Wu Lei
Appearance
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 November 1991|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Shanghai Port | |||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Genbao Football Academy | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2006–2018 | Shanghai SIPG | 296 | (151) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | Espanyol | 103 | (10) | |||||||||||
2022– | Shanghai Port | 67 | (58) | |||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | China U16 | 8 | (7) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | China U19 | 9 | (11) | |||||||||||
2010– | China | 99 | (36) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 13 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2024 |
Wu Lei | |||||||||
Chinese | 武磊 | ||||||||
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Wu Lei (Chinese: 武磊; pinyin: Wǔ Lěi; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer. He plays as a left winger for La Liga club RCD Espanyol and the China national team.
Wu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu to a Hui family. He is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals. He is the second all-time top goalscorer in Chinese Super League history with 102 goals. At 14 years and 287 days, Wu became the youngest to play in a professional league match in China. He joined Spanish side Espanyol in 2019. He has also played over 60 times for China since 2010.
In March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Wu tested positive to COVID-19..[3]
Career statistics
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[change | change source]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shanghai SIPG | 2006 | China League Two | — | — | ||||||
2007 | China League Two | — | — | |||||||
2008 | China League One | 24 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
2009 | China League One | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||
2010 | China League One | 23 | 10 | — | — | 23 | 10 | |||
2011 | China League One | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 12 | ||
2012 | China League One | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 17 | ||
2013 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 15 | ||
2014 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 12 | ||
2015 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 33 | 16 | ||
2016 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10[b] | 7 | 42 | 22 | |
2017 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13[b] | 5 | 47 | 26 | |
2018 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 8[b] | 1 | 41 | 29 | |
Total | 296 | 151 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 344 | 169 | ||
Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
2019–20 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13[c] | 2 | 49 | 8 | |
2020–21 | Segunda División | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
Total | 103 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 126 | 16 | ||
Shanghai Port | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 13 | |
2023 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 18 | |
2024 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | |
Total | 66 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 59 | ||
Career total | 465 | 218 | 33 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 543 | 244 |
- ↑ Includes Chinese FA Cup, Copa del Rey
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[change | change source]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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China | 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 | 8 | 5 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 9 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 11 | 5 | |
2024 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 98 | 36 |
- As of 26 March 2024[5][6]
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wu goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 July 2013 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul, 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 |
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 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 | |||||
16 | 10 September 2019 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 10 October 2019 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Guam | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18 | 14 November 2019 | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Syria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19 | 30 May 2021 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | Guam | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
20 | 3–0 | |||||
21 | 7 June 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Philippines | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
22 | 11 June 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Maldives | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
23 | 15 June 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Syria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
24 | 7 October 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
25 | 3–2 | |||||
26 | 11 November 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Oman | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
27 | 16 November 2021 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Australia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
28 | 16 June 2023 | Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China | Myanmar | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
29 | 4–0 | |||||
30 | 20 June 2023 | Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China | Palestine | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
31 | 10 October 2023 | Dalian Sports Center Stadium, Dalian, China | Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
32 | 16 November 2023 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
33 | 21 March 2024 | Singapore National Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
34 | 2–0 | |||||
35 | 26 March 2024 | Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin, China | Singapore | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
36 | 3–1 |
Honours
[change | change source]Shanghai Port
Espanyol
China PR
Individual
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2023
- AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2016, 2017
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot winner: 2018
- Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot winner: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Chinese Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[12]
- IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020[13]
- IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[14]
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021[15]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – WU Lei". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wu Lei". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Chinese footballer Wu Lei tests positive for coronavirus in Spain". The Straits Times. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ 武磊 Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Wu, Lei". sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wu Lei at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "上海上港夺中超首冠 纪录夜翻开历史新篇章" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "中甲积分榜:上海夺冠卓尔获亚军 东进八喜降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ 2007年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Sport. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ "EAFF 2009 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wu Lei.
- Wu Lei at Soccerbase