Wu Pingfeng
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 1, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guangdong Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Guangdong Xiongying | 49 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Jiangsu Sainty | 64 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 126 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Guangzhou R&F | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2011 | China | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Wu Pingfeng (Chinese: 吴坪枫; Pinyin: Wú Píngfēng; born November 1, 1981) is a former Chinese footballer.
Club career
Wu Pingfeng started his professional football career with Guangdong Xiongying in 2002, who were in the third tier of the Chinese league system.[1] At the beginning of the 2003 league season, Guangdong Xiongying were promoted to the second tier of Chinese league system and Wu Pingfeng had established himself within the squad by playing in twenty-five league games.[2] Wu Pingfeng's second season at Guangdong saw him established within the team when he played in twenty-four league games and scored two goals for them.[2] Despite a productive season with the team established within the league, the team had to be disbanded.[3]
Wu transferred to another second tier club Jiangsu Sainty and established himself as a squad regular by playing in twenty-three league games and scoring two goals.[2] He continued to play for Jiangsu Sainty for three season where he played his part in their attempts to push for promotion before he joined already promoted Guangzhou Evergrande at the beginning of the 2008 Chinese Super League season.
Along with his teammates Jiang Ning and Li Jianhua, Wu transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande's opponent Guangzhou R&F in January 2013.[4] He announced his retirement in November 2014.
International career
Wu Pingfeng made his first appearance for the Chinese national football team in Bahrain on 7 December 2002, in a friendly match against Syria.[5] His second international cap for China came when he was called to the China national team by José Camacho in October 2011 and played for China on 11 October 2011 in a 1–0 home defeat against Iraq, coming on as a substitute for Yu Hanchao in the second half.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangdong Xiongying | 2002 | ? | ? | – | ? | ? | |
| 2003 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2005 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2006 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 22 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 6 | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2008 | 28 | 2 | – | 28 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 27 | 2 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 24 | 2 | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 126 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 11 | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Guangzhou Evergrande
- Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012
- China League One: 2010
- Chinese FA Cup: 2012
- Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012
References
- ↑ "Guǎngdōng Xióngyīng". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Wú Píngfēng". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ↑ "China 2005". rsssf.com. 26 Oct 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ↑ "俱乐部与球员姜宁、吴坪枫及李健华签约". Guangzhou R&F F.C. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ↑ "China PR 3–1 Syria". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2002-12-07. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
External links
- Wu Pingfeng at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at Guangzhou Pharmaceutical website