Background and career
Wu Lei (Chinese: 武磊; pinyin: Wǔ Lěi; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is widely regarded as one of the best Chinese players of his generation and one of the best Chinese forwards of all time.
He is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai Port with more than 200 goals, and the all-time Chinese Super League top goalscorer with 168 goals. Wu also holds the record for being the youngest player to have appeared in a Chinese professional league match, aged 14 years and 287 days. Wu is the all-time leading goalscorer for Chinese national team de jure recognized by the Chinese Football Association, with 36 goals.
