Zhan Yilin (

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: 战怡麟;

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: ''Zhàn Yílín''; born 20 September 1989) is a

football player.

Club career

Born in Shanghai, Zhan joined

Genbao Football Academy Genbao Football Base (Simplified Chinese: 上海根宝足球基地) is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to its youth academy. Located in Chongming County, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genb ...

in July 2000 and was promoted to

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

squad in 2006 for the

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

campaign. He mainly played as a left winger or left back and sometimes played as a backup for

Wu Lei Wu Lei (; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals. He is ...

in the club. On 31 May 2008, Zhan scored his first goal in the

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

in a 2–1 home victory against Sichuan FC. This goal was scored within just 16 seconds after kick off, which beat the previous record of 18 seconds set by

Sabin Ilie Sabin Ilie (born 11 May 1975) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker in Romania, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Hungary, China and Greece. Career Ilie had a long career, playing for nineteen clubs. He began his career wi ...

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...

in the 2005 season and became the fastest goal in the China League One. He appeared in 22 league matches in the 2012 season, as Shanghai East Asia won the champions and promoted to the top flight. Zhan transferred to

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 ...

side

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 ...

in February 2013. He was sent to the reserved team in 2016 and 2018.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.''

Honours

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

References

External links

Player stats
at Soccerway.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhan, Yilin 1989 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Port F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football forwards