Cheng Yuelei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Yuelei
程月磊
Personal information
Full name Cheng Yuelei
Date of birth (1987-10-28) 28 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Beijing, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Meizhou Hakka
Youth career
2001–2004 Sichuan Guancheng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Sichuan Guancheng 0 (0)
2006 Dalian Shide 0 (0)
2007–2008 Beijing Guoan 0 (0)
2009–2011 Shenzhen Ruby 64 (0)
2012–2023 Guangzhou R&F 208 (0)
2023– Meizhou Hakka 28 (0)
International career‡
2011– China 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2014

Cheng Yuelei (Chinese: 程月磊; pinyin: Chéng Yuèlěi; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ ɥê lèɪ]; born 28 October 1987 in Beijing) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Meizhou Hakka in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Cheng Yuelei began his football career at Sichuan Guancheng in 2001 when he joined their youth team and he would eventually progress to the senior team in 2005. He was included in several first team squads, however before he was given a chance to establish himself within the club, the team disbanded. Nevertheless, Cheng moved to the league champions Dalian Shide the following season, yet he saw his development digress when he was excluded from their first team squad and dropped to the reserves. He then transferred to Beijing Guoan and saw himself fight for the second choice goalkeeping position with Zhang Sipeng throughout much of the 2008 season.[1]

At the beginning of the 2009 season, Cheng transferred to Shenzhen Ruby and after several games, he was chosen as their first choice goalkeeper when he made his debut against Shaanxi Chanba on 4 April 2009 in a 2-1 win[2] For the next two seasons, Cheng would go on to be vital member at the club where they were midtable regulars until Philippe Troussier became their manager and after a series of defeats, he decided to drop Cheng for Zhang Xunwei during the 2011 season as the club was relegated from the first tier.[3] Because Cheng was still considered a promising goalkeeper, he would join recently promoted Guangzhou R&F on a five-year contract at the beginning of the 2012 season.[4]

Cheng was Guangzhou R&F's main keeper over the 2012-2019 seasons with the exception of 2015 when Liu Dianzuo played more games. By the end of the 2019 season, Cheng had played 200 games for Guangzhou R&F.[5] However, he didn't play a single league minute in 2020 as U21 player Han Jiaqi became first choice goalkeeper.[6]

International career

Cheng was called up to the Chinese national team to play against New Zealand on 25 March 2011 and he made his debut by coming on as an early substitute for injured goalkeeper Zeng Cheng in a 1-1 draw.[7] Cheng would then go on to make his first start for the team soon afterwards by starting in a friendly against Honduras on 29 March 2011 in a 3-0 victory.[8]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 2 November 2024.[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sichuan Guancheng 2005 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Beijing Guoan 2007 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - - 0 0
2008 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shenzhen Ruby 2009 Chinese Super League 23 0 - - - 23 0
2010 29 0 - - - 29 0
2011 12 0 1 0 - - 13 0
Total 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
Guangzhou R&F 2012 Chinese Super League 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0
2013 19 0 1 0 - - 20 0
2014 23 0 0 0 - - 23 0
2015 12 0 0 0 - 0 0 12 0
2016 24 0 2 0 - - 26 0
2017 30 0 0 0 - - 30 0
2018 30 0 1 0 - - 31 0
2019 29 0 0 0 - - 29 0
2020 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2021 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2022 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
Total 208 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 214 0
Meizhou Hakka 2023 Chinese Super League 28 0 0 0 - - 28 0
2024 28 0 0 0 - - 28 0
Total 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0
Career total 328 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 335 0

References

  1. ^ "球员资料 程月磊". csldata.sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ "比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "CSL 2011". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ^ "前国门程月磊正式转会富力 转会费500万签约五年". sports.163.com. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ 于静 (27 November 2019). "富力门神迎200场纪念 程月磊：今年不好明年再来". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ 新快报 (10 November 2020). "富力赛季最大发现有望夺中超大奖 斯托早就夸过他". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "中国 1-1 新西兰". teamchina.freehostia.com. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  8. ^ "中国 3-0 洪都拉斯". teamchina.freehostia.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  9. ^ "程月磊". sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.