Original title: After 1409 days! Wu Lei makes his Chinese Super League debut return
China News Service, September 21. In the 16th round of the Chinese Super League extra match on the evening of 20, Shanghai Haigang played away against Henan Songshan Longmen. In the game, Jiang Guangtai Haigang scored in his debut, Cai Huikang and Pina scored respectively, and finally Shanghai Haigang defeated the opponent 2: 1.
In this match, Wu Lei went off the bench on behalf of Haigang’s team in the 64th minute and entered the Chinese Super League once again after 1409 days. However, Wu Lei failed to score in this campaign.
In 2019, 27-year-old Wu Lei moved to Liga Real Espanyol. Wu Lei is the main player of the Chinese men’s soccer team. Last month he finished his studies abroad, returned from La Liga and officially joined the Shanghai Haigang team. During his tenure with La Liga Espanyol, Wu Lei played 126 times in all competitions, contributing 16 goals and 6 assists.
Wu Lei, who went abroad to play football, has been described by many fans as “the hope of the whole village”. He has created a number of Chinese football stories, including the first Chinese player to score goals and assists in Spain’s La Liga and Copa del Rey, and the first Chinese male footballer to score in a European game.
Previously, the list of 30 nominees for the 2022 Golden Foot Award was released and Chinese player Wu Lei was selected.
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