Li Weifeng

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Personal information
Li Weifeng
Image:Liweifeng.jpg
Date of birth	December 1, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Changchun, China
Nickname	Da Tou (大头)
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	23
Youth clubs
1997	Tianjin Huochetou
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-present	Shenzhen Pingan Everton F.C. Shenzhen Jianlibao Shanghai Shenhua	92 (4) 1 (0) 58 (4)
National team**
?-present	China	92 (11)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 7 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of September 7 2006.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li

Li Wei-Feng (Chinese: 李玮峰, born January 26, 1978 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese footballer who has represented the Chinese national football team over 60 times. He also played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Li is a central defender and is known for his heading ability which earned him the nickname "Da Tou" (Big Head). Aside from his soccer skills, Li is also involved in various off-the-field controversies, such as him earning two red cards for the Chinese team in the 2005 East Asian Invitation, as well as allegedly forcing out manager Chi Shangbin in Shenzhen, earning him the nickname "Qiu Ba" (soccer bully).

Li has previously played for Shenzhen Pingan and had a short trial at English side Everton F.C. immediately after the 2002 World Cup, as part of an Everton deal with Chinese sponsor Kejian. However, Li was unable to convince the Everton coaching team for a permanent deal and returned to Shenzhen.

Li Weifeng recently left Shenzhen Jianlibao due to the club's financial difficulties, and followed many of his fellow stars out of the club. He joined Shanghai Shenhua recently, despite reported interest from Serie A team Fiorentina.He was recently thrown of the chinese national football team for various reasons.

	China squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 An Qi \| 2 Zhang Enhua \| 3 Yang Pu \| 4 Wu Chengying \| 5 Fan Zhiyi \| 6 Shao Jiayi \| 7 Sun Jihai \| 8 Li Tie \| 9 Ma Mingyu \| 10 Hao Haidong \| 11 Yu Genwei \| 12 Su Maozhen \| 13 Gao Yao \| 14 Li Weifeng \| 15 Zhao Junzhe \| 16 Qu Bo \| 17 Du Wei \| 18 Li Xiaopeng \| 19 Qi Hong \| 20 Yang Chen \| 21 Xu Yunlong \| 22 Jiang Jin \| 23 Ou Chuliang \| Coach: Milutinović