Cai Huikang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Huikang (Chinese: 蔡慧康; pinyin: Cài Huìkāng; born 10 October 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played for Shanghai Port.

Cai Huikang
蔡慧康

Personal information
Full name	Cai Huikang
Date of birth	(1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2005	Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2024	Shanghai Port	335	(11)
International career‡
2014–2019	China	22	(0)
Medal record Representing  China Men's football EAFF Championship 2015 China Team 2019 South Korea Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2019

Cai Huikang
Chinese	蔡慧康
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cài Huìkāng IPA [tsʰâɪ xwêɪ kʰáŋ]

Club career

Cai Huikang started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Beijing Hongdeng.^[1] He lost his starting role during the 2011 season and was linked with a move to Guangdong Sunray Cave at the end of the season.^[2] Cai decided to stay at the club and appeared in 29 league matches in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

Cai would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port.^[3] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the 2015 Chinese Super League and qualification for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the clubs history.^[4] He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2018 Chinese Super League title with the club.^[5]

In 2025, Cai became the assistant coach of Shanghai U15 team. ^[6]

International career

Cai made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia.^[7]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shanghai SIPG/ Shanghai Port	2006	China League Two			-		-		-
	2007				-		-		-
	2008	China League One	22	1	-		-		-		22	1
	2009		23	2	-		-		-		23	2
	2010		20	0	-		-		-		20	0
	2011		16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
	2012		29	1	2	0	-		-		31	1
	2013	Chinese Super League	30	0	0	0	-		-		30	0
	2014		27	0	0	0	-		-		27	0
	2015		27	1	2	0	-		-		29	1
	2016		27	1	2	0	9	0	-		38	1
	2017		28	0	7	0	12	0	-		47	0
	2018		27	2	4	1	8	0	-		39	3
	2019		26	2	2	0	9	0	1[a]	0	38	2
	2020		8	0	0	0	4	1	-		12	1
	2021		1	0	1	0	0	0	-		2	0
	2022		24	1	3	0	-		-		27	1
	Total		335	11	24	1	42	1	1	0	402	13
Career total			335	11	24	1	42	1	1	0	402	13

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	7	0
2015	9	0
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2018	1	0
2019	1	0
Total	22	0

Honours

Shanghai Port

• Chinese Super League: 2018,^[5] 2023
• China League One: 2012^[9]
• China League Two: 2007
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2019^[10]