Chen Lei (footballer)

Chen Lei
陈雷
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
Place of birth Bengbu, Anhui, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 10.9 in)
Playing position Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chongqing Lifan
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2005 Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Shanghai Shenhua 31 (0)
2007–2008 → Changchun Yatai (loan) 41 (2)
2009 → Shenzhen Asia Travel (loan) 13 (0)
2011 Shenzhen Ruby 22 (0)
2012–2013 Dalian Aerbin 26 (0)
2014– Chongqing Lifan 59 (4)
National team‡
2009 China 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2009

Chen Lei (simplified Chinese: 陈雷; traditional Chinese: 陳雷; pinyin: Chén Léi) (born October 16, 1985 in Shanghai) is a professional Chinese football player who currently plays for Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Chen Lei made first competitive debut for Shanghai Shenhua in April 2006, aged 20 in a 1-0 defeat against Shenzhen Kingway.[1] By the end of the season he was able to make four appearances for Shanghai, however at the beginning of the 2007 league there was an influx of players with the merger Shanghai United F.C. and Chen Lei went out on loan to Changchun Yatai for two seasons.[2] At Changchun Yatai he gained considerably more playing time and helped the team to claim their first league title in his first season with them. He would return to Shanghai Shenhua at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League season where he would gradually push for a place within the first team playing as a Full back until Sun Xiang returned to the team after his loan move in Europe ended. After only making six league appearances Chen Lei was loaned out once more to this time Shenzhen Asia Travel until the end of the season.[3] At the beginning of the 2010 league season Chen would return to Shanghai once his loan ended and claim his place back into the team due to the departure of Sun Xiang leaving the club. Chen transferred to another China League One club Chongqing Lifan in January 2014.

International career

Chen Lei would make his debut in a friendly against Iran on 1 June 2009 in a 1-0 win, coming on as a substitute for Rong Hao.[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 October 2016.[5]

Season Club League League CFA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League1010--1030
2007Changchun Yatai210------210
2008202----31233
2009Shanghai Shenhua60----40100
Shenzhen Ruby131------131
2010Shanghai Shenhua240------240
2011Shenzhen Ruby22010----230
2012Dalian Aerbin13010----140
201313050----180
2014Chongqing LifanChina League One29210----302
2015Chinese Super League24210----252
20166010--70
Total 192711000812118

Honours

Changchun Yatai

References

  1. ↑ "忻峰弑旧主李玮峰红牌 深圳1-0申花取得赛季首胜". Sina Sports. 2006-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Gimenez to coach newly combined Shanghai Shenhua". chinaview.cn. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Chén, Léi". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  4. ↑ "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜 中国队1-0胜伊朗". sports.sohu.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  5. ↑ 陈雷 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)
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