Yin Hongbo (; born 30 October 1989) is a

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footballer who currently plays for

Meizhou Hakka Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

in the

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Club career

Yin Hongbo started his football career with

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side

Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once own ...

in 2007. He played an integral role as the club won promotion to the second tier during the 2008 season. He was given the club's captaincy during the 2011 season after

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was suspended by the club. In January 2013, Yin moved to

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club

Henan Jianye Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye 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 ...

on a free transfer. He would go on to be part of the squad that won the division and promotion into the top tier at the end of the

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campaign. On 24 January 2017, Yin transferred to fellow

side

Hebei China Fortune Hebei Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Langfang, Hebei and their home stadium is the La ...

. He made his debut on 11 March 2017 in a 1-1 draw against

Chongqing Lifan Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing. The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 April 2017 in a 4-2 win against

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

. After five seasons with the Hebei, on 11 April 2022 he joined newly promoted top tier club

. He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 June 2022 against

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in a 2-1 victory. This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 29 June 2022 against

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 ...

in a 4-1 victory.

International career

Yin made his debut for Chinese national team on 10 January 2017 in a 2-0 loss against

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in the

2017 China Cup The 2017 Gree China Cup International Football Championship () was the inaugural edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament. It was held from 10 to 15 January 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The tournament was hosted by t ...

. He scored his first goal for China and assisted three times on 7 June 2017 in an 8-1 win against the

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

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Personal life

Yin received a bachelor's degree at

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in the summer of 2017.

References

External links

Player profile
at Sodasoccer.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yin, Hongbo 1989 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Changchun Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players Henan F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football midfielders China men's international footballers