Cui Min (Chinese: 崔民; Korean: 최민; born 6 July 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played as defender or defensive midfielder for Yanbian FC, Chongqing Lifan and Shenzhen FC.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 6 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wangqing, Jilin, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Yanbian FC | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Chongqing Lifan | 37 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Yanbian FC | 95 | (6) |
| 2017–2020 | Shenzhen FC | 46 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | China | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2017 | |||
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| Chinese | 崔民 | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 최민 | ||||||||
Club career
editCui Min started his professional football career in 2010 when he was promoted to second tier football club Yanbian FC's first team squad.[1] On 15 February 2011, Cui moved to China League One side Chongqing Lifan.[2] After three seasons with Chongqing on 2 July 2013, Cui returned to Yanbian FC.[3] His return would see him establish himself as a vital member of the team and by the end of the 2015 China League One campaign he would win the division title with Yanbian.[4] On 5 March 2016, Cui made his Super League debut in the first match of 2016 season against Shanghai Shenhua in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.[5]
On 23 January 2017, Cui transferred to League One side Shenzhen FC.[6] He would make his debut for the club on 12 March 2017 in a league game against Dalian Transcendence F.C. that ended in a 6-0 victory.[7] The following season he would go on to aid the team gain promotion to the top tier when the club came runners-up within the league at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.[8]
In his return to the Chinese Super League, on 2 March 2019 against Hebei China Fortune he tore his thigh muscle in a 3-1 victory.[9] Initially he would only miss three weeks before he returned to the team from the injury, however the severity of the damage would ultimately see him miss the rest of the season. The following campaign Cui would have difficulty getting opportunities in the team and be moved to the reserves. After plans to be loaned out did not materialise, Cui would decide to retire from playing after his contract with Shenzhen finished.[9]
International career
editOn 14 January 2017, Cui made his debut for Chinese national team in the third-place playoff of 2017 China Cup against Croatia.[10]
Career statistics
editStatistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yanbian FC | 2010 | China League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2011 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Yanbian FC | 2013 | China League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6 | ||
| Shenzhen | 2017 | China League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 9 | ||
Honours
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editReferences
edit- ^ 2010赛季中甲联赛延边球员名单 Archived 2017-02-03 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2016-03-22 (in Chinese)
- ^ 延边一主力离队 崔民加盟重庆力帆 at sports.sohu.com 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2016-03-22 (in Chinese)
- ^ 前锋李军、前卫崔民确认回归延边长白虎 Archived 2016-04-11 at the Wayback Machine at news.xwh.cn 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2016-03-22 (in Chinese)
- ^ "China 2015 > China League One". RSSSF. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ 河太均建功登巴巴点射救主 申花1-1富德 at sports.sohu.com 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-22 (in Chinese)
- ^ 延边官宣队长崔民转会深圳 祝福其未来一切顺利 at sports.sina.com 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-01-23 (in Chinese)
- ^ "China » League One 2017 » 1. Round » Shenzhen FC - Dalian Transcendence 6:0". worldfootball.net. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "China 2018". RSSSF. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "31岁国脚没球踢！曾获里皮青睐身价八千万 遭弃用2年决定退役". toutiao.com (in Chinese). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ 中国杯-95后救主 国足赢点球战5-4克罗地亚获第3. Sina (in Chinese). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "崔民". sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "2015赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2019.