Lü Wenjun (simplified Chinese: 吕文君; traditional Chinese: 呂文君; pinyin: Lǚ Wénjūn; born 11 March 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger or left wing-back for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Lü Wenjun
吕文君
Personal information
Full name Lü Wenjun
Date of birth (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Left wing-back
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Port
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2005 Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Shanghai Port 346 (70)
International career
2007–2008 China U-19
2010–2011 China U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2019

Club career

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Lü Wenjun started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular for the club as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He was linked with a move to top tier side Tianjin Teda at the end of the 2011 season but decided to stay at the club.[1] Lü scored six goals in 29 appearances in the 2012 season as Shanghai clinched the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

He would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port.[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the 2015 Chinese Super League and qualification for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the clubs history.[3] He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team due to his versatility as he won the 2018 Chinese Super League title with the club.[4]

On 24 June 2023, Lü scored his 100th goal for the club in a 3-1 away win against Guangzhou F.C. in the third round of 2023 Chinese FA Cup, becoming the second player to reach this milestone after Wu Lei. [5]

Career statistics

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As of 31 January 2023.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shanghai Port 2006 China League Two - - -
2007 - - -
2008 China League One 22 4 - - - 22 4
2009 22 6 - - - 22 6
2010 15 3 - - - 15 3
2011 25 6 2 1 - - 27 7
2012 29 6 0 0 - - 29 6
2013 Chinese Super League 17 5 1 0 - - 18 5
2014 22 2 0 0 - - 22 2
2015 25 3 3 0 - - 28 3
2016 26 3 2 0 10 1 - 38 4
2017 25 5 7 1 11 0 - 43 6
2018 27 7 4 0 8 0 - 39 7
2019 17 4 3 1 6 1 1[a] 1 27 7
2020 20 0 1 0 7 1 - 28 1
2021 22 7 7 3 0 0 - 30 10
2022 31 8 3 2 - - 34 10
Total 345 69 33 8 42 3 1 1 422 81
Career total 345 69 34 8 42 3 1 1 422 81
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Shanghai Port

References

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  1. ^ 曝泰达追东亚三将遭拒 官员无奈中意国脚遭截杀 Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at xinmin.cn 2011-12-11 Retrieved 2013-02-24 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ "上港集团4000万冠名东亚 资金到位徐根宝信心满满". eafc.online.sh.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ^ "China 2015". rsssf.org. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "上海上港夺中超首冠 纪录夜翻开历史新篇章" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "吕文君达成俱乐部生涯百球里程碑,海港官方发海报送祝贺" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ 吕文君 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "中甲积分榜:上海夺冠卓尔获亚军 东进八喜降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ "超级杯-王燊超传射侯永永首秀 上港2-0胜国安夺冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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