Lin Xiang (born 24 September 1991 in

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) is a

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footballer who plays as a

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for

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Club career

In 2010, Lin Xiang started his professional footballer career with

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...

in the

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

. On 25 October 2015, Lin made his debut for Shanghai Shenxin in the

2015 Chinese Super League The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The ...

against Henan Jianye. Often utilized as a second choice goalkeeper, he was allowed to leave the club on 19 February 2019 and transferred to League Two side Zibo Cuju. He would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the team and go on to gain promotion with the club at the end of the

2020 China League Two The 2020 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 31st season since its establishment in 1989. The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March and end on 17 October 2020, but was postponed following the coronavirus pandemic ...

campaign. Despite this achievement he was not kept on at the club and on 27 April 2022 he joined second tier club

where he was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

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* 1991 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub