Lin Liangming (simplified Chinese: 林良铭; traditional Chinese: 林良銘; pinyin: Lín Liángmíng; born 4 June 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Dalian Professional.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lin Liangming | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Shantou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dalian Professional | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
| 2015–2016 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Real Madrid B | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Almería B (loan) | 60 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | → Almería (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Marítimo U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Dalian Professional | 28 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | China U-17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | China U-20 | 14 | (9) |
| 2018– | China U-23 | 12 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019 | |||
Lin Liangming started his football career when he joined Guangzhou R&F's youth academy in 2010. On 22 July 2015, Lin transferred to La Liga side Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €200,000, signing a five-year contract with the club, becoming the first ever East Asian footballer to sign for Real Madrid.[1][2] He was placed in Real Madrid Juvenil to play for the under-19 side during the 2015-16 season.[3][4] In July 2016, Lin was promoted to the club's reserve team Real Madrid Castilla.[5] He made his debut for the reserve team on 20 August 2016 in a 3–2 win against Real Sociedad B, assisting Sergio Díaz's winning goal in the 90th minute.
On 24 August 2017, Lin was loaned out to Segunda División side UD Almería for the 2017-18 season, being initially assigned to Almería B in the Tercera División.[6] He made his debut for the first team on 5 September 2017 in a 1–0 loss against Cádiz in the 2017-18 Copa del Rey.[7] On 29 July 2018, after helping the club gain promotion to Segunda División B, Lin's loan was extended for a further year.[8]
On 30 August 2019, Lin joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.S. Marítimo.[9] He started playing for the club's U23 squad.[10]
After impressing in Guangzhou R&F's youth academy, Lin was called up to the Chinese national under-17 team for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship. He first played for the Chinese under-20 national team during 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, making three appearances and scoring two goals.[11][12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2016-17 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| Almería B (loan) | 2017-18 | Tercera División | 32 | 8 | - | - | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2018-19 | Segunda División B | 28 | 4 | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
| Almería (loan) | 2017-18 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Marítimo U23 | 2019-20 | Liga Revelacao | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| Dalian Professional | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 21 | ||
Dalian Professional F.C. – current squad | |
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