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Wu Lei

Chinese footballer
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

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 Lei
武磊
Wu with China at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33)[1]
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
Representing  China
East Asian Football Championship
Winner 2010 Japan
* 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

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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Club

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As of 17 August 2024[2][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
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
  1. ↑ Includes Chinese FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of 5 September 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Wu Lei
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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Shanghai Port

Espanyol

China PR

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – WU Lei". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wu Lei". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chinese footballer Wu Lei tests positive for coronavirus in Spain". The Straits Times. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ↑ 武磊 Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015 (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Wu, Lei". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wu Lei at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "EAFF 2009 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  12. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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