Chen Lei (footballer)

Chen Lei
陈雷

Personal information
Date of birth	October 16, 1985 (1985-10-16) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bengbu, Anhui, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 10.9 in)
Playing position	Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shenzhen Ruby
Number	21
Youth career
2003-2005	Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-2010	Shanghai Shenhua	22	(0)
2007-2008	→ Changchun Yatai (loan)	41	(2)
2009	→ Shenzhen Asia Travel (loan)	13	(0)
2011-	Shenzhen Ruby
National team
2009-	China	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Chen Lei (simplified Chinese: 陈雷; traditional Chinese: 陳雷; pinyin: Chén Léi) (born October 16, 1985 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby F.C..

Club career

Chen Lei made first competitive debut for Shanghai Shenhua in April 2006, aged 20 in a 1-0 defeat against Shenzhen Kingway.^[1] By the end of the season he was able to make four appearances for Shanghai, however at the beginning of the 2007 league there was an influx of players with the merger Shanghai United F.C. and Chen Lei went out on loan to Changchun Yatai for two seasons.^[2] At Changchun Yatai he gained considerably more playing time and helped the team to claim their first league title in his first season with them.^[3] He would return to Shanghai Shenhua at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League season where he would gradually push for a place within the first team playing as a Full back until Sun Xiang returned to the team after his loan move in Europe ended. After only making six league appearances Chen Lei was loaned out once more to this time Shenzhen Asia Travel until the end of the season.^[4] At the beginning of the 2010 league season Chen would return to Shanghai once his loan ended and claim his place back into the team due to the departure of Sun Xiang leaving the club.

International career

Chen Lei would make his debut in a friendly against Iran on the 1st of June 2009 in a 1-0 win, coming on as a substitute for Rong Hao.^[5]

Honours

Changchun Yatai

• Chinese Super League: 2007

References

1. ^ "忻峰弑旧主李玮峰红牌 深圳1-0申花取得赛季首胜". Sina Sports. 2006-04-05. http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2006-04-02/21292138495.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
2. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/17/content_5749542.htm
3. ^ http://sodasoccer.com/search/player/F3AB9BDC8BA79D08.html
4. ^ http://nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=34097
5. ^ http://teamchina.sports.sohu.com/20090601/n264291788.shtml

External links

• [1] Player profile at football-lineups.com
• [2] Player profile at Shanghai Shenhua website
• [3] Player stats at sohu.com

Persondata
Name	Chen, Lei
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Date of birth	1985-10-16
Place of birth	Bengbu, Anhui, China
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