Wu Xi (footballer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Xi
吴曦
Wu Xi in September 2019
Personal information
Full name Wu Xi
Date of birth (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Hebei Tiangong
2009–2012 Shanghai Shenhua 80 (6)
2013–2020 Jiangsu Suning 207 (25)
2021– Shanghai Shenhua 57 (6)
International career‡
2007–2008 China U-19 8 (0)
2009–2011 China U-23 12 (2)
2011– China 90 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024
Wu Xi
Simplified Chinese吴曦
Traditional Chinese吳曦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Xī
IPA[ǔ ɕí]

Wu Xi (Chinese: 吴曦; pinyin: Wú Xī; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for and captains Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.

Club career

Wu Xi started his football career with Hebei Tiangong in 2008 when the club was formed and joined the third tier.[1] While the club only played one season in the division, Wu's development particularly with the Chinese national youth teams was impressive enough for top tier side Shanghai Shenhua to be interested in his services, signing for the club on 17 November 2009.[2] At the start of the 2010 season, Wu would make his debut for the club on 3 April 2010 in a 2-1 win against Nanchang Bayi.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 17 April 2010 in a 2-0 win against Tianjin Teda.[4]

Before the start of the 2013 season, Wu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.[5] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2013 in a 5-1 loss against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League.[6] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the 2015 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua.[7] This would be followed by the 2020 Chinese Super League title when he would win the clubs first league title with them.[8]

On 28 February 2021, the parent company of Jiangsu Suning, Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[9] On 11 March 2021, Wu returned joined his former club Shenhua on a free transfer.[10] On 16 June 2022, Wu would reach 100 Chinese Super League appearances for Shenhua in a 3-1 victory over Hebei.[11]

International career

Wu was first called up to the Chinese under-19 national team in 2007 and took part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. A regular with the side, he could only aid the team to the quarter-finals after he personally missed a penalty in a penalty shootout against Uzbekistan.[12] After the tournament, he would move up to the Chinese under-23 national team and then to the senior squad when he made his debut for then manager Gao Hongbo's last squad on 28 September 2011 in a 6–1 win against Laos during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13]

On 24 December 2014, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.[14] In the team's second group match, he scored the equalizing goal as China won 2-1 against Uzbekistan to qualify for the knockout stage.[15]

Wu played all five matches at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates as China reached the quarter-finals where they lost 3–0 to Iran.[16]

On 12 December 2023, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 25 February 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hebei Tiangong 2008 China League Two - - -
Shanghai Shenhua 2010 Chinese Super League 25 2 - - - 25 2
2011 26 3 2 0 4 0 - 32 3
2012 29 1 2 0 - - 31 1
Total 80 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 88 6
Jiangsu Suning 2013 Chinese Super League 29 3 2 1 5 0 1[a] 0 37 4
2014 27 3 6 3 - - 33 6
2015 30 5 6 2 - - 36 7
2016 26 2 8 3 6 2 1[a] 0 41 7
2017 18 1 2 1 7 1 1[a] 0 28 3
2018 28 4 4 0 - - 32 4
2019 29 5 1 0 - - 30 5
2020 20 2 5 1 - - 25 3
Total 207 25 34 11 18 3 3 0 262 39
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League 17 3 0 0 - - 17 3
2022 21 1 1 0 - - 22 1
2023 19 2 4 0 - - 23 2
2024 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Total 57 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 62 6
Career total 344 37 43 11 22 3 4 0 403 51
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2011 5 0
2012 0 0
2013 4 1
2014 11 0
2015 14 1
2016 5 0
2017 8 1
2018 8 1
2019 13 3
2020 0 0
2021 9 2
2022 3 0
2023 7 0
2024 3 0
Total 90 9

International goals

As of 12 October 2021
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2013 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–0 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 14 January 2015 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Uzbekistan 1–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3. 13 June 2017 Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia  Syria 2–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 28 December 2018 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Jordan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 7 June 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Philippines 1–0 2–0
– 30 August 2019 NFTC Stadium, Xianghe, China  Myanmar 3–0 4–1 Friendly1
4–0
6. 10 September 2019 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Maldives 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 10 October 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Guam 6–0 7–0
8. 30 May 2021 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China 4–0
9. 12 October 2021 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2–3 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1: Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

Shanghai Shenhua

Individual

References

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