he made his Super League debut for Shanghai Dongya, in a 4–1 away defeat against

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

, coming on as a substitute for Lü Wenjun in the 67th minute. On 21 May 2013, Lin scored his first goal and provided an assist for Shanghai Dongya in the third round of

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which Shanghai beat

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in the penalty shootout. Failing to establish himself in the striker position, he swifted to winger, attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder under manager

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and to full-back under manager

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. On 14 April 2018, Lin scored his second goal for the club in the last group stage match of

2018 AFC Champions League The 2018 AFC Champions League was the 37th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title. Kashima Antlers won the title for the f ...

which Shanghai SIPG lost to

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2–1. On 31 March 2021, Lin transferred to fellow top tier club

for the start of the

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campaign. He would go on to make his debut for the club on 21 April 2021 in a league game against

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in a 2-1 defeat. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team by making 19 appearances for the club throughout the season.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.''

Honours

Club

Shanghai SIPG *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Chuangyi 1993 births Living people Chinese men's footballers People from Shantou Footballers from Shantou Shanghai Zobon F.C. players Shanghai Port F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Men's association football forwards China League Two players Chinese Super League players