With the drums beating for the 2023 Chinese Super League season, many teams are gearing up for the season, with Qingdao Hainiu and Nantong Zhiyun performing particularly well in the transfer market, with both teams bringing in more than 10 new recruits in an attempt to make a difference in the new season. Especially Nantong Zhiyun, who finished the last season in third place, but are still making progress. In order to enhance the strength of the team, Brazilian foreign aid Morellato, Guinean foreign aid Romagno, Honduran foreign aid Rubinho, as well as local players Wang Song, Xu Junmin, Ye Lijiang, etc. have been included in the team lineup.
In the late afternoon of April 10, Nantong Zhiyun officially announced that former Guangzhou City player Gui Hong officially joined the team, a move that undoubtedly adds more expectations to the team's Chinese Super League journey in the new season. Gui Hong, born in January 1995 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is 1.85 meters tall and was a stalwart of the 95 National Youth Football Team. He spent many years in the Spanish youth training system before signing with the Valencia Hurricanes youth team in 2013.
In 2014, Guihong joined La Liga powerhouse Sevilla, representing the U19 ladder team and the C team, during which he also won the Spanish Youth Copa del Rey.In 2016, he returned to his home country to join Hebei Huaxia Happiness, but due to the limited opportunities to appear in the three seasons, he only made 32 appearances, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists.In 2019, Guihong transferred to Guangzhou City, but still failed to obtain a stable starting position, and was frequently loaned out to other teams.
In the 2020-2021 season, Guihong played for Guizhou Hengfeng and Meizhou Hakka on loan, making 25 appearances, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists. Last season, back in Guangzhou City, Guihong finally broke out, making 26 appearances in the Chinese Super League, collecting 3 goals and 4 assists.
Guihong is known for his distinctive technical characteristics, and as a strong center forward, he is good at seizing chances in front of the goal. In the new season, he is expected to write a new chapter of his career in Nantong Zhiyun and shine in the Chinese Super League like his national youth teammates Wei Shihao and Gao Junyi.
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