| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 19, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 10.9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Hebei Tiangong | ||
| 2009–present | Shanghai Shenhua | 51 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | China U-20 | ||
| 2009-Present | China U-23 | ||
| 2011-Present | China | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Wu Xi (simplified Chinese: 吴曦; traditional Chinese: 吳曦; pinyin: Wú Xī) (born February 19, 1989 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a Chinese international football player who currently plays as either a Right-back or a versatile midfielder for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.
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Wu Xi was already part of the Chinese under-19 team before he started his professional football career with Hebei Tiangong in 2008 when the club became professional and joined the third tier of the Chinese football pyramid.[1] While the club only played one season within the division Wu Xi's development particularly with the Chinese youth teams were impressive enough for top tier side Shanghai Shenhua to be interested in his services, who he would sign for on November 17, 2009.[2] At the beginning of the 2010 league season Wu Xi would make his debut in a league game against Nanchang Bayi F.C. on April 3, 2010 in a 2–1 victory.[3] His versatility to in numerous positions would see gain significant playing time and on April 17 he would go on to score his first goal for the club against Tianjin Teda F.C. in 2–0 victory.[4]
In 2007 Wu Xi was considered an impressive right-back and was selected for the Chinese under-19 team and would take part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. A regular within the side he could only aid the team to a Quarter finals position after he personally missed a penalty in a penalty shoot-out against Uzbekistan.[5] After the tournament he would move up to the Chinese U-23 team and then the senior squad when he made his debut for Gao Hongbo's last squad on September 28, 2011 against Laos in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match, which China won 6-1[6].
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