Gao Lin

Gao Lin
Gao Lin with China at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986
Place of birth Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1999–2001 Qinhuangdao Football School
2001–2004 Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Shanghai Shenhua 71 (14)
2010–2019 Guangzhou Evergrande 259 (93)
2020–2022 Shenzhen FC 58 (13)
Total 388 (120)
International career
2004–2005 China U20
2006–2008 China U23
2005–2019 China 109 (22)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's football
EAFF Championship
2005 South Korea Team
2010 Japan Team
2013 South Korea Team
2015 China Team
East Asian Games
2001 Macau Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2019
Gao Lin
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGào Lín
IPA[kâʊ lǐn]

Gao Lin (Chinese: 郜林; pinyin: Gào Lín; Mandarin pronunciation: [kâʊ lǐn] born 14 February 1986) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He is the all-time top goalscorer for Guangzhou Evergrande with 113 goals, and has also made the most appearances for the club. Gao is considered one of China's most technical strikers and is known by the nickname Gao Linsmann (Chinese: 郜林斯曼; pinyin: Gàolínsīmàn; [kâʊ lǐn sɹ̩́ mân] ).