Gao Leilei

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Personal information
Gao Leilei 高雷雷
Full name	Gao Leilei
Date of birth	June 15, 1980 (1980-06-15) (age 27)
Place of birth	Beijing, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Wellington Phoenix
Number	14
Youth clubs
	Beijing Guoan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008-present	Beijing Guoan → New Zealand Knights (loan) MyPa Wellington Phoenix	7 (1) 4 (2) 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 December 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Gao Leilei (Simplified Chinese: 高雷雷) (born July 15, 1980 in China) is a Chinese football (soccer) player who has played for the Finnish Premier Division, Veikkausliiga club MyPa. Gao Leilei was the first Chinese player to play in Veikkausliiga.

[edit] Club career

Gao first gained the public notice of Chinese football when he scored an equalizer against Liaoning FC in the last round of 1999 Jia A. In the past seven seasons, he was between a regular and a substitute of the Beijing Guoan.

Towards the end of the 2006 season, Gao expressed his wish to leave the team and seek other options. There were spectulations that Gao is going to a team in the Segunda División of Spain. However, it was revealed in December, 2006 that Gao Leilei was loaned to A-League club New Zealand Knights FC for a short period. Gao made this debut in the A-League for the Knights on December 3, 2006 against Newcastle Jets and scored his first A-League goal in his second match against Adelaide United.

Following the dissolution of the Knights franchise, Gao signed with Finnish team MyPa. He became the first Chinese footballer to play in the Veikkausliiga. Gao made his debut against FC Honka as a substitute in the 46th minute on April 22, 2007. He made his first start for MyPa against TPS Turku on April 26, 2007.

On March 18, 2008, Gao signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix FC, rejoining his former manager from the Knights, Ricki Herbert. ^[1]