Wu Xi (; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for and captains Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
Club career Wu Xi started his football career with Hebei Tiangong in 2008 when the club was formed and joined the third tier. While the club only played one season in the division, Wu's development particularly with the Chinese national youth teams was impressive enough for top tier side Shanghai Shenhua to be interested in his services, signing for the club on 17 November 2009. At the start of the 2010 season, Wu would make his debut for the club on 3 April 2010 in a 2–1 win against Nanchang Bayi. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 April 2010 in a 2–0 win against Tianjin Teda.
Before the start of the 2013 season, Wu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning. He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2013 in a 5–1 loss against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League. He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the 2015 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua. This would be followed by the 2020 Chinese Super League title when he would win the clubs first league title with them.
On 28 February 2021, the parent company of Jiangsu Suning, Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties. On 11 March 2021, Wu returned joined his former club Shenhua on a free transfer. On 16 June 2022, Wu would reach 100 Chinese Super League appearances for Shenhua in a 3–1 victory over Hebei.
International career Wu was first called up to the China under-19 national team in 2007 and took part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. A regular with the side, he could only aid the team to the quarter-finals after he personally missed a penalty in a penalty shootout against Uzbekistan. After the tournament, he would move up to the China under-23 national team and then to the senior squad when he made his debut for then manager Gao Hongbo's last squad on 28 September 2011 in a 6–1 win against Laos during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
On 24 December 2014, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia. In the team's second group match, he scored the equalizing goal as China won 2–1 against Uzbekistan to qualify for the knockout stage.
Wu played all five matches at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates as China reached the quarter-finals where they lost 3–0 to Iran.
On 12 December 2023, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
Career statistics
Club 吴曦 at sodasoccer Retrieved 29 November 2015
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHebei Tiangong2008China League Two ––– Shanghai Shenhua2010Chinese Super League252–––25220112632040–323201229120––311Total806404000886Jiangsu Suning2013Chinese Super League293215010374201427363––336201530562––36720162628362104172017181217110283201828440––324201929510––305202020251––253Total2072534111833026239Shanghai Shenhua2021Chinese Super League17300––173202221110––221202319240––23220242970010010407202528900701036920262052000–225Total13427701702016027Career total4215845113935050972
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina201150201200201341201411020151412016502017812018812019133202000202192202230202370202430Total909
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wu goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Wu XiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 October 2013 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–0 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification2 14 January 2015 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 1–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup3 13 June 2017 Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia 2–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification4 28 December 2018 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–1 Friendly5 7 June 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China 1–0 2–0 Friendly– 30 August 2019 NFTC Stadium, Xianghe, China 3–0 4–1 Friendly14–06 10 September 2019 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification7 10 October 2019 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China 6–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification8 30 May 2021 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification9 12 October 2021 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2–3 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification1: Non FIFA 'A' international match
Honours Jiangsu Suning Chinese Super League: 2020 Chinese FA Cup: 2015 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2013
Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Cup: 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2024, 2025
Individual Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2019
References
External links
Player profile at Shanghai Shenhua website Player stats at Sohu.com