Wu Yansheng (

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: 吴彦晟;

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: ''Wú Yànshèng''; born 3 May 1984 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

) is a

football player.

Club career

Wu started his football career in 2004 when he was promoted to

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

club

Inter Shanghai 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 ...

's first team squad. On 7 September 2005, he made his senior debut in the second leg of

2005 Chinese FA Cup The 2005 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 2005中国足球协会杯) was the 11th edition of Chinese FA Cup. The matches of first round were kicked off on 26 March 2005, and the final took place on 20 November 2005. Results First round ...

quarter-finals against

Shandong Luneng Taishan Shandong Taishan 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 Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is ...

after first choice goalkeeper Zhang Chen got ill before the match. His Super League debut came on 5 November 2005, in the last match of the season which Inter Shanghai lost to

Chongqing Lifan Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing. The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...

3–1. Wu gained more chances after the club was relocated to Shaanxi in 2006. He became the first choice of the club in 2007 after Zhang Chen transferred to

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 ...

. He lost his position to Shen Jun when

Zhu Guanghu Zhu Guanghu (; born September 25, 1949 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese football coach and a former player. As a player, he was predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Football Team before going into management where he started off ...

became the manager of the club in 2010. He was dropped off in the 2011 after Zhang Lie joined Shaanxi. Wu was signed by another Super League club

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...

in 2012. On 26 June 2012, he made his debut for Shanghai Shenxin in the third round of

2012 Chinese FA Cup The TOSHIBA 2012 Chinese FA Cup ( Chinese: 东芝2012中国足球协会杯) was the 14th edition of the Chinese FA Cup. The first round matches began on 26 May 2012, and the finals took place on 10 November and 18 November 2012. The cup title spo ...

, which Shanghai Shenxin was defeated by

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 ...

club

Shenyang Shenbei Shenyang Zhongze F.C. () was a former professional Chinese football club that participated in the China League One, Chinese League One division. History The club was founded in August 2009 as Tianjin Runyulong and was initially set-up as an amate ...

in the penalty shootout. In March 2016, Wu transferred to

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

side

Yinchuan Helanshan Yinchuan Helanshan Football Club was an association football club based in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. The Helan Mountain Stadium was their home venue. History Yinchuan Helanshan F.C. was established on 17 July 2013 by Yinchuan Sports Federation ...

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018.''吴彦晟
at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Yansheng 1984 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Beijing Renhe F.C. players Chinese Super League players Association football goalkeepers