Wei Shihao (; born 8 April 1995) is a Chinese professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan, that competes in . Chengdu Rongcheng plays its home matches at the Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, located within Jinniu District. The club's f ...

and the China national team.

Club career

Wei Shihao started his football career when he joined

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...

's youth academy in 2005. He was deemed as a high potential player and was listed in a

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article titled "Eight Teenagers Who Should Be on Every Big Club's Radar." In December 2012, he was recommended to

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giants

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for a trial along with Wang Chengkuai by former Ajax manager and youth scout

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, who managed for Shandong during the 2012 season. However, Shandong subsequently refused Ajax's trial request, forcing Wei to stay at the club. In September 2013, Wei refused to sign a professional contract with Shandong and joined

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side Boavista's youth academy on a free transfer. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in June 2014 and was then promoted to the first team, whose application for participation in the

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was approved. On 14 September 2014, Wei made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win against Académica de Coimbra, coming on as a substitute for Christian Pouga in the 50th minute. On 15 July 2015, Wei transferred to Segunda Liga side Feirense. He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2015 in a 1–1 draw against

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. On 31 December 2015, Wei transferred to fellow second-tier side

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. He made his debut for the club on 27 January 2016 in a 4–0 loss against

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in the 2015-16 Taça da Liga.

Shanghai SIPG

On 25 February 2017, Wei extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2018 and was loaned to

side

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for the 2017 season. He made his Chinese Super League debut and scored his first goal for the club on 7 April 2017 in a 2–1 home win against

Beijing Guoan

On 7 January 2018, Wei transferred to top-tier side

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. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2018 in a 3–0 away defeat at

in the opening game of the

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season, and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win at Jiangsu Suning on 11 March. On 28 July 2018, he scored a peculiar own goal in a 2–2 away draw at

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only one minute after coming on as a substitute, which was a late equalizer for the home team. On 26 September 2018, he scored twice in a 3–0 away win against

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in the second leg of the Chinese FA Cup semi-final, which secured Guoan's 8–1 aggregated win and qualified for the final for the first time since 2003. He went on to win the 2018 Chinese FA Cup with Guoan on 30 November, which was the club's first major trophy in 9 years, but did not make an appearance in either leg in the final.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 2 February 2019, Wei transferred to fellow top-tier side

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. He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the

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title with the club. On 1 March 2019, He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home win against Tianjin Tianhai in the opening game of the

season. On 18 June 2019, he scored his first

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goal in a 2–1 home win against

in the first leg of the last 16. On 1 December 2019, he won the first league title in his career with Evergrande after a 3–0 home win against

, which was the 8th Chinese Super League title for Evergrande. Wei was named as the captain of the team ahead of the

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season as most senior players at the club departed in the midst of the club's financial predicament. As the team mostly consisted of academy players with no top division experience, they were relegated at the end of the season.

Wuhan Three Towns

On 4 April 2023, Wei joined fellow Chinese Super League club

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alongside Evergrande teammates

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and Li Yang. On 8 April 2023, he made his debut for the club and provided an assist for fellow debutant Abdul-Aziz Yakubu in a 2–0 win against Shandong Taishan in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup. On 23 May 2023, he scored his first goal for Three Towns in a 5–0 away win at

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International career

Wei made his debut for the Chinese national team on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against

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in the

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, scoring his first international goal. Wei was a member of the Chinese squad for the

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but did not make an appearance at the tournament. On 12 December 2023, Wei was named in China's squad for the

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in Qatar. On 22 January 2024, he made his debut in the competition in a 1–0 defeat against host

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, but could not prevent the team's elimination from the group stage.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Beijing Guoan *

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Wuhan Three Towns *

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Individual *

Domestic Golden Boot winner:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wei, Shihao 1995 births Living people People from Bengbu 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Footballers from Anhui Men's association football wingers Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Chinese Super League players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Boavista F.C. players C.D. Feirense players Leixões S.C. players Shanghai Port F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games footballers for China