Wei Lai
Lai Wei (Chinese: 魏来; born 2 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a full-back for Nantong Zhiyun.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1997 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantong Zhiyun | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Shanghai Port | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Shanghai Port | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Shanghai Shenxin (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Kunshan (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022- | Nantong Zhiyun | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| China U19 | |||
| China U20 | |||
| China U21 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 28 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Wei Lai would play for the Shanghai Port youth team before being promoted to their senior team in the 2018 league season and then loaned out to neighbouring second tier club Shanghai Shenxin on 14 September 2018.[1] His loan period would see him go on to make his senior debut in a league game against Shenzhen in a 3-1 defeat.[2] This was followed by his first goal, which was in a league game against Zhejiang Greentown on 10 August 2018 that ended in a 3-1 defeat.[3]
The following campaigns he was loaned out to second tier clubs Nantong Zhiyun and Kunshan before he permanently transferred to Nantong on 18 April 2022.[4] He would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2022.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin (loan) | 2018 | China League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 2019 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Kunshan (loan) | 2021 | China League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2022 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 80 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League qualification
References
- "官方：上港小将魏来租借申鑫". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "China » League One 2018 » 14. Round » Shenzhen FC - Shanghai Shenxin 3:1". worldfootball.net. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "China » League One 2018 » 18. Round » Shanghai Shenxin - Zhejiang Greentown 1:3". worldfootball.net. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "官方：海港球员魏来加盟南通支云". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- 足球报：南通支云冲超计划提前一年实现 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- Wei Lai at Soccerway