Cai Huikang (Chinese: 蔡慧康; pinyin: Cài Huìkāng; born 10 October 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cai Huikang | ||
Date of birth | (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shanghai SIPG | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Genbao Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Shanghai SIPG | 310 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | China | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2019 |
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Chinese | 蔡慧康 | ||||||||
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Cai Huikang started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Beijing Hongdeng.[1] He lost his starting role during the 2011 season and was linked with a move to Guangdong Sunray Cave at the end of the season.[2] Cai decided to stay at the club and appeared in 29 league matches in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.
Cai made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia.[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shanghai SIPG | 2006 | China League Two | - | - | - | |||||||
2007 | - | - | - | |||||||||
2008 | China League One | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | ||||
2009 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | |||||
2010 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||||
2011 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
2012 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | ||||
2013 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | |||
2014 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | ||||
2016 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
2017 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | 47 | 0 | |||
2018 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | 39 | 3 | |||
2019 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 310 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 12 | ||
Career total | 310 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 12 |
National team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 7 | 0 |
2015 | 9 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai Port F.C. – current squad | |
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China squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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