Shi Hongjun (; born 4 October 1991) is a

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footballer who currently plays as a

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for

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Club career

Shi Hongjun was summoned to Guangzhou Evergrande's first team in December 2009. On 3 April 2010, he made his senior debut in the first round of 2010 season which Guangzhou Evergrande beat

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3–1, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 68th minute. His first goal came in his second appearance on 21 July 2010 in a 10–0 home victory against Nanjing Yoyo. He was assisted by

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who crossed the ball from the left wing and Shi scored the club's eighth goal of the match. He failed to establish himself within the first team after Guangzhou promoted to the

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and was released at the end of 2013 season. In February 2014，Shi moved to

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side

. He went on to win the

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division and promotion into the second tier. He would then go on to be a vital member of the team for several seasons, however was dropped to the reserves as the club gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the

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campaign.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.''

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande *

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* Chinese FA Super Cup:

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References

External links

Player profile
at Sodasoccer.com * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Guangzhou Chinese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Guangzhou F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub