# Chen Lei (footballer)

Chen Lei (simplified Chinese: 陈雷; traditional Chinese: 陳雷; pinyin: Chén Léi; born October 16, 1985, in Shanghai) is a former professional Chinese football player.

## Club career

Chen Lei made first competitive debut for Shanghai Shenhua in April 2006, aged 20 in a 1–0 defeat against Shenzhen Kingway. By the end of the season he was able to make four appearances for Shanghai, however at the beginning of the 2007 league there was an influx of players with the merger Shanghai United F.C. and Chen Lei went out on loan to Changchun Yatai for two seasons. At Changchun Yatai he gained considerably more playing time and helped the team to claim their first league title in his first season with them. He would return to Shanghai Shenhua at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League season where he would gradually push for a place within the first team playing as a full back until Sun Xiang returned to the team after his loan move in Europe ended. After only making six league appearances Chen Lei was loaned out once more to this time Shenzhen Asia Travel until the end of the season. At the beginning of the 2010 league season Chen would return to Shanghai once his loan ended and claim his place back into the team due to the departure of Sun Xiang leaving the club. Chen transferred to another China League One club Chongqing Lifan in January 2014.

## International career

Chen Lei would make his debut in a friendly against Iran on 1 June 2009 in a 1–0 win, coming on as a substitute for Rong Hao.

## Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Total | Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai (loan) | 2007 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai (loan) | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 3 |
| Changchun Yatai (loan) | Total | Total | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Shenzhen Ruby (loan) | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 2012 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2014 | China League One | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 2 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | Total | Total | 130 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 263 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 7 |

## Honours
### Club

Changchun Yatai
* Chinese Super League: 2007
Chongqing Lifan
* China League One: 2014