Cui Peng (; born 31 May 1987) is a Chinese football coach and former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Cui Peng started his football career with Shandong Luneng in 2005 when he earned his first senior team appearance on 9 March 2005 in an AFC Champions League game against Yokohama Marinos. After several further appearances with the team, he would score his first goal for Shandong against Al-Ittihad in the second leg of a 2005 AFC Champions League game where he scored the second goal with a volley from 30 meters however Shandong lost the game 7–2. By the 2006 season, Cui had established himself as Shandong's first choice right midfielder and would help them win the league title and the Chinese FA Cup. On 8 July 2014, Cui was loaned out to China League One side Chengdu Tiancheng until 31 December 2014.崔鹏决定加盟中甲天诚皆因李章洙 at sina.com 2014-07-10 Retrieved 2014-07-10
On 19 December 2015, Cui transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.永昌官方宣布鲁能旧将加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-19 Retrieved 2015-12-20 He would make his debut on 13 March 2016 in a league game against Hangzhou Greentown that ended in a 1-0 victory. Unfortunately he would sustain an injury during the season, and he was unable to aid the club from avoiding relegation, which saw him allowed to return to Shandong on 7 July 2017. On his return to Shandong he was often used as squad player for three seasons before he was allowed to leave on a free transfer to second tier club Kunshan.
International career Cui would be called up to the senior team to make his debut in a friendly against Thailand on 10 August 2006 in a 4–0 win. While he was called up by the national team for training in 2007, he did not make the squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Cui was young enough to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics and was part of the Chinese under-23 national team squad that took part in the tournament, where he played in all three group games.
Career statistics .崔鹏 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShandong Luneng2004Chinese Super League0000 0-00200510141 011153200619150--2412007275--603352008181---1812009240--502902010190--4023020117000-5012020128030--110201319210--20220140000-303020150000-0000Total151101310024118111Chengdu Tiancheng (Loan)2014China League One15200--152Shijiazhuang Ever Bright2016Chinese Super League12010--130Shandong Luneng20170000--00201816040--20020195020-40110Total210600040310Kunshan FC2020China League One13120--151202113100--131Total262200000282 Career total225142010028127516
Honours Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League: 2006, 2008, 2010 Chinese FA Cup: 2006, 2014
References
External links Player stats at football-lineups website
Player stats at Sohu.com