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Wu Lei
Chinese footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wu Lei (Chinese: 武磊; pinyin: Wǔ Lěi; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is widely regarded as one of the best Chinese players of his generation and one of the best Chinese forwards of all time.
This article is about the footballer. For the actor, see Leo Wu. For the historical Xiongnu chanyu, see Wulei.
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![]() Wu with China at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32)[1] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Shanghai Port | |||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Genbao Football Academy | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2006–2018 | Shanghai Port | 296 | (151) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | Espanyol | 103 | (10) | |||||||||||
2022– | Shanghai Port | 61 | (50) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | China U16 | 8 | (7) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | China U19 | 9 | (11) | |||||||||||
2010– | China | 97 | (36) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
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Chinese | 武磊 | ||||||||
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He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai Port with more than 200 goals, and is the all-time Chinese Super League top goalscorer. Wu also holds the record for being the youngest player to have appeared in a Chinese professional league match, aged 14 years and 287 days.