Wu Lei (November 19, 1991-), was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and his ancestral home is Pingyin, Shandong. He is a Chinese male football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for La Liga Royal Espanyol Football Club. He is the record holder for the youngest player to appear in the Chinese Professional Football League and the second youngest goalscorer.

He once played for Shanghai East Asia and Shanghai SIPG Football Club. His goal-scoring ability, vision, awareness and movement are all worthy of praise. Wu Lei has been elected as the top local scorer in the Chinese Super League for five consecutive years, winning the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards in the 2018 Chinese Super League

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Gender

Male

Sports team

La Liga club Real Espanyol

Height

172cm[2]

Born Place

Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Date of birth

November 19, 1991

Nationality

China

Sports

Football

Important events

First place in the East Asia competition, the youngest player in the history of the Chinese Football Federation

Professional features

Diversified offense on the football field

On September 27, 2013, in the 26th round of the Chinese Super League, Wu Lei performed a hat trick in 37 minutes to help Shanghai SIPG defeated Qingdao Zhongneng 6-1. Wu Lei performed three hat tricks in one season, which is unprecedented in the history of Chinese football. Wu Lei became the first person in China's top league to complete three "hat tricks" in a single season[8]

On August 18, 2018, in the 19th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai SIPG defeated Chongqing Sway 3-2 in an away game, ushering in its third consecutive victory. Wu Lei scored two shots and one pass to win [20]. On October 28, in the 27th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai SIPG defeated Shandong Luneng 4-2 at home and continued to lead. Wu Lei scored twice in this campaign, and he scored 25 league goals in a single season, and also completed the 100-goal milestone in the Chinese Super League[21][22].

On November 7, 2018, in the 29th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai SIPG defeated the Beijing Renhe 2-1 at home and won the Chinese Super League championship one round ahead of schedule. Wu Lei scored in the second half and scored his 27th goal of the season, surpassing Li Jinyu's 26 goals and setting a single-season scoring record for domestic players in the history of professional leagues. [23]

Real Espanyol period

On January 28, 2019, Espanyol Football Club announced that it had signed a three-year contract with Chinese player Wu Lei. In addition, 1 year optional renewal terms.

On February 3, 2019, in the match between Espanyol and Villarreal, Wu Lei came off the bench and made his La Liga debut. He also became the second player in Chinese history to make his La Liga debut. [24]

On April 25, 2019, in the Espanyol home game against Celta Vigo, Wu Lei started the game and scored the second goal of his La Liga career. [23]

In June 2019, he was selected into the 2019 Asian Cup All-Star lineup. [25]

On July 26, 2019 (Beijing time), Espanyol played against Stahlnan, Wu Lei played, and he became the 15th Chinese player in history to participate in the European War