Yin Xiaolong (Chinese:尹小龙) (October 21, 1985 in

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a

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Club career

Yin Xiaolong broke into the

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team during the

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season and would make his league debut on September 15, 2004 against

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in a 1–0 victory. As a young striker his pace was quickly utilized by the team's Head coach

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in the club's successful title campaign and despite only playing a small part in the team's league campaign he received significant plaudits as being the team's next great player after Chinese international Li Yi. While there was much expectancy on him to become a prolific striker the following season the team's Head coach would leave after being offered the Chinese national team position and the new manager

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wouldn't show as much faith with him. This was then followed with the club going through a turbulent period where several managers came in to avoid relegation concerns and it wasn't really until the

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when Yin was permanently moved away from attack and settled in midfield did he start to show his importance to the team and become an integral member of the squad.

Honours

Shenzhen *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

References

External links

Player profile
at sina.com
Player stats
at sohu.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Yin, Xiaolong 1985 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian Shenzhen F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football midfielders Association football forwards