Tong Lei (; born 16 December 1997 in

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) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for

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club Zhejiang Professional as a right-back.

Club career

Tong Lei started his professional football career in 2016 when he was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown's first squad. On 15 May 2016, he made his debut for Hangzhou in the

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against

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, coming on as a substitute for Cheng Mouyi in the 74th minute. Despite the club facing relegation at the end of the season, Tong was given the opportunity to gain more playing time and he would gradually start to establish himself as a regular with the squad and was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion at the end of the 2019 China League One season. On 7 February 2020 Tong joined top tier club Dalian Pro along with

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and Xue Qinghao on the same day. He would make his debut in a league game against Shandong Taishan on 26 July 2020 in a 3–2 defeat. On 11 April 2023, Tong joined fellow

club Shandong Taishan. On 16 April 2023, he made his debut for Shandong in a 1–0 away defeat at

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. On 16 February 2025, Tong returned to fellow

club Zhejiang Professional (formerly named Hangzhou Greentown). On 1 April 2025, Tong scored his first career goal in a 3-0 home win against Shenzhen Peng City.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 23 November 2024.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tong, Lei 1997 births Living people People from Quzhou Chinese men's footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers Footballers from Zhejiang Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Shandong Taishan F.C. players China League One players Chinese Super League players Men's association football defenders