CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- After the players’ transferring of clubs during Chinese Super League (CSL) 2022 season ends, all teams are preparing for the new season. Recently, the Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Club has announced that 16 athletes including Eder Lima and Leonardo will participate in the CSL 2022 season on the behalf of Chongqing.

The reporter learned that the 16 newcomers included 2 foreign athletes and 14 Chinese athletes; Eder Lima and Leonardo are both from Brazil and once were the members of Jiangxi Beidamen Football Club and Chengdu Better City Football Club respectively. They both had made great contributions to the clubs in their own positions. Besides, among the 14 new Chinese members, Shi Xiaotian was once the main goalkeeper of Changchun Yatai Football Club, and Nan Song was once a member of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Club during CSL 2017 season - they are all athletes of experience.

According to the staff member in charge of the Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Club, the generation switch of the club has been finished as these athletes join in the club. The member said: “The introduction of these athletes follows the club’s phased planning, and aims to improve the lineup of the coaching group as well as the whole team. The players will make the whole team stronger and we also hope to achieve good results in the CSL this season.” (Translated by Huang Ziming, Fathom Language Limited)