Cheng Yuelei
Encyclopedia
Cheng Yuelei (born October 28, 1987 in Beijing
) is a Chinese
football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League
.
in 2001 when he joined their youth team and would eventually progress to the senior team in 2005. He was included in several first team squads, however before he given his chance to establish himself within their squad the team disbanded. Nevertheless as with several other Sichuan players Cheng Yuelei would move to the current league champions Dalian Shide the following season, yet he saw his development digress when he was excluded from their first team squad and dropped to the reserves. Cheng Yuelei transferred for 800,000 Yuan
to Beijing Guoan
and saw himself fight for the second choice goalkeeping position with Zhang Sipeng
throughout much of the 2008 Chinese Super League
campaign.
season Cheng Yuelei transferred to Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. for 400,000 Yuan
and after several games was chosen as their first choice goalkeeper when he made his debut against Shaanxi Chan-Ba on April 4, 2009 in a 2-1 win
in a 1-1 draw. Cheng would then go on to make his first start for the team soon afterwards by starting in a friendly against Honduras
on March 29, 2011 in a 3-0 victory.
Beijing
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Chinese people
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football player who currently plays for Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. as a goalkeeper in the 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...
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Youth and early career
Cheng Yuelei began his football career at Sichuan GuanchengSichuan Guancheng
Sichuan Guancheng was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club.Formed as Sichuan Quanxing in 8 November 1993, the football club was the football flagship of western China until Vanguard Huandao surfaced. In 2002, Sichuan Quanxing was sold to Dahe Group and was...
in 2001 when he joined their youth team and would eventually progress to the senior team in 2005. He was included in several first team squads, however before he given his chance to establish himself within their squad the team disbanded. Nevertheless as with several other Sichuan players Cheng Yuelei would move to the current league champions Dalian Shide the following season, yet he saw his development digress when he was excluded from their first team squad and dropped to the reserves. Cheng Yuelei transferred for 800,000 Yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
to Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
and saw himself fight for the second choice goalkeeping position with Zhang Sipeng
Zhang Sipeng
Zhang Sipeng is a Chinese football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for Beijing Guoan.-Club career:In 2007 Zhang Sipeng started his professional footballer career with Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League...
throughout much of the 2008 Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League 2008
The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs...
campaign.
Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C.
At the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super League 2009
The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the...
season Cheng Yuelei transferred to Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. for 400,000 Yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
and after several games was chosen as their first choice goalkeeper when he made his debut against Shaanxi Chan-Ba on April 4, 2009 in a 2-1 win
International career
Due to his consistent performances for Shenzhen Cheng Yuelei would be called-up for the squad to play against New Zealand in a friendly match on March 25, 2011 and would go on to make his debut by coming on as a early substitute for the injured goalkeeper Zeng ChengZeng Cheng
Zeng Cheng is a Chinese professional association football player who currently plays for Henan Construction in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:...
in a 1-1 draw. Cheng would then go on to make his first start for the team soon afterwards by starting in a friendly against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
on March 29, 2011 in a 3-0 victory.