Chen Lei (footballer)
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Chen Lei (born October 16, 1985 in Shanghai
) is a Chinese
football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby F.C..
in April 2006, aged 20 in a 1-0 defeat against Shenzhen Kingway
. 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. 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. 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. 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.
on the 1st of June 2009 in a 1-0 win, coming on as a substitute for Rong Hao
.
Shanghai
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) is a Chinese
Chinese people
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football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby F.C..
Club career
Chen Lei made first competitive debut for Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
in April 2006, aged 20 in a 1-0 defeat against Shenzhen Kingway
Shenzhen Kingway
Shenzhen Ruby F.C. , previously named Shenzhen Asia Travel, Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti, Shenzhen Kingway, Shenzhen Jianlibao, and Shenzhen Ping'an, is a Chinese Super League football club, playing at the Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. They are owned by Wan Hongwei, who bought out...
. 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.
Shanghai United F.C.
Shanghai United F.C was a football club that competed in the Chinese Super League. The club played at the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Shanghai and was owned by Zhu Jun, the owner of China's second-largest online gaming company The9 since 2005.In 2004, the team was based in Zhuhai and played...
and Chen Lei went out on loan to Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai is a Chinese football team. It was founded on June 6, 1996 by Jilin Yatai Group at Changchun, Jilin. Their manager is Shen Xiangfu....
for two seasons. 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. He would return to Shanghai Shenhua at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
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
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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. 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 IranIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
on the 1st of June 2009 in a 1-0 win, coming on as a substitute for Rong Hao
Rong Hao
Rong Hao is a Chinese international football defender who currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:Rong Hao would start his professional football career at Wuhan Guanggu and would make his league debut against Shenyang Ginde on May 27, 2006 in a 1-0 victory...
.
External links
- http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/21088/ Player profile at football-lineups.com
- http://www.shenhuafc.com.cn/chiefMember.htm Player profile at Shanghai Shenhua website
- http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA43783 Player stats at sohu.com