Wu Qing (footballer)

Wu Qing
吴庆
Personal information
Full name Wu Qing
Date of birth (1981-07-04) July 4, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Chongqing, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Chongqing Tonglianglong (player coach)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2010 Chongqing Lifan 178 (17)
2011–2012 Dalian Aerbin 24 (3)
2013–2022 Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 165 (16)
2022– Chongqing Tonglianglong 9 (2)
Managerial career
2020-2022 Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic (assistant coach)
2024- Chongqing Tonglianglong (player coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wu Qing (Chinese: 吴庆; born 4 July 1981) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as the Player-coach for China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong.

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chongqing Lifan 2002 Chinese Jia-A League 13 1 0 0 - - 13 1
2003 14 0 ? 0 - - 14 0
2004 Chinese Super League 14 2 0 0 1 0 - 15 2
2005 21 2 1 0 4 0 - 26 2
2006 23 3 ? 0 - - 23 3
2007 Chinese League One 21 1 - - - 21 1
2008 24 6 - - - 24 6
2009 Chinese Super League 24 0 - - - 24 0
2010 23 2 - - - 23 2
Total 178 17 1 0 5 0 0 0 184 17
Dalian Aerbin 2011 Chinese League One 15 3 1 0 - - 16 3
2012 Chinese Super League 9 0 1 0 - - 10 0
Total 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 3
Chongqing Lifan 2013 Chinese League One 25 8 0 0 - - 25 8
2014 30 6 1 0 - - 31 6
2015 Chinese Super League 12 0 2 0 - - 14 0
2016 25 2 0 0 - - 25 2
2017 29 5 0 0 - - 29 5
2018 9 0 1 0 - - 10 0
2019 6 0 2 0 - - 8 0
2020 9 0 1 0 - - 10 0
2021 20 1 2 0 - - 22 1
Total 164 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 173 22
Total 366 42 12 0 5 0 0 0 383 42

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.