Rao Weihui (; born 25 March 1989) is a

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footballer who currently plays for

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club Meizhou Hakka.

Club career

Rao Weihui started his football career in 2008 with

club

Shaanxi Chanba Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their hom ...

after he graduated from the club's youth team. He made his debut for the club on 9 April 2008 in a 0–0 away draw with Shenzhen Shangqingyin and was described by then manager

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as an exciting prospect for the future. Despite the strong support from the manager, the club would struggle during the 2009 season with ultimately led to Cheng leaving the club, which left Rao with very little playing time throughout the season. However, in the following season, new manager

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decided to move Rao from a midfield position into the defense where he quickly established himself as the team's starting fullback. Before the 2012 season, Rao stayed with Shaanxi as the club decided to move to

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and rename themselves

Guizhou Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their h ...

. In the

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season Rao would suffer from a fibula fracture injury and it saw him miss much of the season while he saw his team get relegated at the end of the campaign. Having spent his whole career with the same club he was allowed to transfer to second-tier 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 stadi ...

who he officially joined on 31 August 2020. On 12 September 2020 he would make his debut in the first league game for the club of the season that ended in a 2–1 victory against

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. Rao would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and at the end of the 2020 league campaign he would go on to win the division title with the club.

International career

Rao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 November 2014 in a 0–0 draw against

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.''

Honours

Club

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References

External links

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Career stats at csldata
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Weihui 1989 births Living people People from Xingning Hakka sportspeople Footballers from Meizhou Chinese men's footballers Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China men's international footballers Men's association football defenders