Wu Lei

Wu Lei (; 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..

Career statistics
Club
武磊  at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015 

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShanghai SIPG2006China League Two  —— 2007China League Two  —— 2008China League One244——2442009China League One226——2262010China League One2310——23102011China League One251220—27122012China League One301700—30172013Chinese Super League271500—27152014Chinese Super League281200—28122015Chinese Super League301432—33162016Chinese Super League30142110742222017Chinese Super League28206113547262018Chinese Super League292741814129Total2961511753113344169Espanyol2018–19La Liga16300—1632019–20La Liga334321324982020–21Segunda División 31231—3432021–22La Liga23141—272Total1031010413212616Shanghai Port2022Chinese Super League121142—16132023Chinese Super League3018101032182024Chinese Super League242810002528Total665762107359Career total46521833114515543244

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina201010201100201200201310220141022015112201681201781201811520198520200020211092022202023115202484Total9836

Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wu goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Wu LeiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  28 July 2013  Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea   4–1 4–3  2013 EAFF East Asian Cup2  15 November 2013  Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China   1–0 1–0  2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification3  4 September 2014  Anshan Sports Centre Stadium, Anshan, China   3–1 3–1  Friendly4  14 October 2014  Helong Stadium, Changsha, China   2–0 2–1  Friendly5  16 June 2015  Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan   2–0 6–0  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification6  9 August 2015  Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China   1–0 1–1  2015 EAFF East Asian Cup7  29 March 2016  Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China   2–0 2–0  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification8  5 September 2017  Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar   2–1 2–1  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification9  26 May 2018  Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing, China   1–0 1–0  Friendly10 2 June 2018 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  1–0 2–0 Friendly11 2–012  16 October 2018  Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China   2–0 2–0  Friendly13  24 December 2018  Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   1–1 1–2  Friendly14 11 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  1–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup15 2–016  10 September 2019  National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives   2–0 5–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification17  10 October 2019  Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China   2–0 7–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification18  14 November 2019  Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   1–1 1–2  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification19 30 May 2021 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China  1–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification20 3–021  7 June 2021  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   1–0 2–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification22  11 June 2021  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   2–0 5–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification23  15 June 2021  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   2–1 3–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification247 October 2021 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  2–0 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification25 3–226  11 November 2021  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   1–0 1–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification27  16 November 2021  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   1–1 1–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2816 June 2023 Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China  3–0 4–0 Friendly29 4–030  20 June 2023  Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, Dalian, China   1–0 2–0  Friendly31  10 October 2023  Dalian Sports Center Stadium, Dalian, China   2–0 2–0  Friendly32  16 November 2023  Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   1–1 2–1  2026 FIFA World Cup qualification33 21 March 2024 Singapore National Stadium, Singapore  1–0  2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification34 2–035 26 March 2024 Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin, China  1–0  4–136 3–1

Honours
Shanghai Port
Chinese Super League: 2018, 2023
China League One: 2012
China League Two: 20072007年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次  

Espanyol
Segunda División: 2020–21

China PR
East Asian Football Championship: 2010

Individual
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2023
AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2016, 2017
Chinese Super League Golden Boot winner: 2018
Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot winner: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Chinese Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019
IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020
IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020
IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021

References

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Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:Chinese footballers
Category:People from Nanjing