Cui Peng (; born 31 May 1987) is a former

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international footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Cui Peng started his football career with Shandong Luneng in 2005 when he earned his first senior team appearance on 9 March 2005 in an

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game against Yokohama Marinos. After several further appearances with the team, he would score his first goal for Shandong against

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in the second leg of a

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game where he scored the second goal with a volley from 30 meters however Shandong lost the game 7–2. By the 2006 season, Cui had established himself as Shandong's first choice right midfielder and would help them win the league title and the Chinese FA Cup. On 8 July 2014, Cui was loaned out to China League One side

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until 31 December 2014. On 19 December 2015, Cui transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side

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. He would make his debut on 13 March 2016 in a league game against

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that ended in a 1-0 victory. Unfortunately he would sustain an injury during the season and he was unable to aid the club from avoiding relegation, which saw him allowed to return to Shandong on 7 July 2017. On his return to Shandong he was often used as squad player for three seasons before he was allowed to leave on a free transfer to second tier club Kunshan.

International career

Cui would be called up to the senior team to make his debut in a friendly against Thailand on 10 August 2006 in a 4–0 win. While he was called up by the national team for training in 2007, he did not make the squad in the

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. Cui was young enough to participate in the

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and was part of the Chinese under-23 national team squad that took part in the tournament where he played in all three group games.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng * Chinese Super League:

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* Chinese FA Cup:

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References

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at Sohu.com 1987 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian China international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of China Shandong Taishan F.C. players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Kunshan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub