He Bin ( zh, s=何滨; born June 26, 1983) is a Chinese former

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who played as a

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Club career

Shanghai Shenhua

He Bin graduated from the

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youth team in 2004 after playing for their various youth teams that trained in Brazil. He would go on to make his league debut on October 2, 2004 when he came on as a substitute for

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against

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that ended 1-1. Despite being included in the senior team for two seasons he was unable to establish himself within the squad and only played in 12 league games.

Henan Jianye

Shanghai Shenhua allowed He Bin to transfer to second tier club

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in 2006 where he would play his part in their promotion and league win. A squad regular throughout the

2007 Chinese Super League The 2007 Chinese Super League season or the Kingway Chinese Super League, as it was known for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league ...

campaign it wasn't until the 2008 league season before he established himself as an integral member within the squad. This was followed by He Bin aiding Henan to their highest ever league ranking of third within the 2009 league season and entry to the

2010 AFC Champions League The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National ...

for the first time where he played on one game during the tournament against

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on April 27, 2010 in a 1-1 draw. In February 2014, He Bin moved to

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side

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on a one-year loan deal. He chose to retire at the end of the 2014 season due to injuries.

Honours

: 2006,

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References

External links

Player profile at Henan Jianye websitePlayer stats at sohu.com
1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Luoyang Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Henan Henan F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Chinese sportsmen {{PRChina-footy-midfielder-stub