Wu Lei
- 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 with China at the 2019 Asian Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wu Lei | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Genbao Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2018 | Shanghai SIPG | 296 | (151) |
2019– | Espanyol | 35 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | China U-17 | 8 | (7) |
2009–2010 | China U-20 | 9 | (11) |
2010– | China | 67 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2020 |
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Chinese | 武磊 | ||||||||
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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..[1]