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Bai Lei
Bai Lei
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	白磊
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bái Lěi
IPA	[pǎɪ lèɪ]
Korean name
Hangul	백뢰

Bai Yuefeng
Bai Yuefeng
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	白岳峰
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bái Yuèfēng
IPA	[pǎɪ ɥê fə́ŋ]
Korean name
Hangul	백악봉

Bai Yuefeng
Personal information
Date of birth	25 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Yanbian, Jilin, China
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back, Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2005	Beijing Huaya Feiying
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Xiamen Blue Lions
2008–2009	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
2010–2022	Tianjin Teda
International career‡
2010–2011	China PR
Managerial career
2021-2022	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2013

Bai Yuefeng (Chinese: 白岳峰; Korean: 백악봉; born May 25, 1987), former name Bai Lei (Chinese: 白磊; Korean: 백뢰), is a Chinese former football player of Korean descent who played as a full back or midfielder for Xiamen Blue Lions, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Tianjin Teda.

Club career

Born to Korean parents Bai Yuefeng was born and raised in China before he started his football career with the Beijing Huaya Feiying youth team where he was considered good enough to travel to Serbia and Montenegro on a three-year football training program. On his return he was scouted by top tier Chinese football team Shanghai International, however he sustained a serious injury during training and the club ended their interest, nevertheless recently promoted side Xiamen Blue Lions were willing to take a risk on him and Bai Lei signed a professional contract with them at the beginning of the 2006 league season.^[1] With Xiamen he was quickly included in the squads first team and make his league debut against Shandong Luneng on March 12, 2006, in a 3–1 defeat.^[2] Despite that defeat he quickly established himself within the squad and go on to score his first goal for the club in a league game on September 17, 2006, against Shenzhen Kingway in a 2–0 victory.^[3] In the following season he solidified his position in the Xiamen team, but could not prevent them from relegation at the end of the 2007 league season.^[4] Bai joined newly promoted Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical at the beginning of the 2008 league season, and played in the club's first league game of the season against Shenzhen Xiangxue on March 30, 2008, in a 3–0 victory.^[5] The club's manager Shen Xiangfu moved him into the team's defence, and this seemed to work; Guangzhou had seventh-place finish at the end of season.^[6]

While Bai continued his good form for Guangzhou the club were discovered to be involved in a match-fixing scandal that was directly related to their promotion to the top tier and were relegated at the end of the 2009 league season.^[7] Bai refused to return Guangzhou for pre-season training and searched for transfer. On February 12, 2010, Bai joined Tianjin Teda for a fee of ¥1.7 million. He made his debut in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua on April 14, 2010, in a 2–0 defeat.^[8] Throughout the season he was given more opportunities by the manager Arie Haan who decided to move Bai to full back.^[9] After 13 seasons with the club he retired on 21 April 2023 with a commemorative ceremony.^[10]

International career

Bai Lei made his first appearance for the China national football team on June 4, 2010, in a friendly match against France in a 1–0 victory.^[11] In reparation for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup he made his second appearance in a friendly against Syria on October 8, 2010, in a 2–1 victory.^[12]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 April 2023.^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Xiamen Blue Lions	2006	Chinese Super League	24	2	3	0	–		–		27	2
	2007	Chinese Super League	21	0	–		–		–		21	0
	Total		45	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	48	2
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	2008	Chinese Super League	30	1	–		–		–		30	1
	2009	Chinese Super League	20	1	–		–		–		20	1
	Total		50	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	2
Tianjin Teda	2010	Chinese Super League	24	1	–		–		–		24	1
	2011		28	0	3	1	6	0	–		37	1
	2012		29	0	1	0	6	0	1^[a]	0	37	0
	2013		28	0	0	0	–		–		28	0
	2014		28	1	1	0	–		–		29	0
	2015		30	1	0	0	–		–		30	1
	2016		28	0	0	0	–		–		28	0
	2017		25	0	1	0	–		–		26	0
	2018		21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
	2019		17	0	1	0	–		–		18	0
	2020		9	0	2	0	–		–		11	0
	2021		10	0	2	0	–		–		12	0
	2022		21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
	Total		298	3	11	1	12	0	1	0	322	4
Career total			393	7	14	1	12	0	1	0	420	8