Gu Bin (; born 10 November 1991 in Shanghai) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or a left winger.
Early life Gu Bin was born on 10 November 1991 into a family in Shanghai. When he was 2 years old, his parents divorced and his mother left the family. His father would die of lung cancer when he was 14, and he would be subsequently taken care of by his uncle and aunt. He received his preliminary education in the Fourth Preliminary School of Pingliang Road, a school famous for national footballers, but his family was too poor to afford a pair of football boots, let alone the costs of professional training after the preliminary school. His uncle tried to seek help from the Genbao Football Base, but before he could introduce Gu Bin, the academy refused him by claiming that all the youths in his age group in Shanghai had already been selected. Fortunately for Gu in 2008, Shanghai Shenhua took exception to him and offered him a professional contract.
Club career At Shanghai Shenhua, Gu's skills and hard-work would impress the coaching staff, while his teammates nicknamed him as "Junior Hidetoshi Nakata". Su Maozhen, the coach and former Chinese international footballer would view Gu Bin as a talented and promising young player who is fast, agile in dribbling and gifted with a left foot that can always break through opponent's defences. With these praises from the coaching staff it would see Gu Bin promoted to the senior team in the 2009 league season.2009赛季中超联赛上海申花队球员名单 at sina.com 2009-03-18 Retrieved 2014-05-01 This was followed by selection to the Chinese U19 national team before being sent to Atletico de Madrid to train with the reserve team and study Spanish football in 2010.
In July 2011, Gu was loaned to A Lyga side FK Sūduva until 31 December.申花官网：郑伟转会至重庆 两小将求学去欧洲 at qq.com 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2014-05-01 On 14 July 2011, Gu made his debut for FK Sūduva in the last group match of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League against IF Elfsborg.中国小将欧战首秀即立奇功 顾斌首发送出助攻 at qq.com 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01 This would be followed by his league debut on 24 July 2011 against FK Šiauliai in a 1–0 defeat. After his loan move Gu would return to Shenhua and the interim Head coach Florent Ibengé would hand him his debut on 28 April 2012 in a league game against Shandong Luneng, which ended in a 0–0 draw. In 2013, Gu would move to China League One side Chongqing F.C. on a one-year loan deal to gain more playing time.重庆FC球队集训引援起步较晚 新赛季目标保六争四 at sina.com 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-05-01 When he returned to Shenhua he was unused throughout the whole of the 2014 Chinese Super League campaign and was subsequently released at the end of the season.
Gu would join second-tier club Shanghai Shenxin at the beginning of the 2016 league season on a free transfer and would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 March 2016 against Dalian Transcendence F.C. that ended in a 3–1 defeat. On 2 February 2019, Gu transferred to fellow League One side Zhejiang Greentown.绿城官宣中场多面手来投 脚下技术细腻+远射出众 at sina.com 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-02 He would make his debut in a league game on 10 March 2019 against Qingdao Huanghai in a 2–1 defeat. He would then play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign. On 15 January 2023, Gu opened the scoring against Shandong Taishan in the 2022 Chinese FA Cup final, however Shandong came from behind to win the game 2–1.
On 17 January 2025, Gu departed Zhejiang FC after six years and joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.港超聯 東方簽入前浙江隊中場顧斌 on.cc 17 January 2025
On 23 July 2025, Gu joined Eastern District.港超聯 東區一口氣公開5個新兵 on.cc 23 July 2025
Career statistics As of match played 14 March 2026.顾斌 at sodasoccer 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShanghai Shenhua2009Chinese Super League00--00-00201000----0020124000---4020140000---00Total400000000040FK Sūduva (loan)2011A Lyga110000020-130Chongqing F.C. (loan)2013China League One16010---170Shanghai Shenxin201629310---303201728620---306201825220---272Total8211500000008711Zhejiang FC2019China League One18110---191202010100--00101202131300--203332022Chinese Super League25041---291202323010-40-280202411110-50-171Total1186710090201367Eastern2024–25Hong Kong Premier League1101000-10120Eastern District2025–261011020-10141 Career total25218151201104028419
Honour Eastern Hong Kong FA Cup: 2024–25
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