Wu Chengying

Wu Chengying
吴承瑛
Personal information
Date of birth	21 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	China
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2002	Shanghai Shenhua
1998	→ Dalian Wanda (loan)
2003–2006	Shanghai International
International career
1996–2002	China PR
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wu Chengying (

RMB in 2003. Internationally he was a member of the Chinese national team where he participated in the 1996 and 2000 AFC Asian Cup as well also the 2002 FIFA World Cup

.

Playing career

Wu Chengying emerged with future Chinese internationals

RMB, which made him the highest Chinese transfer ever in Chinese football history.^[1] At Shanghai International he would see them come second in the 2003 league season and third in the following campaign.^[2] When his contract expired at the end of the 2006 league season, Wu decided to announce his retirement from playing.^[3]

International career

After his performances for Shanghai Shenhua saw him win the league title he was included on the squad that went to the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and became a regular within the team. During Bora Milutinović's reign as the Chinese head coach Wu Chengying became China's first choice left back despite having an indifferent relationship with several regular players such as Ou Chuliang and Li Jinyu, who described him as extremely introverted.^[4] Despite his indifferent relationship with his teammates Wu was a regular starter for the national team playing in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup until Bora Milutinović's reign as the Chinese national team ended.^[5]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 April 2001	Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China	Maldives	2–0	10–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	27 May 2001	Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua^[6]

1995

Chinese FA Cup: 1998

Individual

Asian Goal of the Month: February 1998^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "吴承瑛_体育明星_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^ "China 2003". RSSSF. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "吴承瑛低调复出投身青训:过去十年是瘫痪局面". sports.qq.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "吴承瑛". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - WU Chengying". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Wu, Chengying". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ "Wu wows 'em". Asian Football Confederation. 14 May 1998. Archived from the original on 14 May 1998.

External links

Wu Chengying at National-Football-Teams.com

[sina_wu_chengying-1] "吴承瑛_体育明星_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网". Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[2] "China 2003". RSSSF. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[3] "吴承瑛低调复出投身青训:过去十年是瘫痪局面". sports.qq.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[4] "吴承瑛". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[5] "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - WU Chengying". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[NFT-6] "Wu, Chengying". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[7] "Wu wows 'em". Asian Football Confederation. 14 May 1998. Archived from the original on 14 May 1998.

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