Wu Yake (; born 3 February 1991 in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city a ...

) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

for

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club

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home sta ...

Club career

In 2011, Wu Yake started his professional footballer career with

in the

. In March 2012, Wu was loaned to

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football A ...

side

Guizhou Zhicheng Guizhou FC (; ) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Guiyang, Guizhou and their home stadium was the 51,636 seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. Their majority shareholders were Hengfeng Real Estate, Guizhou Zhicheng ...

until 31 December 2012. On 15 July 2015, Wu made his league debut for Changchun in a 2-1 home win against

Liaoning Whowin Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

. Wu would go on to establish himself as Changchun's first choice goalkeeper until the

2018 Chinese Super League The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 Nove ...

campaign when he would unfortunately be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the season. He would subsequently be replaced by

Shi Xiaotian Shi Xiaotian (; born 6 March 1990) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Henan Songshan Longmen as a goalkeeper. Club career Shi joined Changsha Ginde youth team system in the early year and w ...

as the club's first choice goalkeeper. He would still be part of the team that would go on to win the division title and promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2020 league campaign. With Changchun back within the top tier he would fight for the first choice goalkeeping position with Shi throughout the

2021 Chinese Super League The 2021 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2021 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An I ...

season, which saw the club come fourth within the division. The following campaign saw Shi leave the club and Wu would establish himself once more as the team's first choice goalkeeper.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2023.''

Honours

Club

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Yake 1991 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Wuhan Changchun Yatai F.C. players Guizhou F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Chinese people