Qin Sheng (; born 2 November 1986 in

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) is a

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footballer who plays for

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in the

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Club career

Qingdao Jonoon

While Qin Sheng was born and raised in

, he would move to Shandong in 1999 to play for the various

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youth teams. After rising through the club's various youth teams, Qin could not break into the senior team and did not make any senior level appearance for Shandong Luneng. At the beginning of the 2005 season, Qin joined top-tier side

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as part of a deal that saw Shandong Luneng buy

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from Qingdao Jonoon. At Qingdao, he was given his chance to break into the senior team and made his league debut against

on 2 April 2005 in a 2–0 defeat where he came on as a second-half substitute. At Qingdao, he would gradually start to establish himself as a regular within the team until the 2007 season when he had a dispute with the manager

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after a 2–1 defeat against

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on 7 April 2007 and lost favor in the team. The following season, Qin was given another chance within the team when his former Shandong youth manager Guo Kanfeng came in to coach the team, however Qin was unable to take this chance and only played in eight league games throughout the league campaign.

Jiangsu Sainty

In September 2008, Qin transferred to second-tier club Jiangsu Sainty for a fee of ¥1 million and would go on to make his debut against

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on 27 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory where he came on as substitute. Throughout the league campaign, Qin would gain significant playing time and go on to score his first goal on 31 October 2008 against

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in a 4–1 victory. By the end of the season, Qin would have played in seven league games and scored one goal as Jiangsu won the division title and promotion to the top tier.

Liaoning Whowin

Qin moved to

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on a free transfer in January 2011. Qin played one season at the club and had a decent 2011 season, playing 28 games and scoring no goals during his time with Liaoning.

Guangzhou Evergrande

Qin transferred to

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on 10 January 2012. On 3 February 2012, he scored his first goal for Guangzhou in a 1–0 preseason victory against

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in the 2012 Marbella Cup. On 25 February 2012, he made his official debut for Guangzhou in the 2–1

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victory against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in 59th minute. Qin made his league debut in the third round of the season in a 3–0 home win against

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on 25 March 2012 and scored his first league goal for Guangzhou in his seventh league appearance on 11 May 2012 in a 3–1 away defeat against

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. Qin was sent to the reserves after falling out with the team manager

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at the beginning of the 2014 season, after he had an argument with a member of the coaching staff, which Lippi viewed as unprofessional. He was released by Guangzhou and signed a half-year contract with

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side

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in July 2014.

Back to Liaoning

After an unsuccessful trial with

, Qin returned to

on 27 February 2015. He made his first appearance since returning to the club on 7 March 2015 in a 1–0 away win against

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which he assisted Chuka's winning goal in the 4th minute. He scored his first goal for Liaoning on 21 March 2015 in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 24 May 2015, Qin took a free kick quickly and assisted

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scoring the equalizer when

's goalkeeper

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left his goal unguarded to take a water break. He made 24 league appearances with one goal and three assistances in the 2015 season.

Shanghai Shenhua

On 15 January 2016, Qin transferred to

side

. He made his debut for Shanghai on 5 March 2016 in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He received 13 yellow cards in the 2016 season including 11 in the league and two in the FA Cup, which was the highest in the league. On 11 March 2017, Qin was sent off by stamping

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deliberately in a league match against

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. Qin was fined ¥300,000 and degraded to the reserve team by the club on the next day. Shanghai Shenhua announced a chase penalty on 13 March 2017 that the club decided to pay the minimum wage and refuse all transfer request on Qin when Qin was in the reserve team. On 24 March 2017, Qin received a ban of six months for the Chinese Super League matches and was fined ¥120,000 by the

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Dalian Yifang

On 21 June 2018, Qin was loaned to his hometown club

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for the rest of the season. On 7 July 2018, he made his home debut in a 3–0 home win over against

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in the first leg of quarter-finals of

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. He made his league debut for the club on 18 July 2018 in a 0–0 home draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 75th minute. On 24 July 2018, he scored his first goal, a penalty, to beat Sichuan Jiuniu 2–0 in the second leg of quarter-finals of 2018 Chinese FA Cup. Qin made a permanent transfer to Dalian Yifang on 13 February 2019.

International career

Qin made his senior international debut for the Chinese national team on 22 February 2012 in a 2–0 win against

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. On 11 June 2013, he was sent off by roughly tackling

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in an international friendly against

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. Qin received his last international call on 15 June 2013 in a disgraceful 5–1 home defeat against

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, which he was substituted off by

in the 28th minute.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 December 2022''.

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Sainty *

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Qin, Sheng 1986 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian China men's international footballers Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Jiangsu F.C. players Liaoning F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football midfielders