[1] Cui Lin moved aboard in 2013 and joined Campeonato de Portugal side Loures.
[2] On 24 April 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win over Suzhou Dongwu in the 2018 Chinese FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Zhao Mingjian at the half time.
[5] He made his Super League debut four days later on 28 April 2018 in a 3–0 away win over Tianjin Quanjian, coming on for Xu Tianyuan at the 85th minute.
[7] On 7 April 2023, Hebei announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.
[8] On 11 April 2023, Cui joined top tier club Shanghai Shenhua for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League campaign.