Wu Yizhen

Wu Yizhen (Chinese: 吴毅臻; pinyin: Wú Yìzhēn; born 26 May 1994 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

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Wu Yizhen
吴毅臻
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2010 Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Shanghai Zobon ? (?)
2013 Shanghai Dongya 1 (0)
2014–2018 Shanghai Shenxin 106 (15)
2019– Shanghai Shenhua 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Club career

Wu started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to Shanghai Zobon's squad for the 2011 China League Two campaign. He joined Chinese Super League's newcomer Shanghai Dongya in 2013. On 21 May 2013, he made his debut for Shanghai Dongya in the third round of 2013 Chinese FA Cup which Shanghai beat Chongqing Lifan in the penalty shootout.[1] On 25 June 2013, Wu made his Super League debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande, coming on as a substitute for Lü Wenjun in the 65th minute.[2] In January 2014, Wu signed for Shanghai Dongya's city rival Shanghai Shenxin.[3] At Shanghai Shenxin he would make his debut in a league game against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua on 9 March 2014 in a 2-0 defeat.[4] This was eventually followed by his first goal for the club on 16 May 2015 in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. in a 3-1 victory.[5] The club would be relegated at the end of the 2015 Chinese Super League and Wu remained with the team as they played in the second tier.[6]

Wu transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in December 2018.[7] He would make his debut in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. on 10 March 2019 that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[8] He would go on to score his first goal for the club on 27 April 2019 in 3-2 defeat to Tianjin Tianhai F.C..[9]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.[10]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011Shanghai ZobonChina League Two---
201200--
2013Shanghai DongyaChinese Super League1020--30
2014Shanghai Shenxin15000--150
201526410--274
2016China League One27310--283
201711020--130
201827820--298
2019Shanghai Greenland ShenhuaChinese Super League12210--132
Total China PR 1191790000012817

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua

References
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  2. 中超-埃神绝杀破荒 恒大1-0上港提前夺取半程冠军 at sina.com.cn 2013-06-25 Retrieved 2013-07-11 (in Chinese)
  3. 东亚3换1从申鑫召回潜力股 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  4. "SHANGHAI SHENXIN VS. SHANGHAI SHENHUA 0 - 2". int.soccerway.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. "GUANGZHOU R&F VS. SHANGHAI SHENXIN 1 - 3". int.soccerway.com. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. "China 2015". rsssf.com. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  7. 官方：申鑫吴毅臻加盟申花 at dongqiudi.com 2018-12-11 Retrieved 2018-12-12 (in Chinese)
  8. "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. HEBEI CFFC 1 - 2". int.soccerway.com. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  9. "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. TIANJIN TIANHAI 2 - 3". int.soccerway.com. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  10. 吴毅瑧 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)
  11. "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录". sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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