Wu Qing (footballer)

Wu Qing (Chinese: 吴庆; born 4 July 1981) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a left winger or left back. He spent the majority of his playing career at Chongqing Lifan.

Wu Qing
吴庆
Personal information
Full name Wu Qing
Date of birth (1981-07-04) July 4, 1981
Place of birth Chongqing, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2010 Chongqing Lifan 178 (17)
2011–2012 Dalian Aerbin 24 (3)
2013–2022 Chongqing Lifan 165 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Wu Qing would be promoted to the senior team of Chongqing Lifan in the 2002 league season under head coach Edson Tavares. Over the following seasons he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the squad, however by the end of the 2006 league season he was part of the team that was relegated to the second tier.[1] He would remain with the club and would be a vital member of the team that went on to gain promotion back into top tier at the end of the 2008 league season.[2] Back in the top tier the club would struggle to remain within the league and were relegated once more at the end of the 2010 Chinese Super League season. Wu Qing would move to second tier club Dalian Aerbin the following season where he went on to win the division title and promotion to the top tier.[3] His second season at Dalian Aerbin would see Wu lose his place at the club's starting line-up and he rejoined Chongqing Lifan.[4] On his return to Chongqing he would once again help guide them to promotion back into the Chinese Super League. Wu would go on to captain the team and on 4 November 2017, against Guangzhou R&F F.C. he would establish himself as the club's most capped player.[5]

On 18 December 2021, Wu scored his first goal in over 4 years in a 4-1 defeat against Shanghai Shenhua, at the age of 40 years and 167 days, he became the oldest goal scorer in Chinese Super League history, surpassing Zhou Ting's record in 2019. [6]

On 24 May 2022, Wu announced his retirement following Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic's decision to dissolve and exit the Chinese Super League earlier that day. He made over 350 appearances for the club in 2 stints. [7]

Career statistics

[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chongqing Lifan 2002 Chinese Jia-A League 13100--131
2003 140?0--140
2004 Chinese Super League 1420010-152
2005 2121040-262
2006 233?0--233
2007 Chinese League One 211---211
2008 246---246
2009 Chinese Super League 240---240
2010 232---232
Total 1781710500018417
Dalian Aerbin 2011 Chinese League One 15310--163
2012 Chinese Super League 9010--100
Total 243200000263
Chongqing Lifan 2013 Chinese League One 25800--258
2014 30610--316
2015 Chinese Super League 12020--140
2016 25200--252
2017 29500--295
2018 9010--100
2019 6020--80
2020 9010--100
2021 20120--221
Total 1642290000017322
Total 36642120500038342

Honours

Club

Dalian Aerbin F.C.

Chongqing Lifan

References
  1. "China 2006". RSSSF. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. "China 2008". RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. 力帆官宣吴庆完成续约 重庆队长有望终老山城. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. 力帆正式宣布新赛季四内援 吴庆回归自信状态没问题. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  5. 300场里程碑！重庆当代力帆队长吴庆泪洒赛场. sports.eastday.com (in Chinese). 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. "中超-吴曦传射40岁吴庆破纪录进球 申花4-1胜重庆". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. "重庆老将吴庆退役：我还有力量和勇气，但阵地没有了". 懂球帝 (in Chinese). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. 吴庆 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2011". soccerway.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  10. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2014". soccerway.com. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
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