Cai Huikang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.
Cai Huikang
蔡慧康
Cai Huikang in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Cai Huikang
Date of birth (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Port
Number 6
Youth career
2000–2005 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Shanghai Port 335 (11)
International career‡
2014– China 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2019
Cai Huikang
Chinese蔡慧康
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Huìkāng
IPA[tsʰâɪ xwêɪ kʰáŋ]

Cai Huikang (Chinese: 蔡慧康; pinyin: Cài Huìkāng; born 10 October 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Cai Huikang started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Beijing Hongdeng.[1] He lost his starting role during the 2011 season and was linked with a move to Guangdong Sunray Cave at the end of the season.[2] Cai decided to stay at the club and appeared in 29 league matches in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

Cai would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port.[3] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the 2015 Chinese Super League and qualification for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the clubs history.[4] He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2018 Chinese Super League title with the club.[5]

International career

Cai made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia.[6]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shanghai SIPG/
Shanghai Port		 2006 China League Two - - -
2007 - - -
2008 China League One 22 1 - - - 22 1
2009 23 2 - - - 23 2
2010 20 0 - - - 20 0
2011 16 0 1 0 - - 17 0
2012 29 1 2 0 - - 31 1
2013 Chinese Super League 30 0 0 0 - - 30 0
2014 27 0 0 0 - - 27 0
2015 27 1 2 0 - - 29 1
2016 27 1 2 0 9 0 - 38 1
2017 28 0 7 0 12 0 - 47 0
2018 27 2 4 1 8 0 - 39 3
2019 26 2 2 0 9 0 1[a] 0 38 2
2020 8 0 0 0 4 1 - 12 1
2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 0
2022 24 1 3 0 - - 27 1
Total 335 11 24 1 42 1 1 0 402 13
Career total 335 11 24 1 42 1 1 0 402 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2014 7 0
2015 9 0
2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 22 0

Honours

Shanghai Port

References

  1. ^ 职业生涯首球蔡慧康谢运气 叹球队没达理想结果 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine at 163.com 2008-04-19 Retrieved 2013-02-22 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 东亚后腰组合经历人生低潮 感慨失去过才更珍惜 at sohu.com 2013-02-01 Retrieved 2013-02-22 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "上港集团4000万冠名东亚 资金到位徐根宝信心满满". eafc.online.sh.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ "China 2015". rsssf.org. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "上海上港夺中超首冠 纪录夜翻开历史新篇章" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ "热身赛-佩兰首秀于汉超高迪破门 国足2-0马其顿". xinhuanet.com. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ 蔡慧康 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "中甲积分榜:上海夺冠卓尔获亚军 东进八喜降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. ^ "超级杯-王燊超传射侯永永首秀 上港2-0胜国安夺冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.