Jin Yonghao (; ; born 25 May 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.
Club career Racing Rioja Born in Yanbian, Jilin, Jin Yonghao started playing football since third grade out of interest. After regularly watching Yanbian Funde matches, he decided to pursue football as a professional career. He played for the youth teams of Yanbian Beiguo, Yanbian Hailanjiang, and Yanbian Sports School until 2021. In July 2021, Jin Yonghao joined Spanish side Racing Rioja. While he predominantly featured in matches of the club's B team, he made his first start for the first team on 3 April 2022, in a Segunda Federación home match against Izarra. At the end of the 2021–22 season, he made a total of seven appearances for the first-team. For Racing Rioja B, he made sixteen appearances in the 2021–22 season, scoring five goals, and helped Racing Rioja B gain promotion to the 2022–23 Tercera Federación. In the 2022–23 Segunda Federación, Jin made eighteen league appearances, and one appearance in the Copa del Rey, and Racing Rioja were relegated to the Tercera Federación. While for the B team, he made sixteen appearances, scoring two goals. In the 2023–24 Tercera Federación, Jin made thirty league appearances, scoring four goals.
Qingdao Hainiu On 12 July 2024, Jin joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu on a free transfer, and was given the number 34. He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2024, in a 2–1 away league defeat against Nantong Zhiyun, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sha Yibo. He made three more appearances in the 2024 season.
On 20 April 2025, Jin scored his first goal for Qingdao Hainiu in a 3–1 away league defeat to Henan. On 1 May 2025, Jin provided an assist for Wellington Silva in a 1–1 away draw to Shandong Taishan. On 21 June 2025, Jin scored the opener in a 2–1 Chinese FA Cup home win against Guangxi Hengchen.
International career On 22 May 2025 and 1 July 2025, Jin was called up twice to train with the China U22 team.
Personal life Jin is of Korean Chinese ethnicity.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season, and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRacing Rioja B2021–22Regional Preferente165–––1652022–23Tercera Federación162–––162 Total327000000327Racing Rioja2021–22Segunda División RFEF7000––702022–23Segunda Federación18010––1902023–24Tercera Federación30400––304 Total554100000564Qingdao Hainiu2024Chinese Super League4000––402025Chinese Super League29131––322 Total331310000362 Career total1201241000012413
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