Liang Jinhui
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hefeng, Guangdong, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, defender
Youth career
2013 Guangdong FA
2014–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande
2017–2019 Cova da Piedade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Cova da Piedade B 1 (0)
International career
2013 China U14
2015 China U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Liang Jinhui (Chinese: 梁锦辉; born 3 January 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a forward or defender.

Club career

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Born in Hefeng, Nanzhuang Town, Foshan, Chancheng District, Guangdong, Liang first took an interest in football in the third grade.[2][3] He would go on to play for an amateur side in Chancheng District, before representing the provincial team.[3] In 2014, he signed for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande, going on to represent Guangzhou at the Youth Games the following year.[4]

He signed for Portuguese club Cova da Piedade alongside fellow Chinese player Su Zitao in 2017.[2][5] In June 2019, during the summer break in Portugiese football, Liang returned to his middle school to coach young footballers there, as well as share the story of his own career.[6]

International career

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Liang represented China at the 2013 Asian Youth Games.[3] He was called up to the under-19 squad in 2015.[2]

Personal life

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Liang supports English club Manchester City, and lists Sergio Agüero as one of his footballing idols.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 January 2023.[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cova da Piedade B 2018–19 Setúbal First Division 1 0 4[a] 1 5 1
Career total 1 0 0 0 4 1 5 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the AF Setúbal Taça

References

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  1. ^ Zênite/Liang Jinhui at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "太厉害!佛山18岁少年加盟葡萄牙足球俱乐部" [So good! 18-year-old boy from Foshan joins Portuguese football club]. cnr.cn (in Chinese). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "足球少年梁锦辉:期望能在国际大赛上打进一个世界波" [Football teenager Liang Jinhui: I hope to score a world wave in international competitions]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 10 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "帅!佛山籍"留洋"球员梁锦辉回母校传经送宝,精湛球技戳→" [Smart! Liang Jinhui, a player from Foshan who "studied abroad", returned to his alma mater to pass on the scriptures and present treasures, with superb skills →]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "官方|两名中国小将正式加盟葡萄牙科瓦彼达迪俱乐部" [Official|Two Chinese teenagers officially join the Portuguese club Cova Piedade]. sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "球星梁锦辉两回母校 向学弟传授足球技艺" [Football star Liang Jinhui returned to his alma mater twice to teach football skills to his juniors]. k.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ Zênite/Liang Jinhui at Soccerway
  8. ^ Zênite/Liang Jinhui at ForaDeJogo (archived)


Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Foshan Category:Footballers from Guangdong Category:Chinese footballers Category:China youth international footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Association football defenders Category:Guangzhou F.C. players Category:C.D. Cova da Piedade players Category:Chinese expatriate footballers Category:Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate footballers in Portugal