Lin Liangming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Liangming
林良铭
Personal information
Full name Lin Liangming
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Shantou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Beijing Guoan
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2015 Guangzhou R&F
2015–2016 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Real Madrid B 7 (0)
2017–2019 → Almería B (loan) 60 (12)
2017–2019 → Almería (loan) 0 (0)
2019 Marítimo U23 7 (0)
2020 → Dalian Pro (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2023 Dalian Pro 73 (24)
2024– Beijing Guoan 26 (9)
International career‡
2012–2013 China U-16 9 (3)
2015–2016 China U-19 14 (9)
2018–2021 China U-23 12 (4)
2023– China 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Lin Liangming (simplified Chinese: 林良铭; traditional Chinese: 林良銘; pinyin: Lín Liángmíng; born 4 June 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the China national team.

Club career

Spell in Spain

Lin Liangming started his football career when he joined Guangzhou R&F's youth academy in 2010. On 22 July 2015, Lin transferred to La Liga side Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €200,000, signing a five-year contract with the club, becoming the first ever East Asian footballer to sign for Real Madrid.[1][2] He was placed in Real Madrid Juvenil to play for the under-19 side during the 2015-16 season.[3][4] In July 2016, Lin was promoted to the club's reserve team Real Madrid Castilla.[5] He made his debut for the reserve team on 20 August 2016 in a 3–2 win against Real Sociedad B, assisting Sergio Díaz's winning goal in the 90th minute.

On 24 August 2017, Lin was loaned out to Segunda División side UD Almería for the 2017-18 season, being initially assigned to Almería B in the Tercera División.[6] He made his debut for the first team on 5 September 2017 in a 1–0 loss against Cádiz in the 2017-18 Copa del Rey.[7] On 29 July 2018, after helping the club gain promotion to Segunda División B, Lin's loan was extended for a further year.[8] On 30 August 2019, Lin joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.S. Marítimo.[9] He started playing for the club's U23 squad.[10]

Dalian Professional

After negotiating with the Portuguese clubs C.S. Marítimo and Gondomar S.C. (who also owned part of his contract), Lin would return to China to join top tier club Dalian Professional on 28 February 2020, initially on loan with the option to make it permanent.[11] He would make his debut in a league game on 26 July 2020 against Shandong Luneng Taishan in a 3-2 defeat.[12] This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 29 August 2020 against Shandong Luneng Taishan where he scored the winner in a 1-0 victory.[13]

Beijing Guoan

On 14 February 2024, Lin joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan alongside teammate He Yupeng on a free transfer, following the relegation and subsequent disbandment of Dalian Pro. [14] On 2 March 2024, he made his debut for Guoan in a 2-0 away win against Cangzhou Mighty Lions. [15] On 11 May 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 comeback home win against Meizhou Hakka. [16]

International career

After impressing in Guangzhou R&F's youth academy, Lin was called up to the Chinese national under-17 team for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship. He first played for the Chinese under-20 national team during 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, making three appearances and scoring two goals.[17][18]

On 23 March 2023, Lin made his senior international debut in a 0–0 away draw against New Zealand.[19] On 16 June 2023, Lin scored his first international goal in a 4–0 home win over Myanmar in an international friendly game played in Dalian, the same city where he also played club football at the time. [20]

Lin was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and appeared in all 3 matches in the tournament, but was unable to help prevent the team's elimination after group stage.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 November 2024[22]
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
Real Madrid B 2016-17 Segunda División B 7 0 – – – 7 0
Almería B (loan) 2017-18 Tercera División 32 8 – – 4[a] 0 36 8
2018-19 Segunda División B 28 4 – – – 28 4
Total 60 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 64 12
Almería (loan) 2017-18 Segunda División 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2018-19 0 0 3 0 – – 3 0
Total 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Marítimo U23 2019-20 Liga Revelacao 7 0 – – – 7 0
Dalian Professional (loan) 2020 Chinese Super League 8 1 0 0 – – 8 1
Dalian Professional 2020 Chinese Super League 6 2 0 0 – – 6 2
2021 14 5 3 1 – 0[b] 0 17 6
2022 28 12 0 0 – – 28 12
2023 25 5 2 0 – – 27 5
Total 73 24 5 1 0 0 0 0 78 25
Beijing Guoan 2024 Chinese Super League 26 9 3 1 – – 29 10
Career total 181 46 12 2 0 0 4 0 197 48
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Tercera División Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
China 2023 6 2
2024 10 1
Total 16 3
As of 19 November 2024
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lin goal.
List of international goals scored by Lin Liangming
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 June 2023 Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium, Dalian, China  Myanmar 2–0 4–0 Friendly
2 9 September 2023 Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, Chengdu, China  Malaysia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3 19 November 2024 Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China  Japan 1–2 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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