Gao Lin was born on 14 February 1986 in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Gao’s senior career started in 2005 in one of the most famous Chinese clubs Shanghai Shenhua. On 21 August 2005 Lin made his debut coming on as a substitute. It was difficult for the young footballer to secure a place in the first team. Gao began getting into the starting eleven more often and took a place in attack only when Xie Hui left the club in 2007. The 2008 season became the best one for the player because he scored 8 goals in 20 appearances. Gao featured in 71 games and netted 14 goals for Shanghai Shenhua overall.
Despite the player’s successful performance, the club refused to improve the terms of the contract and included him into the transfer list at the beginning of 2009. Several clubs offered the footballer to join them. However Gao Lin remained in Shanghai Shenhua with which he sealed a three-year deal under new terms in February 2009.
In March 2010 Gao Lin moved to Guangzhou Evergrande which were relegated to the League One. In April Gao made his debut and immediately kicked 2 goals in that match. In October 2010 Gao won the league title together with his team. Moreover, Gao Lin finished the season as the leading goal-scorer of the league, having netted 20 goals.
At present Gao Lin continues to feature for Guangzhou Evergrande as a striker. He has already scored more than 35 goals for this Chinese side. From 2004 to 2008 Gao Lin was capped for the China national U-20 and U-23 football teams. In 2005 the footballer made his senior debut in a game against South Korea. However Gao kicked his first international goal only in 2009.
Since 2008 Lin has been capped for the senior side regularly. Gao participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics where he took part in 3 group games. In 2010 he helped the national team beat South Korea for the first time scoring the winning goal. All in all, Gao Lin kicked 16 goals in more than 55 matches for the China national football team.
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