Wu Xinghan (; born Liu Peng on 24 February 1991) is a

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footballer who currently plays for Shandong Taishan as a right-footed

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in the

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Club career

Wu Xinghan started his football career when he joined

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's youth academy in 2005. He played for third-tier side Shandong Youth in 2011, scoring eight goals in 13 appearances that season. With his first goal for the club scored on 21 May 2011 in a 2-0 win against Hebei Zhongji. Wu was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team (now renamed Shandong Taishan) by then manager

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in the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 24 March 2012 in a 3-3 draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for Liu Binbin. Wu would cement his place as a regular in the team's midfield during the 2012 season and even after the departure of Henk ten Cate, he continued to be a regular squad player that would aid the club by winning the

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with them. A consistent regular within the team, he would gain his second

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by winning the

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against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory. This would be followed by his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the

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title. Another Chinese FA Cup would be followed up by him winning the

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with them.

International career

Wu was first called up to the Chinese under-20 national team by

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in December 2010. He scored four goals in three appearances during

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as the team qualified for the

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. He made his debut for

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on 30 May 2021 in a

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against Guam.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Club

/ Shandong Taishan *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Xinghan 1991 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Footballers from Tianjin Shandong Taishan F.C. players Nanjing City F.C. players China League Two players Chinese Super League players