Jin Jingdao

Jin Jingdao (; ; born 18 November 1992) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2024, he was banned from football-related activities for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption.

Club career Jin Jingdao started his football career with Yanbian FC in 2010. He made his debut for the club on 17 April 2010 in a 1–0 win against Guangdong Sunray Cave. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2010 in a 2–1 win against Pudong Zobon. Jin transferred to China League One side Shenyang Shenbei for a fee of ¥2.3 million in January 2012.

On 27 February 2013, Jin transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng (now renamed Shandong Taishan). He made his debut for the club on 16 March 2013 in a 2–0 win against Changchun Yatai. He made 18 appearances in his debut season for Shandong and won the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award. The following season he would continued to be a vital member of the team and went on to win his first piece of silverware by winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them.

On 8 September 2016, Jin was suspended temporarily for 60 days by the Asian Football Confederation after testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol in a 2016 AFC Champions League match against FC Seoul. On 4 November 2016, he received a final ban of eight months, which was reduced to three months until 8 December 2016.

On his return, Jin would immediately establish himself back into the team and scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League in a 2–0 win against Tianjin Teda on 9 July 2017. A consistent regular within the team, he would gain his second Chinese FA Cup by winning the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory. This would be followed by his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title. Another Chinese FA Cup would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them.

On 10 September 2024, the Chinese Football Association announced that Jin was banned from football-related activities in China for life for involving in match-fixing.

International career Jin was called up to the Chinese under-20 national team in June 2009 and was promoted to captain by the then manager Su Maozhen. He also played several matches during the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship. He made his debut for the Chinese national team on 26 March 2011 in a 2–2 draw against Costa Rica.

On 30 May 2021, Jin scored his first international goal in a 7-0 win over Guam in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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Scores and results list China's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 30 May 2021 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou 2–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Shandong Luneng/ Shandong Taishan Chinese Super League: 2021. Chinese FA Cup: 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022. Chinese FA Super Cup: 2015.

Individual Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: 2013 Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2018