Lu Feng (; born 12 November 1981 in

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...

) is a former Chinese professional

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who played as a

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, he spent the majority of his playing career at

Henan Jianye Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye 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 ...

, led them to 2 promotions to

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in 2006 and 2013 and scored the club's first goal in the top division in 2007.

Club career

Lu Feng started his professional football career with

in 2001, however he rose to prominace in 2003 when in appeared in 26 league games. This led to the transfer to

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and a chance to play in the

. After two seasons with Qingdao he returned to Henan Jianye in their successful fight for promotion to the Chinese Super League after winning the 2006

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division with them. He would be a vital member of the team as the club survived within the league and gradually saw them improve their league standings until they reached third within the

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season and qualified for the

2010 AFC Champions League The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National ...

for the first time. Within the tournament he would go on to play in five games as Henan were knocked out within the group stages.

International career

Despite playing for a second tier club, Lu Feng was considered a promising young player and was given his debut cap against

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on 9 December 2002 in a 0-0 friendly. An unimpressive performance saw Lu Feng having to wait six more years before he was given his second cap, against

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on April 16, 2008 in a 1-0 friendly defeat.

Honours

: 2006,

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Luoyang Chinese footballers Footballers from Henan Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players Chinese Super League players China League One players China international footballers Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub