Li Weifeng

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Personal information
Li Weifeng
Date of birth	December 1, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Changchun, China
Height	1.82 m
Nickname	Big head (大头)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	23
Youth clubs
1997	Tianjin Huochetou
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2002 2002–03 2003–05 2006–present	Shenzhen Pingan Everton Shenzhen Jianlibao Shanghai Shenhua	92 (4) 01 (0) 58 (4)
National team²
?–present	China	93 (11)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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 90 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 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.

In the beginning of 2006, Li Weifeng left Shenzhen Jianlibao due to the club's financial difficulties, and followed many of his fellow stars out of the club. Shanghai Shenhua bought him for 6 million Renminbi Yuan, despite reported interest from Serie A team Fiorentina. In September 2006, he was thrown of the Chinese national football team for hitting a player and hence earning his sixth red card in 14 months during an AFC Champions League game with Shanghai Shenhua. His captain position in the national team was later assigned to Zheng Zhi.

[edit] Club Career Stats

Last update: 22 March 2007

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
1998	Shenzhen Pingan	China PR	1	11	2
1999	Shenzhen Pingan	China PR	1	23	1
2000	Shenzhen Pingan	China PR	1	24	0
2001	Shenzhen Pingan	China PR	1	24	1
2002	Shenzhen Pingan	China PR	1	10	0
02/03	Everton	England	1	1	0
2003	Shenzhen Jianlibao	China PR	1	25	3
2004	Shenzhen Jianlibao	China PR	1	13	1
2005	Shenzhen Jianlibao	China PR	1	20	0
2006	Shanghai Shenhua	China PR	1	25	4
2007	Shanghai Shenhua	China PR	1	3	0

	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