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Wu Lei

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.
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 34)[1]
Place of birth Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team 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)
International career
2007–2008 China U16 8 (7)
2009–2010 China U19 9 (11)
2010– China 99 (36)
Medal record
Representing  China
East Asian Football Championship
Winner2010 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024
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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 Shanghai Port, having played in Europe for La Liga club RCD Espanyol. He has also represented 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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As of 17 August 2024[2][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shanghai SIPG 2006 China League Two
2007 China League Two
2008 China League One 244244
2009 China League One 226226
2010 China League One 23102310
2011 China League One 2512202712
2012 China League One 3017003017
2013 Chinese Super League 2715002715
2014 Chinese Super League 2812002812
2015 Chinese Super League 3014323316
2016 Chinese Super League 30142110[b]74222
2017 Chinese Super League 28206113[b]54726
2018 Chinese Super League 2927418[b]14129
Total 2961511753113344169
Espanyol 2018–19 La Liga 16300163
2019–20 La Liga 3343213[c]2498
2020–21 Segunda División 31231343
2021–22 La Liga 23141272
Total 1031010413212616
Shanghai Port 2022 Chinese Super League 1211421613
2023 Chinese Super League 301810103218
2024 Chinese Super League 242810002528
Total 665762107359
Career total 46521833114515543244
  1. Includes Chinese FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. 1 2 3 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 teamYearAppsGoals
China 201010
201100
201200
2013102
2014102
2015112
201681
201781
2018115
201985
202000
2021109
202220
2023115
202484
Total9836
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
128 July 2013Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Australia4–14–32013 EAFF East Asian Cup
215 November 2013Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China Indonesia1–01–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
34 September 2014Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China Kuwait3–13–1Friendly
414 October 2014Helong Stadium, Changsha, China Paraguay2–02–1Friendly
516 June 2015Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan Bhutan2–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
69 August 2015Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China Japan1–01–12015 EAFF East Asian Cup
729 March 2016Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China Qatar2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
85 September 2017Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
926 May 2018Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing, China Myanmar1–01–0Friendly
102 June 2018Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–02–0Friendly
112–0
1216 October 2018Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China Syria2–02–0Friendly
1324 December 2018Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq1–11–2Friendly
1411 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Philippines1–03–02019 AFC Asian Cup
152–0
1610 September 2019National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1710 October 2019Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Guam2–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1814 November 2019Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Syria1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1930 May 2021Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China Guam1–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
203–0
217 June 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Philippines1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2211 June 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Maldives2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2315 June 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Syria2–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
247 October 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Vietnam2–03–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
253–2
2611 November 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Oman1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2716 November 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Australia1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2816 June 2023Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China Myanmar3–04–0Friendly
294–0
3020 June 2023Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China Palestine1–02–0 Friendly
3110 October 2023Dalian Sports Center Stadium, Dalian, China Vietnam2–02–0 Friendly
3216 November 2023Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3321 March 2024Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Singapore1–02–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
342–0
3526 March 2024Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin, China Singapore1–04–1
363–1

Shanghai Port

Espanyol

China PR

Individual

References

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