Career
Lu Lin was the product of the Guangzhou Pharmaceutical youth team and would soon be sent off to their satellite youth team Xiangxue Pharmaceutical to play within the 2002-2003 Hong Kong First Division League before he broke into the Guangzhou senior team during the 2003 Chinese league season. With his good technical ability and awareness he would also break into the Chinese U-20 football team and play in the 2005 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship. Within the top tier Lu would help establish Guangzhou as mid-table regulars until the club was found gulity of match-fixing in 2006 and were punished with relegation at the end of the 2009 Chinese Super League season.
Lu would, however decide to move to second tier club Guangdong Sunray Cave on a free transfer in February 2011 to gain more playing time.
On 13 July, Lu Lin scored Guangdong"s second goal in a friendly against Liverpool in a 4-3 loss. Lu signed a three-year-contract with Guangzhou R&F in December 2011 and would go on to represent them on more than 100 occasions.
Lu is from Guangzhou and during his long career has only played professional football for Guangzhou based teams which, combined with his displays on the pitch, makes him a favourite of the fans. Lu Lin has also represented Guangdong Province in the annual Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, including in 2014 when his two goals helped Guangdong to victory.
