Lei Wenjie (; born 2 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Qingdao West Coast, on loan from

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in the

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Club career

Lei Wenjie joined

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side

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's youth academy in November 2014 when Shanghai SIPG bought

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's youth team. He was promoted to the first team squad by

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in the 2017 season. On 17 July 2018, Lei made his senior debut in a 1–1 away draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 88th minute. He scored his first senior goal in his second appearance on 28 July 2018, in a 5–1 away win over

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. On 28 July 2021, Lei would be loaned out to second tier club

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and would go on to make his debut in a league game on 31 July 2021 against Heilongjiang Ice City in a 0-0 draw. The following season he would be loaned out to Nantong again and would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the

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season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Shanghai SIPG *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lei, Wenjie 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Jiangxi People from Nanchang Shanghai Port F.C. players Chinese Super League players Men's association football midfielders