Yin Hongbo (; born 30 October 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Yin Hongbo started his football career with China League Two side Guangdong Sunray Cave in 2007. He played an integral role as the club won promotion to the second tier during the 2008 season. He was given the club's captaincy during the 2011 season after Li Zhihai was suspended by the club. In January 2013, Yin moved to China League One club Henan Jianye on a free transfer. He would go on to be part of the squad that won the division and promotion into the top tier at the end of the 2013 China League One campaign.
On 24 January 2017, Yin transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune. He made his debut on 11 March 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Chongqing Lifan. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 April 2017 in a 4–2 win against Shanghai Shenhua.
After five seasons with the Hebei FC, on 11 April 2022 he joined newly promoted top-tier club Meizhou Hakka. He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 June 2022 against Shenzhen FC in a 2–1 victory. This would be followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 29 June 2022 against Cangzhou Mighty Lions in a 4–1 victory.
On 17 January 2025, Yin returned to his former club Henan FC.
On 22 November 2025, Yin officially retired from professional football after the last home game of 2025 season.
International career Yin made his debut for China national team on 10 January 2017 in a 2–0 loss against Iceland in the 2017 China Cup. He scored his first goal for China and assisted three times on 7 June 2017 in an 8–1 win against the Philippines.
Coaching career After retirement, Yin was appointed as the head coach of Henan FC U17.
Personal life Yin received a bachelor's degree at Keele University in the summer of 2017.
Career statistics
Club 尹鸿博 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuangdong Sunray Cave2007China League Two122–––12 22008175––– 17 52009China League One215–––2152010101–––1012011261122––2813201227710––287Total1133132000011633Henan Jianye2013China League One9300––932014Chinese Super League22110––231201527333––306201628144––325Total8688700009415Hebei China Fortune2017Chinese Super League27100––27120181000––1020198010––90202014200––142202115400––154Total657100000667Meizhou Hakka2022Chinese Super League28410––294202312100––121202415100––151Total556100000566Career total 31952139000033261
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina201781201800201900202000202160Total141
Score and result list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Yin goal.
+ International goal scored by Yin HongboNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 June 2017 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China 5–1 8–1 Friendly
Honours Henan Jianye China League One: 2013
References
External links Player profile at Sodasoccer.com