Cui Wei (footballer, born 1994)

Cui Wei (Chinese: 崔巍; pinyin: Cuī Wēi; born 16 August 1994) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Meizhou Hakka.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cui.
Cui Wei
崔巍
Personal information
Full name Cui Wei
Date of birth (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994
Place of birth Zibo, Shandong, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Meizhou Hakka
Number 23
Youth career
Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Shandong Youth 15 (3)
2013–2014 → Loures (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2018 Shandong Luneng 7 (0)
2018 → Meizhou Hakka (loan) 26 (2)
2019– Meizhou Hakka 87 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

Cui Wei started his football career when he played for China League Two side Shandong Youth in 2011 and 2012.[1][2] In August 2013, he was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Loures for one season.[3] Cui was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Cuca in the 2015 season.[4] On 4 May 2016, he made his debut for Shandong in the last group match of 2016 AFC Champions League against Buriram United with a 0–0 away draw, coming on as a substitution for Zhang Wenzhao in the 76th minute.[5] Cui made his Super League debut on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home victory against Tianjin Teda as the benefit of the new rule of the Super League that at least one Under-23 player must in the starting.[6] On 2 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal for the club in the 2017 Chinese FA Cup as Shandong Luneng beat League Two club Jilin Baijia 4–1.[7]

On 28 February 2018, Cui was loaned to China League One club Meizhou Hakka and would go on to make his debut in a league game on 18 March 2018 against Yanbian Funde in a 1-0 victory.[8] He made a permanent transfer to Meizhou Hakka on 2 February 2019.[9] He would then go on to be a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[10]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[11]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shandong Youth2011China League Two30---30
2012China League Two12310--133
Total 153100000163
Loures (loan)2013–14Campeonato de Portugal10110--111
Shandong Luneng Taishan2015Chinese Super League0000000[lower-alpha 1]000
2016Chinese Super League000010-10
2017Chinese Super League7021--91
Total 70211000101
Meizhou Hakka (loan)2018China League One26200--262
Meizhou Hakka2019China League One27100--271
2020China League One11010--120
2021China League One33600--336
2022Chinese Super League16210--172
Total 879200000892
Career total 1451561100015216
  1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

References
  1. 2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之山东省男子足球队. Sohu (in Chinese). 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. 2012中国足协杯中乙山东青年队完全大名单一览. Sohu (in Chinese). 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. 鲁能宣布送5名新星赴葡萄牙 球员:变强后回报鲁能. Sina (in Chinese). 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. 2015中超联赛山东鲁能30人报名名单. Tencent (in Chinese). 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  5. 亚冠-金敬道染红 鲁能0-0平武里南小组第二晋级. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. "鲁能U23小将:首秀心态有些失衡 有能力立足中超". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  7. 足协杯-成源2球李松益崔巍破门 鲁能4-1轻松晋级 (in Chinese). Sina. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "MEIZHOU HAKKA VS. YANBIAN FUNDE 1 - 0". Sina. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  9. 鲁能官宣崔巍正式转会梅州客家 (in Chinese). Sina. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  10. "创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  11. 崔巍 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
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