Dai Lin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Dai.
Dai Lin
戴琳
Personal information
Full name Dai Lin
Date of birth November 28, 1987 (1987-11-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Shanghai Shenhua
Number 5
Youth career
2003 Dalian Yiteng
2004 Liaoning FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005-2008 Liaoning Zhongyu 71 (1)
2009 Slavija Sarajevo 0 (0)
2009- Shanghai Shenhua 35 (2)
National team‡
2007-2008 China U-23
2010- China 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 November 2010

Dai Lin (Chinese: 戴琳; pinyin: Dài Lín; born November 28, 1987) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

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Club career

Dai Lin started his professional football career with Liaoning Zhongyu in 2005 with his debut match against Changsha Ginde F.C. on the 14th of April in a 2-0 win.[1] A versatile player Dai Lin quickly established himself within the team throughout the league season and scored his first goal against Tianjin Teda on July 16 in a 1-0 win.[2] He remained with the team for several further seasons when he helped Liaoning to several mid-table positions until the 2008 Chinese Super League saw Liaoning relegated after a disappointing season when they were relegated on the last day of the season.[3]

Dai Lin attracted interest from Bosnian side FK Slavija while his transfer listed price was £356,212. After deciding not to renew his contract with Liaoning it was believed that he would train with them for the start of the new season while the transfer went through.[4] Dai Lin however went to Shanghai Shenhua half way through the 2009 Chinese league season after only two months with the Bosnian team at a very surprising cut-price deal that saw him go for just £44,000.[4] At Shanghai he was quickly inserted into their team and would make his debut in a league game on August 2, 2009 against Jiangsu Sainty where he came on as a substitute for Aleksander Rodić in a 2-2 draw.[5] After that game he would quickly go on to become a regular member of the team and score his first goal for the club against Tianjin Teda F.C. in a league game on September 20, 2009 in a 4-0 victory, however his poor disciplinary record saw him limited to only twelve games throughout the season.[6]

International career

Dai Lin was included as part of the squad in the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament, he however did not play in any of the games.[7] Despite his limited playing time with the youth set-up he would eventually graduate to the mens senior team once he became a integral member of the Shanghai's defence and go on to make his debut in a friendly against Latvia on November 11, 2010 where he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 victory.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2005&gameid=A03021
  2. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2005&gameid=A14097
  3. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html
  4. ^ a b http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=662019&sec=global&cc=5739
  5. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2009&gameid=A16123
  6. ^ http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA24384&season=2009
  7. ^ http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Team/9990938.shtml
  8. ^ http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=2010-11-17

External links

Shanghai Shenhua F.C. – current squad
China PR Squad – 2008 Summer Olympics