Yin Hongbo
 Yin in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Changchun, Jilin, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Tianjin Huochetou | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Haikou Pan America-Asia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Guangxi Hercules | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Guangdong Youth | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 113 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Henan Jianye | 86 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Hebei FC | 65 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Meizhou Hakka | 55 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Henan FC | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 321 | (52) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | China | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Henan FC U17 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 尹鸿博 | ||||||||
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Yin Hongbo (Chinese: 尹鸿博; pinyin: Yǐn Hóngbó; born 30 October 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Yin Hongbo started his football career with China League Two side Guangdong Sunray Cave in 2007. He played an integral role as the club won promotion to the second tier during the 2008 season. He was given the club's captaincy during the 2011 season after Li Zhihai was suspended by the club. In January 2013, Yin moved to China League One club Henan Jianye on a free transfer.[1] He would go on to be part of the squad that won the division and promotion into the top tier at the end of the 2013 China League One campaign.[2]
On 24 January 2017, Yin transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[3] He made his debut on 11 March 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Chongqing Lifan.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 April 2017 in a 4–2 win against Shanghai Shenhua.
After five seasons with the Hebei FC, on 11 April 2022 he joined newly promoted top-tier club Meizhou Hakka.[5] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 June 2022 against Shenzhen FC in a 2–1 victory.[6] This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 29 June 2022 against Cangzhou Mighty Lions in a 4–1 victory.[7]
On 17 January 2025, Yin returned to his former club Henan FC.[8]
On 22 November 2025, Yin officially retired from professional football after the last home game of 2025 season.[9]
International career
[edit]Yin made his debut for China national team on 10 January 2017 in a 2–0 loss against Iceland in the 2017 China Cup.[10] He scored his first goal for China and assisted three times on 7 June 2017 in an 8–1 win against the Philippines.[11]
Coaching career
[edit]After retirement, Yin was appointed as the head coach of Henan FC U17.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Yin received a bachelor's degree at Keele University in the summer of 2017.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 31 December 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 2007 | China League Two | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 17 | 5 | – | – | – | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2009 | China League One | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | ||||
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 13 | ||||
| 2012 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 33 | ||
| Henan Jianye | 2013 | China League One | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 2016 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 15 | ||
| Hebei China Fortune | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 319 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 61 | ||
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
- Score and result list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Yin goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2017 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Philippines | 5–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 广州日之泉重新洗牌7人离队 队长正式加盟建业. titan24.com (in Chinese). 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- 1 2 "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ↑ 华夏官方宣布尹鸿博正式加盟. sohu.com (in Chinese). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "中超-小将斩U23首球卡尔德克扳平 华夏1-1平力帆". sina.com (in Chinese). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "官方：尹鸿博杨意林加盟梅州客家分别身披10号19号". sina.com (in Chinese). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "SHENZHEN VS. MEIZHOU HAKKA 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "MEIZHOU HAKKA VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 4 - 1". Soccerway.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ 尹鸿博正式回归 河南俱乐部官宣4名内援加盟. baijiahao.baidu.com (in Chinese). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ 泪目！航海体育场最后一舞！尹鸿博谢幕战落幕. news.hnr.cn (in Chinese). 22 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ 中国杯-蔡慧康尹鸿博错失良机 国足0-2不敌冰岛. Sina (in Chinese). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ 尹鸿博3传1射轰个人国足首球 谁说中国杯不该搞. Sina (in Chinese). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ 尹鸿博：U23国足让球迷重燃斗志；我现在是河南U17的主教练. dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 25 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ 里皮奇兵竟有大学经历 自曝想回校读研提升自己. Sina (in Chinese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ 尹鸿博 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015 Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Yin, Hongbo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Player profile Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine at Sodasoccer.com (in Chinese)
- Yin Hongbo at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Chinese men's footballers
- Footballers from Changchun
- Tianjin Huochetou F.C. players
- Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players
- Henan F.C. players
- Hebei F.C. players
- Meizhou Hakka F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- China League Two players
- Men's association football midfielders
- China men's international footballers
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Alumni of Keele University
- Footballers at the 2009 East Asian Games