Wu Xi (footballer)

Wu Xi (Chinese: 吴曦; pinyin: Wú Xī; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for and captains both Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national team.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Xi
吴曦
Personal information
Full name Wu Xi
Date of birth (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989
Place of birth Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Hebei Tiangong
2009–2012 Shanghai Shenhua 80 (6)
2013–2020 Jiangsu Suning 207 (25)
2021– Shanghai Shenhua 38 (4)
International career‡
2007–2008 China U-20 8 (0)
2009–2011 China U-23 12 (2)
2011– China 82 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022
Wu Xi
Simplified Chinese吴曦
Traditional Chinese吳曦

Club career

Wu Xi started his football career with Hebei Tiangong in 2008 when the club was formed and joined the third tier.[1] While the club only played one season in the division, Wu's development particularly with the Chinese national youth teams was impressive enough for top tier side Shanghai Shenhua to be interested in his services, signing for the club on 17 November 2009.[2] At the start of the 2010 season, Wu would make his debut for the club on 3 April 2010 in a 2-1 win against Nanchang Bayi.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 17 April 2010 in a 2-0 win against Tianjin Teda.[4]

Before the start of the 2013 season, Wu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.[5] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2013 in a 5-1 loss against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League.[6] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the 2015 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua.[7] This would be followed by the 2020 Chinese Super League title when he would win the clubs first league title with them.[8]

On 28 February 2021, the parent company of Jiangsu Suning, Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[9] On 11 March 2021, Wu returned joined his former club Shenhua on a free transfer.[10] On 16 June 2022, Wu would reach 100 Chinese Super League appearances for Shenhua in a 3-1 victory over Hebei.[11]

International career

Wu was first called up to the Chinese under-19 national team in 2007 and took part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. A regular with the side, he could only aid the team to the quarter-finals after he personally missed a penalty in a penalty shootout against Uzbekistan.[12] After the tournament, he would move up to the Chinese under-23 national team and then to the senior squad when he made his debut for then manager Gao Hongbo's last squad on 28 September 2011 in a 6-1 win against Laos during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13]

On 24 December 2014, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.[14] In the team's second group match, he scored the equalizing goal as China won 2-1 against Uzbekistan to qualify for the knockout stage.[15]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 31 January 2023.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hebei Tiangong 2008 China League Two ---
Shanghai Shenhua 2010 Chinese Super League 252---252
20112632040-323
201229120--311
Total 806404000886
Jiangsu Suning 2013 Chinese Super League 29321501[lower-alpha 1]0374
201427363--336
201530562--367
201626283621[lower-alpha 1]0417
201718121711[lower-alpha 1]0283
201828440--324
201929510--305
202020251--253
Total 2072534111833026239
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League 17300--173
2022 21110--221
Total 384100000394
Career total 3253539112233038949
  1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics
National team
YearAppsGoals
201150
201200
201341
2014110
2015141
201650
201781
201881
2019133
202000
202192
202230
202320
Total829

International goals
As of 12 October 2021
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2013Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–01–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.14 January 2015Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Uzbekistan1–12–12015 AFC Asian Cup
3.13 June 2017Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia Syria2–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.28 December 2018Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan1–01–1Friendly
5.7 June 2019Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Philippines1–02–0
–30 August 2019NFTC Stadium, Xianghe, China Myanmar3–04–1Friendly1
4–0
6.10 September 2019National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.10 October 2019Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China Guam6–07–0
8.30 May 2021Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China4–0
9.12 October 2021King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia2–32–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1: Non FIFA 'A' international match

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

Individual

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