Cui Min (; ; born 6 July 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played as defender or defensive midfielder for Yanbian FC, Chongqing Lifan and Shenzhen FC.
Club career Cui Min started his professional football career in 2010 when he was promoted to second tier football club Yanbian FC's first team squad.2010赛季中甲联赛延边球员名单 at sports.163.com 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2016-03-22 On 15 February 2011, Cui moved to China League One side Chongqing Lifan.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 After three seasons with Chongqing on 2 July 2013, Cui returned to Yanbian FC.前锋李军、前卫崔民确认回归延边长白虎 at news.xwh.cn 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2016-03-22 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. 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.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
On 23 January 2017, Cui transferred to League One side Shenzhen FC.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 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. 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.
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. 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.
International career On 14 January 2017, Cui made his debut for Chinese national team in the third-place playoff of 2017 China Cup against Croatia.
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021. + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYanbian FC2010China League One17000--170Chongqing Lifan201120000--200201216110--17120131020--30 Total371300000401Yanbian FC2013China League One14100--141201423220--252201528200--2822016Chinese Super League30100--301 Total956200000976Shenzhen2017China League One19000--190201823200--2322019Chinese Super League4010--50 Total462100000472 Career total19596000002019
Honours Club Yanbian FC China League One: 2015
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