Zhou Haibin

Zhou Haibin (; born 19 July 1985 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shandong Luneng.

Early life

In October 1999 at 14 years of age, Zhou Haibin enrolled into the Shandong Luneng Soccer School.

Career

Shandong Luneng Taishan

He broke into the Shandong Luneng first team in the second half of the 2002-2003 season, and has been a regular for the Shandong side ever since. Haibin scored his first goal for the club on July 31, 2003 in a league game with Shenyang Jinde. He has featured regularly with Shandong Luneng Taishan since 2003 and is considered one of their star players.

In SLT Zhou totally got 21 goals as a defending midfielder ,18 in the league, one in the China FA Cup, one in the AFC Champions League and one in the A3 Champions Cup.

PSV Eindhoven

Zhou joined PSV Eindhoven in February 2009 on a free transfer from Shandong Luneng. There were some issues however between PSV and the KNVB on one side and the Chinese Football Association, the latter having the right to hold released players for 30 more months.

On February 7, 2009, PSV Eindhoven officially confirmed the capture of Zhou Haibin on a free transfer on their official website. He signed a one year deal with an option for a further 2 and half year contract extension, and is available to play for PSV immediately. On October 7, 2009, PSV manager Fred Rutten announced in an interview with AD that...
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