Chi Wenyi (; ; born 18 February 1988) is a

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footballer of

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descent who currently plays for

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side Hebei China Fortune.

Club career

Chi Wenyi started his professional football career in 2004 when he was promoted to

Yanbian FC Yanbian Funde F.C. () was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin province where their home stadium is the Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000. ...

's first squad. On 5 March 2016, Chi made his Super League debut in the first match of 2016 season against

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

. On 11 February 2018, Chi transferred to Super League side

Beijing Sinobo Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

. Failed to establish himself within the first team, he was loaned to Hebei China Fortune for the 2019 season on 28 February 2019.

International career

Chi Wenyi played as a back-up for

Wang Dalei Wang Dalei (, meaning "Great Thunder"; born 10 January 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. Club career Despite being only seventeen years old, Wang Dalei started his fo ...

in the

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. He appeared in the tournament for China U17 once on 22 September 2005 in the last match of group stage against

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. On 10 January 2017, Chi made his debut for Chinese national team in the

2017 China Cup The 2017 Gree China Cup International Football Championship () was the inaugural edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament. It was held from 10 to 15 January 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The tournament was hosted by t ...

against

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

Honours

Club

Yanbian Funde *

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 ...

: 2015 Beijing Guoan *

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh tit ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chi, Wenyi 1988 births Living people Chinese men's footballers People from Yanbian Yanbian Funde F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Chinese footballers of Korean descent China men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers