Gu Bin

Gu Bin
顾斌

Personal information
Date of birth	November 10, 1991
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Shanghai Shenxin
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2014	Shanghai Shenhua	4	(0)
2011	→ FK Sūduva (loan)	11	(0)
2013	→ Chongqing F.C. (loan)	16	(0)
2016–	Shanghai Shenxin	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Gu Bin (Chinese: 顾斌; born 10 November 1991 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenxin in the China League One.

Club career

In 2009, Gu Bin started his professional footballer career with Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.^[1] In July 2011, Gu was loaned to A Lyga side FK Sūduva until 31 December. ^[2]On 14 July 2011, Gu made his debut for FK Sūduva in the last group match of 2011–12 UEFA Europa League against IF Elfsborg.^[3]

In 2013，Gu moved to China League One side Chongqing F.C. on a one-year loan deal.^[4]

Life Experience

Gu Bin was born on November 10, 1991 in a poor family in Shanghai. When he was 2 years old, his mother left and never returned. His father died when he was 14, and ever since then he was taken care of by his uncle and aunt. He received his preliminary education in the Fourth Preliminary School of Pingliang Road, a school famous for national footballers, but his family was too poor to afford a pair of football boots, let alone the costs of professional training after the preliminary school. His uncle tried to seek help from Genbao Football Base, but before he could introduce Gu Bin, the academy refused him by claiming that all the youths of that age in Shanghai had already been selected.

Fortunately, in 2008, Shanghai Shenhua FC made an exception of Gu Bin to offer him a professional contract. Soon his talent was appreciated by the management. In 2009, he was selected by Chinese U19 national team, and in 2010 he was sent to Atletico de Madrid to train with the reserve team and study Spanish football. In 2011, he was loaned to Suduva FK in Lithuania for one season and played in the starting eleven against IF Elfsborg from Sweden in UEFA Europa League.

Su Maozhen, the famous Chinese coach, viewed Gu Bin as a very talented and promising young player. Gu is fast and agile in dribbling. With his left-footed gift, he can always break through opponent's defense as a left forward.

In Shanghai Shenhua, Gu's skills and hard-work are also appreciated by the coach. His teammates nicknamed him as "Junior Hidetoshi Nakata".

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Shanghai Shenhua	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		0	0	0	0
2010			0	0	-		-		-		0	0
Lithuania			League		Lithuanian Cup		Supercup		UEFA Europa League		Total
2011	FK Sūduva	A Lyga	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2012	Shanghai Shenhua	Chinese Super League	4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
2013	Chongqing F.C.	China League One	16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
2014	Shanghai Shenhua	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Total	China PR		20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	Lithuania		11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
Career total			31	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	34	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 November 2014

References

1. 2009赛季中超联赛上海申花队球员名单 at sina.com 2009-03-18 Retrieved 2014-05-01(Chinese)
2. 申花官网：郑伟转会至重庆 两小将求学去欧洲 at qq.com 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2014-05-01 (Chinese)
3. 中国小将欧战首秀即立奇功 顾斌首发送出助攻 at qq.com 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01 (Chinese)
4. 重庆FC球队集训引援起步较晚 新赛季目标保六争四 at sina.com 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-05-01 (Chinese)