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Wu Lei
武磊
Personal information
Full name Wu Lei
Date of birth (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2005 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2018 Shanghai SIPG 296 (151)
2019– Espanyol 0 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 China U-17 8 (7)
2009–2010 China U-20 9 (11)
2010– China 63 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2019
Wu Lei
Chinese武磊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Lěi
IPA[ù lèɪ]

Wu Lei (Chinese: 武磊; pinyin: Wǔ Lěi; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese footballer of Hui ethnicity who currently plays for RCD Espanyol in La Liga. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals and has also made the most appearances for the club. He currently holds the record for being the youngest person to have played in a professional Chinese football match aged just 14 years and 287 days.

Club career

Wu Lei started his football career playing for third-tier side Shanghai SIPG, making his debut for the club on 2 September 2006 in a 5–3 loss against Yunnan Lijiang Dongba, making him the youngest ever player to play professional Chinese football aged 14 years and 287 days.[2] He helped the club win the third tier title and promotion to the second tier at the end of the 2007 league season. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 August 2008 in a 2–0 win against Qingdao Hailifeng. This made him the second youngest goalscorer in Chinese football aged 16 years and 289 days, just 47 days behind Cao Yunding's record.[3]

Wu scored a hat trick on 2 June 2013 in a 6–1 win against Shanghai Shenxin, becoming the second youngest player to score a hat-trick in the top tier.[4] He scored his second hat-trick of the season on 18 August 2013 in a 3–2 win against Tianjin Teda. He scored his third hat trick of the season on 27 September 2013 in a 6–1 win against Qingdao Jonoon. On 31 July 2016, Wu became the first Chinese footballer in over two years to score a hat-trick in the Chinese Super League in a 3–3 draw against Guangzhou R&F.[5][6]

On 28 January 2019, Wu transferred to La Liga side RCD Espanyol on a three-year contract with an option for an additional year. [7]

International career

Wu was called up to the Chinese under-20 national team in 2009 and scored nine goals in five matches during the 2010 AFC U-19 Championshipqualification matches.[8] His impressive goalscoring performances saw him called up to the Chinese national team for the 2010 East Asian Football Championship, making his debut on 14 February 2010 in a 2–0 win against Hong Kong.[9] Several months later, Wu returned to the under-20 national team for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship and he played in four games and score two goals while he aided China to the quarterfinals by the end of the tournament. He scored his first goal for China on 28 July 2013 in a 4–3 win against Australia at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 11 November 2018 [10]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2006 Shanghai SIPG China League Two - - -
2007 - - -
2008 China League One 24 4 - - - 24 4
2009 22 6 - - - 22 6
2010 23 10 - - - 23 10
2011 25 12 2 0 - - 27 12
2012 30 17 0 0 - - 30 17
2013 Chinese Super League 27 15 0 0 - - 27 15
2014 28 12 0 0 - - 28 12
2015 30 14 3 2 - - 33 16
2016 30 14 2 1 - 10 7 42 22
2017 28 20 6 1 - 13 5 47 26
2018 29 27 4 1 - 8 1 41 29
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup Europe Total
2018-19 Espanyol La Liga 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total China PR 296 151 17 5 0 0 31 13 344 169
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 296 151 17 5 0 0 31 13 344 169

International statistics

[11]

National team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 10 2
2014 10 2
2015 11 2
2016 8 1
2017 8 1
2018 11 5
2019 4 2
Total 63 15

International goals

As of 11 January 2019 [11]
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 July 2013 Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea  Australia 4–1 4–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2. 15 November 2013 Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China  Indonesia 1–0 1–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 4 September 2014 Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China  Kuwait 3–1 3–1 Friendly
4. 14 October 2014 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China  Paraguay 2–0 2–1 Friendly
13 December 2014 Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Chenzhou, China  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 4–0 Friendly1
3 January 2015 Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia  Oman 3–1 4–1 Friendly1
5. 16 June 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan  Bhutan 2–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 9 August 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  Japan 1–0 1–1 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
7. 29 March 2016 Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China  Qatar 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 5 September 2017 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 26 May 2018 Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing, China  Myanmar 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10. 2 June 2018 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–0 2–0 Friendly
11. 2–0
12. 16 October 2018 Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China  Syria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
13. 24 December 2018 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iraq 1–1 1–2 Friendly
14. 11 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Philippines 1–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
15. 2–0
1:Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours

Club

Shanghai SIPG

International

China PR national football team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Wu Lei". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ 乙级也有上海德比：武磊上场创纪录 东亚遗憾负东巴 at sports.sina.com.cn 2006-09-03 Retrieved 2012-09-08
  3. ^ 东亚小将刷新联赛纪录 中国马拉多纳前途无量 at sports.qq.com 2008-09-02 Retrieved 2012-09-08
  4. ^ 上海德比爆大冷 武磊成中超最年轻帽子戏法球员 at sports.163.com 2013-06-03 Retrieved 2013-06-04
  5. ^ "Wu's hat-trick salvages point for SIPG". Shanghai Daily. 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ 杜震宇戴帽泰达3–0获首胜 毅腾遭四连败 Template:Zh icon
  7. ^ Wu Lei, new player of RCD Espanyol at rcdespanyol.com 2019-01-28 Retrieved 2019-01-28
  8. ^ 亚足联盛赞国青惊艳表现 称宿家军表现能得满分 at news.xinmin.cn 2009-11-12 Retrieved 2012-09-08
  9. ^ Score Sheet(PDF) – EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION at eaff.com February 14, 2010 Retrieved 2012-09-08
  10. ^ 武磊 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 Template:Zh icon
  11. ^ a b "Wu, Lei". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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