Tao Jin (; born 2 June 1985) is a Chinese football player. Club career Tao Jin started his professional football career in 2006 with Shanghai Shenhua after graduating from their youth team. He would have to wait until the 2008 league season before he would make his senior debut against Hangzhou Greentown F.C. on August 30, 2008 in a 1-1 draw, league game. Despite his limited playing time with Shanghai he was still included in Shanghai's 2009 AFC Champions League squad and under Jia Xiuquan as the new team manager would start to establish himself within the team's defence throughout the season. Shanghai Shenhua announced Tao's departure on 14 February 2019 when his contract expired. Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2018 Honours Club Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Cup: 2017 References External links Shanghai Shenhua Player Profile Player stats at sohu.com 1985 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Hunan Billows players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football defenders