Cui Peng (footballer)

Cui Peng (simplified Chinese: 崔鹏; traditional Chinese: 崔鵬; pinyin: Cuī Péng; born 31 May 1987) is a former Chinese international footballer who played as a midfielder.

Cui Peng
崔鹏
Personal information
Full name Cui Peng
Date of birth (1987-05-31) 31 May 1987
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2004 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2015 Shandong Luneng 151 (10)
2014 → Chengdu Tiancheng (loan) 15 (2)
2016 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 12 (0)
2017–2019 Shandong Luneng 21 (0)
2020–2022 Kunshan 26 (2)
International career‡
2005–2007 China U-20
2007–2008 China U-23
2006–2013 China 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2014
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cui.

Club career

Cui Peng started his football career with Shandong Luneng in 2005 when he earned his first senior team appearance on 9 March 2005 in an AFC Champions League game against Yokohama Marinos. After several further appearances with the team, he would score his first goal for Shandong against Al-Ittihad in the second leg of a 2005 AFC Champions League game where he scored the second goal with a volley from 30 meters however Shandong lost the game 7–2.[1] By the 2006 season, Cui had established himself as Shandong's first choice right midfielder and would help them win the league title and the Chinese FA Cup.[2] On 8 July 2014, Cui was loaned out to China League One side Chengdu Tiancheng until 31 December 2014.[3]

On 19 December 2015, Cui transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[4] He would make his debut on 13 March 2016 in a league game against Hangzhou Greentown that ended in a 1-0 victory.[5] Unfortunately he would sustain an injury during the season and he was unable to aid the club from avoiding relegation, which saw him allowed to return to Shandong on 7 July 2017.[6] On his return to Shandong he was often used as squad player for three seasons before he was allowed to leave on a free transfer to second tier club Kunshan.

International career

Cui would be called up to the senior team to make his debut in a friendly against Thailand on 10 August 2006 in a 4–0 win.[7] While he was called up by the national team for training in 2007, he did not make the squad in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Cui was young enough to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics and was part of the Chinese under-23 national team squad that took part in the tournament where he played in all three group games.[8]

Career statistics
As of 1 June 2022.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shandong Luneng 2004Chinese Super League00000-00
200510141011153
200619150--241
2007275--60335
2008181---181
2009240--50290
2010190--40230
20117000-50120
20128030--110
201319210--202
20140000-3030
20150000-0000
Total 151101310024118111
Chengdu Tiancheng (Loan) 2014China League One15200--152
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2016Chinese Super League12010--130
Shandong Luneng 20170000--00
201816040--200
20195020-40110
Total 210600040310
Kunshan 2020China League One13120--151
202113100--131
Total 262200000282
Career total 225142010028127516

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng[10]

References
  1. "Asian Club Competitions 2005". RSSSF. 19 Mar 2006. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  2. "China 2006". RSSSF. 8 Mar 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  3. 崔鹏决定加盟中甲天诚皆因李章洙 at sina.com 2014-07-10 Retrieved 2014-07-10 (in Chinese)
  4. 永昌官方宣布鲁能旧将加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-19 Retrieved 2015-12-20 (in Chinese)
  5. "CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS VS. ZHEJIANG GREENTOWN 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. "昔日拼命三郎崔鹏或重回鲁能 下半年出战预备队". sports.sohu.com. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. "中国 4-0 泰国". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  8. "China, PR: Olympic Games 2008". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  9. 崔鹏 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Cui, Peng". National-football-teams.com. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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